It's only worth face value. It's made of brass and was issued as part of the Presidential Dollar series. Millions have been made so they're definitely not rare. The dates on the front indicate the years that Garfield served in office. The minting date (2011) is on the coin's edge.
The James Garfield dollar coin was minted in 2011, and is worth exactly one dollar.
James Garfield $1 Presidential Coin
It's worth exactly one dollar. 1881 is the year Garfield was President, while the coin itself was minted in 2011.
The Garfield Presidential dollar reads "James Garfield," not including his middle initial.
The James Garfield presidential dollar was minted in 2011. It was the last coin in the series to be released into regular circulation.
The coin was minted in 2011, is made of brass, contains NO gold, and is worth one dollar.
The only US coin with Garfield on it is a recent 1-dollar coin. This is part of a series that will eventually show every dead President. The coins are issued in order of the president, four per year.
If this question is about the coin's value, it's worth one dollar.
If it's golden in color and has the Statue of Liberty on the back, it's a 2011 presidential dollar, worth one dollar.
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It sounds like a modern U.S. presidential one dollar coin. 1881 is the year Garfield was President, though the coin itself was minted in 2011. It's worth one dollar. However if it has the word "assassinated" on it, the item could be a memorial token rather than a coin. That word doesn't appear on any of the presidential dollars, only the date that each person served as president.
2011, along with Andrew Johnson, Rutherford Hayes, and James Garfield.