Comments on: 2012 First Spouse Gold Coin Sales Begin October 11

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:41:54 +0000

Stuart Wheeler, U.S. Mint sells the bronze first spouse, same picture & print as the gold for $6.95. But they are medal not a coin.

By: JG

JG — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:16:25 +0000

What an unflattering coin design. Yuck.

By: Stuart Wheeler

Stuart Wheeler — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:54:42 +0000

Sad to say that these half ounce coins are out of the reach of most collectors with gold at $1,778.40 per ounce. And the popularity of the coins has slid rapidly south since 2007. The mint needs to execute one of two options about the First Spouse series: Either change the material from 24 karat gold to .999 fine silver to bring prices to a more reasonable level or, discontinue the series altogether at the end of 2012 since they already suspended all denominations for public transactions above the quarter dollar. No longer are halves and dollar coins released for circulation as well as the non-proof quarter dollars out of San Francisco. The mint is loosing money by making pennies and nickels as well. The point of all this? Slash all unprofitable coinage programs from the Federal Budget. That’s my view.

By: george glazener

george glazener — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:22:51 +0000

Wait until you see Frances Cleveland..!!

By: Boz

Boz — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:04:28 +0000

Alice is a hottie as I have said before. Next how about another Babe…Amelia Earhart! I would buy all I could afford!

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:13:27 +0000

The mint should have used the liberty design from the nickel three cent coin.