Elizabeth Monroe. 5th coin in the series. Mintage: 4,462 Burnished; 7,800 Proof. Designer: Joel Iskowitz (obverse); Donna Weaver (reverse). Sculptor: Don Everhart (obverse); Charles L. Vickers (reverse). Composition: .9999 gold. Actual Gold Weight: 1/2 ounce. Diameter: 26.49 mm. Edge: Reeded. Mint: West Point. Issue Price: $599.95 (Burnished); $619.95 (Proof). Release Date: February 28, 2008. The […]
Behind the Scenes: First Spouse Gold Coins — Engraved in gold: The bravery of Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison. 4th coin in the series. Mintage: 12,340 Burnished; 17,943 Proof. Designer: Don Everhart (obverse) and Joel Iskowitz (reverse). Sculptor: Don Everhart (obverse and reverse). Composition: .9999 gold. Actual Gold Weight: 1/2 ounce. Diameter: 26.49 mm. Edge: Reeded. Mint: West Point. Issue Price: $509.95 (Burnished); $529.95 (Proof). Release Date: November 19, 2007. On November […]
Behind the Scenes: First Spouse Gold Coins—Thomas Jefferson’s Liberty
Thomas Jefferson’s Liberty. 3rd coin in the series. Mintage: 19,823 Burnished; 19,815 Proof. Designer: Robert Scot (obverse); Charles L. Vickers (reverse). Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill (obverse); Charles L. Vickers (reverse). Composition: .9999 gold. Actual Gold Weight: 1/2 ounce. Diameter: 26.49 mm. Edge: Reeded. Mint: West Point. Issue Price: $410.95 (Burnished); $429.95 (Proof). Release Date: August 30, […]
Behind the Scenes: First Spouse Gold Coins—Remember the Ladies
Abigail Adams. 2nd coin in the series. Mintage: 17,142 Burnished; 17,149 Proof. Designer: Joseph F. Menna (obverse); Thomas Cleveland (reverse). Sculptor: Joseph F. Menna (obverse); Phebe Hemphill (reverse). Composition: .9999 gold. Actual Gold Weight: 1/2 ounce. Diameter: 26.49 mm. Edge: Reeded. Mint: West Point. Issue Price: $410.95 (Burnished); $429.95 (Proof). Release Date: June 19, 2007. […]
Behind the Scenes: First Spouse Gold Coins—The First Lady and the Future Chief Engraver
Martha Washington. First coin in the series. Mintage: 17,661 Burnished; 19,167 Proof. The United States Mint’s First Spouse coins contain one-half ounce of .9999 fine gold—worth considerably more than their nominal $10 face value. The series debuted with Martha Washington in 2007. The portrait on the inaugural coin was designed and sculpted by Joseph F. […]
Behind the Scenes: First Spouse gold coins
24-Karat Golden Legacies for America’s First Spouses In 1933 the United States was stuck several years deep in the mire of the Great Depression. The stock-market crash of 1929, and a crop-killing drought in the early 1930s, had brought a widespread collapse of the American economy. About half of the nation’s banks failed and 86,000 […]
