http://firstspousegold.us/blog Tracking the First Spouse Gold Coin Program Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:02:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After remaining at the highest levels on record for more than two months, the prices for First Spouse Gold coins available at the United States Mint were reduced. The price reduction comes as the spot price of gold has experienced an extended slump, bringing the average below $1,200. The US Mint ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/first-spouse-gold-coin-prices-reduced/ The United States Mint released the Jane Pierce First Spouse Gold Coin on June 3, 2010. This will be the fifteenth release in the series created to honor the spouses of the Presidents. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of the First Lady designed by Donna Weaver. The reverse ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/jane-pierce-first-spouse-gold-coin-release/ When the US Mint released the Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coin last month, they announced that the maximum mintage was set at just 15,000 coins across all options. More information is available on the maximums for the other 2010 releases of the series. The reduced mintage level is a result ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/us-mint-cuts-2010-first-spouse-gold-coin-maximums/ The United States Mint will release the latest issue of the First Spouse Gold Coin series featuring Abigail Fillmore on March 18, 2010 at 12:00 Noon ET. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of First Lady Abigail Fillmore with the order of the Presidency "13th" the and dates she ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/abigail-fillmore-first-spouse-gold-coin-release/ As the First Spouse Gold Coin series prepares to enter its fourth year of release, sales seem to have established a new baseline of demand for the 2009 issues. The 2007 coins were all heavy sellers with the first three coins selling 20,000 proof and uncirculated versions each. The 2008 ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/2009-first-spouse-gold-coin-sales/ The United States Mint has unveiled the designs to be used for the 2010 First Spouse Gold Coins. These will represent the fourteenth through seventeenth releases in the ongoing series. Included are two likely highlights for collectors- the James Buchanan's Liberty coin, which reproduces the design from the Liberty Head ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/2010-first-spouse-gold-coin-designs/ On December 3, 2009, the United States Mint released the Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coin. This was the last of five coins released during the year for the series. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Margaret Taylor and the reverse is a scene of her bandaging a ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/margaret-taylor-first-spouse-gold-coin-release/ With the First Spouse Gold Coin series now approaching the end of its third year of release, the mintages for coins released so far present some interesting trends. The table below presents the mintage figures for the First Spouse Gold coins release so far. The coins from Martha Washington to Andrew ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/first-spouse-coin-mintages/ The United States Mint will offer the next release in the First Spouse Gold Coin series on September 3, 2009 at 12:00 Noon ET honoring First Lady Sarah Polk. The latest coin comes less than one month after the previous release of the Julia Tyler coin. The Sarah Polk First Spouse ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/sarah-polk-first-spouse-gold-coins-on-sale-september-3/ For the first time in a while, one of the First Spouse Gold Coins has unexpectedly sold out at the United States Mint. For the past several coins, they have been systematically taken off sale as newer coins are released. The last coins that "sold out" were the first three ... http://firstspousegold.us/blog/andrew-jacksons-liberty-gold-proof-sold-out/