6 October 2008 - 13:31Andrew Jackson’s First Spouse Gold Coin
The latest coin in the First Spouse Gold Coin series went on sale August 28, 2008 at the US Mint.
The coin is known as Andrew Jackson’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin. Since Andrew Jackson did not have a spouse while serving as President, the obverse design of the coin bears an image of a circulating coin from his era.
The obverse design features a reproductoin of the Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar. This coin was minted from 1807 to 1836 and originally design by John Reich. The reverse design features Andrew Jackson known as “Old Hickory” on horseback.
Each coin contains one-half ounce of 24 karat gold. Coins will be offered in both proof and uncirculated versions. There is a maximum authorized mintage of 40,000 across both proof and uncirculated coins.
The proof version of the coin is priced at $619.95 and the unicirculated version is priced at $599.95. Even though this represents a significant premium above the precious metal value, it is in line with pricing of other recent releases.
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