The Gold First Spouse Program Coins
The last of the 2009 editions of the First Spouse Gold Coins was released on December 3, 2009. The First Spouse Coins were part of the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005. It was signed by President Bush on December 22, 2005. It called for coins to be made of .9999 pure gold in conjunction with the Presidential coins. The coins are available in proof and uncirculated versions, as well as bronze. Each coin is to made honoring the First Lady with the obverse side being a portrait and the other side depicting her "life and work." They are also to have the First Lady's name, date the coin is issued, mint marking, dates as the First Lady, "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America", "$10", "E Pluribus Unum" and "1/2 oz. .9999 fine gold." Read more
Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coin
On December 3, 2009, the United States Mint released the last of the 2009 First Spouse Gold Coins. The coin was of Margaret Taylor, the wife of 12th President Zachary Taylor. She remained the First Lady from 1849 to 1850. The coin for First Lady Margaret Taylor has a portrait of her on the obverse side, designed by Phebe Hemphill and sculpted by Charles Vickers. It also has the inscriptions of “Margaret Taylor", "Liberty" "In God We Trust,” “LIBERTY,” “2009" and “12th 1849-1850" (the years she served as the spouse of a president). It also has the "W" mint mark to indicate being struck at West Point Mint in New York. Read more
First Spouse Coin Program
Produced by the United States Mint beginning in 2007, the First Spouse Coin series introduced a new program to coin collectors and investors which commemorates the great women of the Oval Office. This program compliments current program which issues the Presidential $1 Coin honoring the historical Presidents Of The United States. This release gives the United States an opportunity to honor America's remarkable first spouses through the release of 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins detailing their likenesses, released in the order that they served the nation as first spouse. Read more
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