Margaret Taylor Gold Proof
The US Mint has announced plans to begin selling the 1/2 ounce 24-karat gold Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins on December 3, 2009 at Noon (Eastern). It will be available in both proof and uncirculated versions.
A maximum mintage of only 40,000 has been put in place for the Taylor coins across both product options with the exact proof to uncirculated ratio being determined by demand. Also, the first week the Mint will enforce a 10 coins per product option per household order limit on the coins. It will re-evaluate the order limit after that time and adjust it if needed.
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According to their website, time is running out for collector's to purchase several products from the US Mint. Some of these are individual coins while others are rolls or bags of coins and even some medals.
Probably the highest profile coin to be soon removed from availability is the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars in both proof and uncirculated versions. These coins were initially released for purchase in March of 2009 and have a mintage limit of 400,000 across all product options.
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The 24-karat 2009 Proof Buffalos have proved to be extremely popular since their release on October 29. US Mint sales figures show 19,468 one ounce proofs sold in the first few days, which is quite amazing when you compare it to the fact that only 19,591 were sold in all of last year for the 2008 versions.
Of course, last year the Mint offered fractional sizes of the Proof Buffalos as well as a four coin collector set. They were discontinued after a review of product offerings by the Mint. Still, with a price tag of $1,360, those who purchased fractional Buffalos last year did not necessarily upgrade to the one ounce size this year.
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The Sarah Polk First Spouse Gold Proof and Uncirculated Coins will be officially released from the US Mint starting at Noon (Eastern) on Thursday September 3, 2009. These coins continue the series meant to celebrate the former first ladies of the United States.
Sarah Polk Proof Coin
Unfortunately, this comes a day after the Mint raised prices on gold coins based on their precious metals pricing structure. The London Fix on gold went above $950 which triggered the price change. Previous to this, the price has remained the same on the available gold coins since June 17th.
The Proof First Spouse coins will sell for $654 while the uncirculated version will be $641. These prices will remain the same, at least until next week when the Mint will re-evaluate based on the price of gold then.
Up to 40,000 of these Polk coins will be produced, with that number being split between the proof and uncirculated editions. The exact ratio will be dependant upon customer demand.
Sarah was only first lady for 4 years, as her husband only served one term. This did not stop them from making an impact on America, however.
For more information the coins and Sarah, click on the image above.
The US Mint has announced that it will begin shipping its 2009 Fall Gift Catalog on August 27th, 2009. Included in the catalog are some very collectible coins that have a deeply embedded US history.
"We are proud, as always, to offer the public a wide array of products that resonate with our Nation's rich history," states US Mint Director Ed Moy.
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The US Mint has released the Julia Tyler First Spouse Gold Coin for sale to the public. This coin continues the series dedicated to the former first ladies of the United States.
Julia was only married to John Tyler during the last 8 months he was in office, but she definitely made an impact on his administration.
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Released in Early July 2009 by the US Mint was the 10th coin in the First Spouse series. The Letitia Tyler First Spouse Gold coin is struck from 1/2 oz. of 24 carat gold.
Letitia was the first wife of John Tyler who unexpectedly assumed the Presidency of the United States after William Henry Harrison died in office. Being thrust unexpectedly into the White House did not prevent Letitia from getting household affairs in order.
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World Mint Coins is proud to announce that we have the information, images and specification you need for the 2009 First Spouse Gold Coins released by the US Mint. As of today, only the Anna Harrison coin has been released, but the Letitia Tyler coin will be available on June 4.
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Spread out through the rest of the year will be Julia Tyler, Sarah Polk, and Margaret Taylor. These coins have a face value of $10, but of course their true value is in the one half ounce of gold they contain.
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