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…]
Around this time last year, I wrote that 2009 would be quite a year. As 2009 comes to an end, I know why I am not a prognosticator. With the down economy, the convergence of so many coin programs, and the performance questions of the US Mint it is difficult to call 2009 a successful year; yet it was not a failure.
Some of the success of this year included the 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Coin, the District of Columbia and US Territories Quarters, and the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent program.
Although finding the cents and quarters have been difficult to find in change, these new coins had nice designs and was a chance for people to learn about Lincoln’s life and the history of our territories.
As the Lincoln Cent enters its 101st year of production, it will be given a new ...
Full Article: 2010 United States Mint Coin Designs Overview - CoinNews
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today released the four new designs that will appear on the 2010 First Spouse Gold Coins. The coins will feature Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, James Buchanan's "Liberty" and Mary Todd Lincoln.
The obverses (heads sides) of the Fillmore, Pierce and Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins feature striking portraits of the first spouses. Inscriptions on the obverses of the three coins are the first spouse's name, the date and order of her term as first spouse, the year of minting or issuance, and the inscriptions IN GOD WE TRUST and LIBERTY.
Each coin's reverse (tails side) bears a unique design featuring an image emblematic of that spouse's life and work, with the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, $10, 1/2 oz. and .9999 FINE GOLD. [click to continue…]
Van Buren's Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin
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Margaret Taylor First Spouse Coins launching Thursday, Dec. 3, at noon ET, the US Mint will stop selling Van Buren’s Liberty gold coins, making Wednesday the final full day of sales.
Van Buren gold proof and uncirculated coins went on sale Nov. 25, 2008, for the respective prices of $549.95 and $524.95. With the rise in gold and after last week’s US Mint coin price increases, they now are offered for $754.00 and $741.00. Each coin includes one-half ounce of 24 karat, or .9999 fine gold. As of this writing, the gold spot price is ...
Full Article: Sales of Van Buren's Liberty First Spouse Coins to End - CoinNews.net
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will begin accepting orders for the Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coin on December 3, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET).
Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coin (Proof Version) - 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 versions.
The obverse (heads side), designed by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill and sculpted by Sculptor-Engraver Charles L. Vickers, features a portrait of Taylor, wife of former President Zachary Taylor. Inscriptions on the obverse are IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY and 1849-1850, the period during which she served as first spouse. [click to continue…]
Perhaps collectors saw a window of opportunity last week and jumped on it, since sales for US Mint First Spouse Gold Coins more than doubled their prior week’s numbers.
Prices were lower for the coins from September 30 through October 7, and then they went up by $25 on October 8. Another price boost occurred today, so the Proofs are now $704.00 and the Uncirculated are $691.00.
Full Article: US Mint First Spouse Sales Jump, Price Change - FirstSpouseCoins.us
Sales fell down for all but one of the ten available US Mint First Spouse Gold Coins, according to the latest Mint sales data.
While last week’s report showed half of the coins with triple digit increases, this week only showed one – the Sarah Polk Proof coin. It jumped by 149. The two coins that saw the most dramatic decline in new sales were the Julia Tyler Uncirculated and the Van Buren Liberty Uncirculated ...
Full Article: Van Buren's Liberty Gold Coins Hit Milestones - FirstSpouseCoins.us
First Spouse medals and gold coins honoring Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, James Buchanan’s Liberty and Mary Todd Lincoln were recently reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
Both groups preferred obverse design No. 1 for Pierce and reverse No. 5 for Fillmore. The CFA liked the No. 1 design for Pierce because of its suitability for a coin, said CFA Secretary Tom Luebke ...
Full Article: Panels evaluate First Spouse art - Numismatic News
US Mint First Spouse Gold Coin sales retreated ever so slightly compared to the last reading reported on September 23. Gold coin prices went up Wednesday, the 23rd, which might have effected sales, especially since the spot price of gold started to decline the next day.
Letitia Tyler Proof coins were the top weekly sellers in the series for the first time since ...
Full Article: First Spouse Coin Sales, Prices Change - FirstSpouseCoins.us
