Martin Van Buren Dollar
2008 Martin Van Buren Presidential Dollar Martin Van Buren Presidential Dollars were released on November 13, 2008. This is the eighth coin in the Presidential Dollars series and the fourth release of 2008.
The obverse features a portrait of President Van Buren and the reverse of the coin features the Statue of Liberty design used on all Presidential Dollars.
The date and mint mark are inscribed on the edge of the coin.
Martin Van Buren was a President of two important firsts. He was the first president from New York, and the first president born as an American Citizen. Before being elected President, he served as governor of New York, Senator, and as Andrew Jackson’s Vice President in his second term. Van Buren served as the 8th President of the United States for one term from 1837 to 1841.
