WASHINGTON – The Millard Fillmore Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint (Mint) starting on August 15 at noon EDT. Fillmore was the nation’s 13th U.S. President, serving from July 10, 1850, until March 3, 1853.
The Department of the Treasury has a long-standing tradition of honoring each President of the United States with an official bronze medal struck by the Mint. The Mint is now replicating this series of medals in 99.9 percent fine silver, each measuring 1.598 inches in diameter.
The obverse design is by sculptor Salathiel Ellis and the reverse by artist Joseph Willson.
The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of Millard Fillmore with the inscriptions “MILLARD FILLMORE,” “PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,” and “1850.”
The reverse (tails) depicts a farmer, leaning upon a plow, and conversing with an Indian Chief, an American flag in the background, and above it is inscribed “LABOR,” “VIRTUE,” and “HONOR.” At the base “J.WILLSON” is inscribed.
Each medal is encapsulated and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The Millard Fillmore Presidential Silver Medal is priced at $65. To set up a REMIND ME alert for this product, visit https://catalog.usmint.gov/millard-fillmore-presidential-silver-medal-S813.html/ (product code S813).
To view additional medals in this series, visit: https://catalog.usmint.gov/medals/presidential/silver-presidential-medals/.
Presidential Silver Medals are also available for purchase via the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. Enrollments work like a magazine subscription. Once enrolled, you will receive the next product released in the series and continue to receive products until you end your enrollment. Visit the catalog site to learn more.
The Presidential Silver Medals are also available at the Mint’s sales centers at the Philadelphia Mint, 151 N. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (on 5th Street between Arch Street and Race Street); at the Denver Mint, 320 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 (on Cherokee Street, between West Colfax Avenue and West 14th Avenue); and from the Mint Headquarters Coin Store in Washington, D.C., 801 9th St. NW, Washington, DC 20220. Please visit the Denver Mint or Philadelphia Mint websites for information on the operating status of those sales centers. Sales centers will be closed when the COVID-19 community level is HIGH to ensure the health and safety of our employees and the public.
Source: US Mint