2009 Annual Report to the Congress on the Presidential $1 Coin Program, Submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 104 of the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005
As shown in the illustration, the current special ordering period consists of a two-week Pre-Release Staging Period (coins at depository institutions only), followed by the Public Release Date and a four-week Introductory Period. The proposed special ordering period consists of a three-week Pre-Release Staging Period, followed by the Public Release Date and a three-week Introductory Period.