| Through the ages, coin collecting has become | | | | obverse features portraits of the Nation's first |
| more of a hobby to some people and has instead | | | | spouses, their names, the dates and order of |
| become a full-time business. Some of the coins | | | | their term as first spouse, the year of minting or |
| that are collected range from being worth | | | | issuance, "In God We Trust," and "Liberty." Each |
| hundreds to thousands of dollars to some people. | | | | coin has a unique reverse design featuring an |
| Just recently I was looking online for some | | | | image emblematic of that spouse's life and work, |
| information about these coins in particular and | | | | as well as the inscriptions "The United States of |
| have found that even the 2008 commemorating | | | | America," "E Pluribus Unum," "$10," "1/2 oz." and |
| coins can be worth well over $500! This is pretty | | | | ".9999 Fine Gold." |
| incredibly considering a lot of the times when | | | | Okay, so these are Spouse Coins, what is up with |
| collecting anything you usually have to wait for its | | | | the Jefferson, Jackson and Van Burens? Well if |
| appreciation to raise over a few years. The coins | | | | you are on the up and up with history you would |
| I found that were worth the most were; | | | | know that these 3 Presidents functioned without |
| Jefferson's Liberty, Jackson's Liberty, and Dolley | | | | a first spouse so a gold coin is issued bearing an |
| Madison, ranging from $500 on up to $1000! So | | | | obverse image symbolic of Liberty as |
| how did these coins get their start exactly? I did | | | | represented on mobilizing coins of that era and an |
| a little quick research and found a statement | | | | opposite image emblematic of themes of that |
| available on the Unites States Mint website: | | | | president's biography. These coins really are |
| "The United States is observing our Nation's first | | | | fascinating to say the least. Just by looking at the |
| spouses by issuing one-half ounce $10 gold coins | | | | photos you can see the hard work that was put |
| featuring their figures, in the order that they | | | | into them, and the gold imaging reflecting off the |
| functioned as first spouse. The United States Mint | | | | coin absolutely entrances your spirit. You can be a |
| yields First Spouse Gold Coins on the same | | | | collector of coins, just starting out or just wanting |
| schedule as the Presidential $1 Coins issued | | | | to relish in the complexity of these coins, either |
| honoring the Presidents. The 2008 First Spouse | | | | way you absolutely have to have one of these! |
| Gold Coins feature Elizabeth Monroe, Louisa | | | | Share in the history of our forefathers and come |
| Adams, Andrew Jackson's Liberty, and Martin Van | | | | to appreciate the beauty in these pieces! |
| Buren's Liberty. The First Spouse Gold Coin | | | | |