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Louisa Adams First Spouse Gold Coins and Bronze Medals

2008 First Spouse gold coins and bronze medals honoring Louisa Adams may be purchased from the United States Mint Thursday, May 28. The Louisa Adams gold coins are the second for 2008 and sixth in the First Spouse Gold Coin Series - a series that started off blazing hot, but have drastically cooled due to prices and demand.

United States Mint artist renderings of the Louisa Adams First Spouse Gold Coins

Martha Washington, Abigail Adams and Jefferson’s Liberty First Spouse gold coins flew of the Mint shelves and sold at records speeds — within hours of their availability.

The fourth and fifth coins — Dolley Madison and Elizabeth Monroe — sputtered. Their demand in the secondary market cooled and the high price of gold made buying them a larger obstacle.

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CCAC to Review Sacagawea and First Spouse Gold Coin Designs

Sacagawea and First Spouse Gold coinsThe Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) is placing new Sacagawea Golden Dollar and First Spouse Gold Coin Designs under the microscope.

The job of the CCAC is to review themes and design proposals for circulating coinage, commemorative coins, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Medals and other medals. And that’s what they will do with the latest series of new coin designs.

The CCAC’s next public meeting has been set for Tuesday, April 22. The major topics up for review and debate according to the planned agenda are:

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Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold Coins and Bronze Medal on Sale

The 2008 First Spouse gold coins and bronze medal honoring Elizabeth Monroe are now on sale by the United States Mint. The Monroe gold coins are the first for 2008 and fifth in the First Spouse Gold Coin Series - a series that started off blazing hot.

Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold Coins

The first three spousal coins were on fire and sold out within hours of their release. Secondary markets through eBay and the likes could not hold enough of the coins and their resell values were through the roof.

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Why are Dolley Madison First Spouse Coins Still Available?

Dolley Madison First Spouse Gold Coin - Proof and Uncirculated imagesDolley Madison First Spouse Gold coins went on sale exactly two weeks ago. The previous Martha Washington, Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson’s Liberty spouse coins sold out within hours of their release.

Why are both the Proof and Uncirculated versions of the Dolley gold coins still available?

No one can really get into the psyche of buyers, but different indicators are exposed now compared to the previous spouse coins that sold out like hot cakes.

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Artist Renderings of the 2008 First Spouse Gold Coins

This morning, November 19, the United States Mint unveiled artist renderings of the First Spouse Gold coin designs for 2008. Each will be 24-karat (.9999-fine), 1/2-ounce in weight and are a continuation of this year’s spousal coins that have sold out within hours of their release.

The forth coin in this series, the Dolley Madison First Spouse Gold coin, went on sale today at 12 noon (ET).

Two of the 2008 coins will commemorate Elizabeth Monroe and Louisa Adams. In addition, there will be two symbolic Lady Liberty designs for Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, who did not have spouses while in office.

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Dolley Madison First Spouse Gold Coins on Sale

The Dolly Madison proof and uncirculated gold coins are part of the First Spouse coin series. Each contains ½ ounce of 24-karat gold.The Washington, Adams and Jefferson gold spousal coins were ignited with buying pressure and sold out blazingly fast.

Minutes ago, the Dolley Madison First Spouse Gold coins went on sale by the U.S. Mint. Will they experience the same heat as their sister coins and sell out in hours?

The Madison presidential spouse coins are the forth in the new series and the final ones for release this year.

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2007 First Spouse Bronze Medals Available from U.S. Mint

First Spouse Four Medal Set is available from the United States Mint. The price is 12.95.The Bronze First Spouse medals were initially scheduled for June and then July. The U.S. Mint held off but now has this year’s complete set ready for sale.

The set includes 1 5/16 inch medals of Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson’s Liberty, and Dolley Madison. All are packaged together in a custom envelope with a descriptive insert about the spouses and the program. The price for the set is $12.95.

The first three Presidential Spouse gold coins sold out during their first day and within hours of release and the Dolley Madison isn’t yet available. For some, these bronze medals may be the only way to own something from the official commemorative First Spouse Program.

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U.S. Mint Ships Jefferson Liberty Spouse Coins

Jefferson Liberty First Spouse Gold Proof and Uncirculated CoinsFor the lucky few able to get one of the Jefferson Liberty First Spouse Gold Coins, take heart. If you haven’t already received yours, they’re on the way.

And the coins are, if you’ll forgive me… SWEEET!

Although variation in delivery dates were given based on order times, no orders were actually shipped when the Jefferson Spouse coins were first sold on August 30th.

The U.S. Mint receipts listed the coins in the "backordered" category for everyone.

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And Just Like That, the Jefferson Spouse Coins Were No More

Front of the proof Jefferson Liberty Spouse coin. (United States Mint image.)It’s not really news. It was expected. The Jefferson Liberty First Spouse Coins sold out. And fast! Both the 1/2-ounce proof and the 1/2-ounce uncirculated versions were hot items. Like the previous Martha Washington and Abigail Adams Spouse coins, they were gone within hours. 40,000 coins taken in a blink of an eye!

Well, not quite a blink. Many who ordered them would say it seemed like an eternity.

For those who were lucky enough to get in on the rush and buy one of the coins, the ordering experience wasn’t exactly fun. Although, you could say the anticipation was exciting!

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Tic-Tock, the Jefferson Spouse Gold Coin Race Begins

Jefferson Liberty Spouse Gold Coins, Proof and Uncirculated versions. (United States Mint images.)The blazing rush to order the new Thomas Jefferson’s Liberty Spouse Gold coins begin today at 12:00 noon (ET).

The 1/2-ounce proof and the 1/2-ounce uncirculated coins are both made of .9999-fine, 24-karat gold. Even better, only 20,000 coins of each version will be minted!

Will they sell out? Very Likely! This isn’t the first series in the batch. Back in June, both the Martha Washington and Abigail Adams Spouse versions were said to have sold out within 2 hours.

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