Pat Nixon, Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan Medals in First Spouse Set

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The United States Mint is now accepting orders for its set of three bronze medals that feature former First Ladies Patricia Nixon, Betty Ford, and Nancy Reagan.

U.S. Mint image - 2016 First Spouse Bronze Medal Series Three-Medal Set
U.S. Mint image of its 2016 First Spouse Bronze Medal Set. The bronze medals are packaged in Mylar®, inserted into a folded card with product information, and placed in a custom-made envelope.

Each medal obverse (heads side) offers a portrait of the honored first lady with a portrayal of a scene that is symbolic of her life on the reverse. These designs were introduced earlier on 2016-W $10 First Spouse Gold Coins. The medals have a 1 5/16-inch diameter and are somewhat larger than the .9999 fine gold coins, and they are produced at the Philadelphia Mint from 90% copper and 10% zinc.

Below are brief design information and U.S. Mint images of the medals, along with links to CoinNews articles about their sister 24-karat gold coins.

Patricia Nixon

Pat Nixon’s commitment to volunteerism is symbolized on the reverse with stylized figures standing hand in hand around a globe.

Patricia Nixon Bronze Medal
Patricia Nixon Bronze Medal
Obverse
Designer: Richard Masters
Engraver: Don Everhart
Reverse
Designer: Richard Masters
Engraver: Jim Licaretz

 

Betty Ford

Reverses feature a young woman ascending a staircase, representing Mrs. Ford’s openness and advocacy regarding addiction, breast cancer awareness, and the rights of women.

Betty Ford Bronze Medal
Betty Ford Bronze Medal
Obverse
Designer: Barbara Fox
Engraver: Michael Gaudioso
Reverse
Designer: Chris Costello
Engraver: Renata Gordon

 

Nancy Reagan

The reverse design show Mrs. Reagan with her arms around two children during her anti-drug campaign to "just say no."

Nancy Reagan Bronze Medal
Nancy Reagan Bronze Medal
Obverse
Designer: Benjamin Sowards
Engraver: Joseph Menna
Reverse
Designer: Joel Iskowitz
Engraver: Don Everhart

 

Ordering

Priced at $16.95, this year’s First Spouse Bronze Medal Set is available from the U.S. Mint’s online sales page, right here, or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). There are no household ordering limits.

The U.S. Mint is still selling the set from 2011, but those from 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 have sold out.

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Whistler

IF you want them buy NOW, the mint did a great job for COLLECTOS on the 2015, the went unavailable a couple weeks after issuance, UNLIMITED mintage, never available again & now gone from the website. Gotta luv it…..they don’t sell the Bronze’s individually any more & make a set disappear faster then a $300 set of PResidential dollars on HSN…hey they’re “rare” I heard

Ozzie

The Mint’s online sales page show them as Currently Unavailable.

Whistler

I told ya’ll!! let’s see if they return…….

Dwight

The U.S. Mint 2016 First Spouse 3 Bronze Medal Sets are No Longer Available. They were released 13 days ago on August 31, 2016.