Dolley 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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The third presidential dollar coin will be released into the public starting August 16th. It’ll feature Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence.
A few will get the new coins early in a ceremony honoring Jefferson at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington on August 15th. There, Jefferson re-enactors will hand out the presidential coins at a news conference to introduce the new Thomas Jefferson $1 coins. Also, aside from the official news conference, there will be a special coin exchange area where the public can swap out their money for the Jefferson $1 coins.
According to the United States Mint coin production numbers, over 340 million Washington and nearly 225 million Adams circulating Presidential $1 coins were produced. Although there are millions ready for circulation, it’s not surprising that many have never seen or have seldom been used in daily circulation. In that sense, the presidential coins seem to be experiencing the same difficulties in daily-use acceptance as the Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea Dollars. The dollar bill is just too popular and convenient.
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