United States Mint sales kicked off today, March 7, 2013, for the clad 2013 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set.

This annually released collector product has eight uncirculated 2013 Presidential dollars that are presented within an informational folder for $16.95. It is a companion of sorts to the $1 proof set that launched for $18.95 on February 14, 2013.

The sets are in their seventh year of issue. The first one debuted in 2007 when the Presidential $1 Coin Program was introduced to honor former Presidents of the United States. This latest uncirculated set has eight coins with four from the Philadelphia Mint and four from the Denver Mint. The 2013 Presidential $1 coins include:

• 2013 P&D William McKinley Dollars – 25th President (1897 – 1901) – Designed and engraved by Phebe Hemphill
• 2013 P&D Theodore Roosevelt Dollars – 26th President (1901 – 1909) – Designed and engraved by Joseph Menna
• 2013 P&D William Howard Taft Dollars – 27th President (1909 – 1913) – Designed by Barbara Fox and engraved by Michael Gaudioso
• 2013 P&D Woodrow Wilson Dollars – 28th President (1913 – 1921) – Designed and engraved by Don Everhart

These $1′s are held within a durable folder that includes short biographies and portraits of each President between their respective coins.

Coin Designs, Inscriptions and Edges

Portraits of the Presidents appear on dollar coin obverses along with inscriptions of their name, the motto ‘IN GOD WE TRUST,’ the order of Presidency and dates of service.

Every Presidential $1 coin has a common reverse design of Don Everhart’s rendition of the Statue of Liberty. As shown in the coin image below, there are also inscriptions of ‘UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’ and the ‘$1′ denomination.

Then there are edge-incused inscriptions. These edge letterings include the words ‘E PLURIBUS UNUM,’ the year ’2013′ and the ‘P’ or ‘D’ mint mark to denote the U.S. Mint facility in Philadelphia or Denver. The edges, notes the Mint, are visible through the set’s protective blisters.

Presidential $1 Coin Specifications

The clad dollar composition comes from 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel with the remaining balance in copper. Each $1 coin weighs 8.100 grams and has a diameter of 26.49 mm (1.043 inches).