Abigail Adams First Spouse Gold Coin

September 9, 2009 · Posted in First Spouse Gold Coin Releases · 9 Comments 

  

The 2007 inaugural edition of First Spouse $10 Gold Coins from the United States Mint featured the Abigail Smith First Spouse Gold Coin as it's second release overall. The coin's obverse which features a beautiful potrait of the First Lady designed by famed sculptor Joseph Menna. The coin's reverse features a design by Thomas Cleveland and was sculpted by Phebe Hemphill. This design showcases Abigail Adams writing her famous 1776 letter appealing to her husband to move forward the Women's Rights Movement in his work with the new United States Republic. This letter would become to be known as "Remember The Ladies". Read more