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Why You Should Collect the 2007-S John Adams Presidential Dollar Proof in 2025
Jan 6, 2025
The 2007-S John Adams Presidential Dollar Proof is a $1 coin that honors America's second President. While not released into circulation, this special collector version remains affordable to all collectors and would make a nice addition to your coin collection. For more news and analysis on coin collecting, visit www.coinweek.com. Music (c) 2025 Charles Morgan.
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hi there today I'm going to talk about
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John Adams in the 2007 S John Adams
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presidential dollar John Adams was the
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second President of the United States
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and was a leading voice in the American
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independence movement those that paid
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attention in history class will realize
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that this isn't John Adams this is John
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Adams John Adams earned a law degree
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from Harvard University and gained
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notoriety for serving as the defense
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attorney for the British centes
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implicated in the Boston Massacre
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despite his firm belief that the
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colonists were being mistreated by the
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crown he felt that all men were entitled
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to a vigorous defense and he was able to
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convince a jury to acquit the
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centries during the Revolutionary War
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Adam served the colonists Freedom agenda
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as an ambassador to Holland and France
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securing much needed support from the
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two leading European powers Adams was
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elected as the first vice president
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under the Constitution and served two
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terms in the thankless role in the
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Washington
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administration in
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1796 Adams narrowly defeated Thomas
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Jefferson in an election that was
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decided along Regional lines Adams
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carried New England and much of the
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Mid-Atlantic north of Virginia and
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Jefferson carried the south in
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Pennsylvania it was a vicious campaign
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with Adams and the Federalists being
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accused of being monarchists and pro-
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England while Jefferson was accused of
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being too pro- France and of being of
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questionable moral character there was
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some truth to all of these
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accusations during Adam's one term as
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president he resisted popular calls to
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declare war on France despite American
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ships being under constant threat from
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French
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privateers other domestic crises emerged
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during his term and the philosophical
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Adams did his best to hold the fractured
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Federalist Party together all while his
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cabinet and vice president Thomas
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Jefferson stood in opposition Jefferson
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and Adams faced off again in the
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election of 1800 one of the most
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controversial elections in US history an
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election that was decided in the House
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of Representatives after 36 attempts and
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no small amount of
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chicanery in 2007 the United States Mint
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launched the presidential dollar series
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honoring the first four men to serve in
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that high office as the second president
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the coin honoring Adams was the second
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coin released into circulation these
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circulation strikes have a brilliant
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finish and are produced using High speed
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presses these are not the coins that
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we're going to talk about today instead
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let's focus on the 2000s John Adams
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presidential dollar proof proof coins
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are special collector versions which are
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struck using specially prepared dyes and
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planchets to create a beautiful heavily
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mirrored coin with Frosty raised
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elements unlike circulation strikes
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which are struck once and fed into a
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hopper proofs are struck using a special
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process at higher pressure and the coins
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are individually handled and packaged so
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that the coin surfaces remain pristine
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the 2000s John Adams presidential dollar
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proof was sold in multiple collector
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products including the 2007 US mint
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proof set and as part of a separate
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presidential dollar set which you could
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buy for
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$14.95 when it was released today these
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sets typically sell for about $10 which
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puts the value of the Adams dollar in
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2025 at about $2.50
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collectors who wish to buy certified
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coins can also collect the 2007 S Adams
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presidential dollar proof at an
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affordable price recent eBay sales show
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results between $10 and $25 with a
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typical example selling for less than 20
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bucks and that's for proof 70 examples
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for comparison's sake a complete set of
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all the presidential dollars in original
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government packaging will cost you about
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$120 but a complete set of proof 70
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presidential dollars will cost well over
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$800
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although a set in proov 69 will likely
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cost about half of that collectors
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should pursue a complete set of
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presidential dollar proofs or the 2000s
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John Adams presidential dollar proof not
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because they stand to be a great
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investment but because this is an
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affordable and interesting set of coins
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that honor American history and besides
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with this coin you might get some help
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in remembering what John Adams actually
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look like for more information on coins
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