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2011 Garfield Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available

Rhonda Kay — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:26:49 +0000

The United States Mint is close to wrapping this year up with the release of its final 2011-dated set, the Garfield Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set. It went on sale Thursday, December 22, at noon Eastern Time for $14.95.

The United States Mint released the Garfield Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set for $14.95

Two collector products are featured in the set, an uncirculated James Garfield $1 coin and a Lucretia Garfield bronze medal which bears the same designs as her First Spouse Gold Coins. [...]
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2011 First Spouse Bronze Four-Medal Set Available

Rhonda Kay — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:24:41 +0000

Four bronze medals, each honoring a different First Spouse of the Presidents who served between 1865 and 1881, are featured in the United States Mint 2011 First Spouse Bronze Four-Medal Set that launched just over one week ago.

Image of the 2011 First Spouse Bronze Four-Medal Set sent by the U.S. Mint announcing its release

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2011 Lucretia Garfield First Spouse Gold Coins and Medals Available

Rhonda Kay — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:47:55 +0000

The United States Mint made the 2011 Lucretia Garfield First Spouse Gold Coins available on Thursday, December 1, at noon Eastern Time. The 24-karat gold collector coins are the fourth issue of this year and the twenty first in the series.

The United States Mint on December 1, release the Proof and Uncirculated 2011 Lucretia Garfield First Spouse Gold Coins - Click Image to Enlarge

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Last Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coin Sells Out

Rhonda Kay — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:45:53 +0000

Last week the United States Mint stopped selling the 24-karat proof version of the Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coin. Sales were scheduled to continue until December 1, 2011, but the Mint apparently sold the entire inventory. The coin’s information page, similar to the uncirculated version some time ago, is now located on the "No Longer Available’" area of the bureau’s website.

The proof Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coin sold out last week

The United States Mint began selling both the proof and the uncirculated versions on December 2, 2010. Their original published mintage limit was set at 20,000 across both options, with the ratio determined on buying trends of customers. [...]
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Hayes Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available

CoinNews.net — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:43:33 +0000

The Hayes Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set was launched by the United States Mint on Thursday, September 22, for $14.95.

The United States Mint released the Hayes Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set for $14.95.

The set features two collector strikes, an uncirculated Rutherford B. Hayes $1 Coin and a Lucy Hayes bronze medal, which bears the same designs as her First Spouse Gold Coins. They two are mounted on a decorative card with the portraits of the President and First Lady. [...]
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2011 Lucy Hayes First Spouse Gold Coins Released by US Mint

Rhonda Kay — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:42:28 +0000

The United States Mint released the 2011 Lucy Hayes First Spouse Gold Coins on Thursday, September 1, at noon Eastern Time. The special collector coins are the twentieth in the 24-karat gold First Spouse series that started five years ago in 2007.

The United States Mint on September 1, 2000 release the Proof and Uncirculated 2011 Lucy Hayes First Spouse Gold Coins - Click Image to Enlarge

The newest issues, honoring Lucy Hayes, are the third of four designs this year and are available for $1,054.00 for the proof strikes and $1,041.00 for the uncirculated strikes. Prices may rise or fall weekly depending on the direction of gold. [...]
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US Mint Expected to Increase Prices on Gold Coins and Platinum Eagle

CoinNews.net — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:56:30 +0000

The United States Mint on Wednesday is expected to raise prices on its collector American Platinum Eagle and its numismatic gold coins, including all types of American Gold Eagles, the American Gold Buffalo and each of the uncirculated and proof First Spouse Gold Coins.

[Update: The Mint raised its coin prices, as expected, before 11:30 ET on Wednesday.]

The expected US Mint coin prices will be at their highest levels ever, pushed up by price hikes in platinum and all-time record highs in gold. [...]
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Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coin & Julia Grant First Spouse Medal Set Available

Rhonda Kay — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:07:23 +0000

Today at noon Eastern Time, July 7, 2011, the United States Mint released the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coin & Julia Grant First Spouse Medal Set for $14.95.

U.S. Mint image of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coin and Julia Grant First Spouse Medal Set

The set features collector versions of the uncirculated Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coin and Julia Grant’s bronze medal, which bears the same designs as her First Spouse Gold Coins.

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US Mint Sales: Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coins Debut

Mike Unser — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:44:41 +0000

Collectors were a bit more active last week in buying coins, based on the latest US Mint sales figures. 26 United States Mint products showed up with improved week-over week sales versus the 20 which outperformed in the previous report.

Debuting in this round of US Mint sales are the first batch of 2011 September 11 National Medal figures and starting numbers for the Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coins. [...]
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2011 Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coins Released by US Mint

Rhonda Kay — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:20:17 +0000

The United States Mint released the 2011 Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coins on Thursday, June 23, at 12 PM Eastern Time. The 24-karat gold coins are the second of four issues in the First Spouse series for this year and the nineteenth since they were introduced in 2007.

Proof and Uncirculated 2011 Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coins

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