In this week’s United States Mint sales data, every First Spouse Gold Coin slowed. Retreating sales is common in the fourth week following a new coin launch, but this time the weekly increase was less than half of last week’s. Only 413 of the 24-karat gold pieces were purchased, following 918 previously.
Jane Pierce First Spouse Gold Proof and Uncirculated Coins - Click Image to Enlarge
Jane Pierce proof coins continued their high-stepping march above the older coins, bringing in 196 in new sales. All others stayed in double digit figures. Its uncirculated version, of course, was next in line, adding 76. Together, the Jane Pierce coins took up 65.8 percent of all new sales in the series...
Full Article: First Spouse Sales Mostly Jane Pierce - FirstSpouseCoins.us
Pierce Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set
WASHINGTON - Sales of the United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set (Franklin Pierce) will begin at noon Eastern Time (ET) on June 24, 2010.
The set, priced at $11.95, includes an uncirculated Franklin Pierce Presidential $1 Coin and a bronze medal bearing the likeness of Jane Pierce that is featured on the First Spouse Gold Coin.
The coin and medal are encased in a durable plastic card enhanced with beautiful representations of the President's and first spouse's portraits, with issuance information on the back. [click to continue…]
Collectors will now pay a few dollars more for 3-inch, 1.5-inch and 1.3125-inch bronze medals made and sold by the United States Mint.
The US Mint, as mandated by law, produces a variety of medals ranging from Presidential, First Spouse, Historical, Humanitarian, Cultural and Military.
The 1.3125-inch First Spouse bronze medals were the first to undergo an increase. Prices were raised 57.1 percent ...
Full Article: US Mint Bronze Medals Cost More - CoinNews
Fillmore Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2010 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set - Millard Fillmore on March 26, 2010, at noon Eastern Time (ET).
The set, priced at $11.95 each, includes an uncirculated Millard Fillmore Presidential $1 Coin and a bronze medal bearing the portrait of Abigail Fillmore featured on the First Spouse Gold Coin struck in her honor.
The coin and medal are encased in a durable plastic card enhanced with beautiful portraits of Millard and Abigail Fillmore, with coin and medal information on the back. [click to continue…]
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coin and Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Bronze Medal on March 18, 2010, at noon Eastern Time (ET).
Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coin - Click to Enlarge
The one-half ounce 24-karat gold coin, struck at the United States Mint at West Point, will be available in proof and uncirculated conditions. Pricing for the coins will be based on the United States Mint's pricing structure for precious metals products.
For current pricing information, visit http://usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=goldplat. The bronze medals, which bear a likeness of the gold coin, will also be available for $5.50 each.
The coin's obverse (heads side) features a portrait of Abigail Fillmore by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill. Inscriptions on the obverse are ABIGAIL FILLMORE, IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 2010, 13th and 1850-1853, the period during which she was the spouse of the President. [click to continue…]
WASHINGTON - The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony today [March 10] in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center.
Women Airforce Service Pilots Medal (Click to Enlarge)
Both surviving members of the WASP, as well as representatives of deceased members of the organization, participated in the ceremony. The medal, presented by the Congressional leadership, honors WASP members for their pioneering military service that led to reform in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The WASP was composed of the first women in history to fly American military aircraft. They flew more than 60,000,000 miles in every type of aircraft and on every type of assignment flown by their male counterparts except combat missions. During that time, 38 women pilots lost their lives. [click to continue…]
Although the United States military has awarded special medals for bravery, notably the Medal of Honor, in the 19th century there was only one medal struck as an award to a body of troops for a particular battle.
This was the highly sought-after 1864 “Colored Troops before Richmond” medal, which is an extraordinary reminder of the Civil War and the bravery of black troops in the Union Army ...
Full Article: Butler Created 1864 Medal for Black Troops - NumisMaster
2009 was a banner year for anyone interested in the 16th President of the United States, and especially for those who collect coins.
The four newly designed 2009 Lincoln Cents and the two Bicentennial Lincoln Silver Dollars were huge hits.
2010 promises to be exciting as well for collectors with the new 2010 Lincoln cent expected to be released within several weeks and the 2010 Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin set for launch in November ...
Full Article: US Mint Adds Lincoln Bronze Medals - CoinNews
Former United States Senator Edward William Brooke III was awarded the the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Reproductions of the medal in bronze may now be ordered from the U.S. Mint.
Senator Edward William Brooke III Bronze Medal - Click to Enlarge
In a ceremony held in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, President Obama made the presentation in front of many noted individuals including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator John Kerry, all of whom also had short speeches for the occasion.
Brookes has the distinction of being the first African-American ever to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate. His election in 1966 broke many barriers and his political philosophy gained him many allies. [click to continue…]
