The Martha Washington First Spouse Gold Coin was the first edition of the First Spouse Gold Coins series that honours the United States’ Presidents’ spouses. The Martha Washington gold coins were officially released by the United States Mint to the public on 19th June, 2007. Martha Washington served as the First Lady for President George Washington from the year 1789 to 1797, during President Washington’s in charge in the presidential [...]
The First Spouse Gold Coin program came into existence when the first spouse gold coins featuring Martha Washington, Abigail James, Lady Liberty for Thomas Jefferson, and Dolley Madison was authorized by the United States of America. Both the Presidents and their first spouse’s gold coins were circulated at the same time under the 2005 Presidential $1 Coin Act as explicitly stated. In cases such of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and [...]
Come 2009, the US Penny will have a new look. The US Mint will actually reveal four designs of the penny to honor the 200th birth year of President Abraham Lincoln. This will be the first redesign of the penny in the last half century. The obverse side of the penny will still have the Victor David Brenner’s likeness of President Lincoln first used in 1909. The IN GOD WE [...]
Augustus Saint-Gaudens rose to fame as the great designer of the world’s most valuable American coin ever. In 1888, Augustus was born in Dublin, Ireland. When he was around six months old, his family moved to America. Born of a French father and an Irish mother and now, being raised in New York, Saint-Gaudens had a very rich and very diverse cultural background. Being attracted to the world of the [...]
Since it is condition that’s so important in determining coin values, let’s try to understand something about coin grading. Proofs – A specially made coin distinguished by sharpness of detail and usually with a brilliant mirrorlike surface. Proof refers to the method of manufacture and is not a grade.The term implies perfect condition unless otherwise noted. Gem Proof (PF-65) – Surfaces are brilliant, with no noticeable blemishes or flaws. A [...]