30 July 2009 - 14:03Julia Tyler First Spouse Coin Release Date
The US Mint has announced the release date for the eleventh coin in the First Spouse Gold Coin series honoring Julia Tyler. She was the second wife of President James Tyler after his first wife Letitia Tyler passed, while he was in office.
The coins will be available at the US Mint on August 6, 2009 at 12:00 Noon ET.
The obverse of the Julia Tyler First Spouse Coin features a portrait of Julia Tyler as designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Don Everhart. The reverse of the coin features a scene of Julia and John Tyler dancing at a White House Ball event.
In keeping with the requirements of the series, each coin is struck in 24 karat gold and contains one-half ounce of gold. The coins have a maximum authorized mintage of 40,000 units across the proof and uncircualted versions of the coin that will be offered.
The Julia Tyler coin will be one of five First Spouse Gold Coins offered this year.
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After two delays, the Letitia Tyler First Spouse Coin finally went on sale at the US Mint on July 2, 2009 at 12:00 Noon ET. This is the tenth release of the series overall.