Sales of the $10 denominated Julia Tyler First Spouse Gold Coins began at noon Eastern Time on Thursday, August 6. As the eleventh coin in the First Lady series, they are actually the second pair of Tyler coins and follow the set honoring President Tyler’s first wife Letitia, who died during the former president’s second year in office.
Prices for the gold coins are based on the US Mint’s precious metals pricing structure and can change based on average gold prices. The initial price for the proof option is $629 while the uncirculated is set at $616.
The obverse, or "heads", side of the Julia Tyler Coin features a portrait of Julia designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart. The inscriptions IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY and 1844-1845 (the years in which Julia served as First Lady) are present on the obverse as well. [click to continue…]
John and Letitia Tyler Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Sets will launch Tuesday, July 14, the US Mint has announced.
The set is to be released at noon ET for the price of $8.95, and includes an uncirculated dollar featuring John Tyler and a bronze medal bearing a likeness to the Letitia Tyler First Spouse Gold Coin. The set is the second for 2009 and the tenth in a very popular collector series that honors both former Presidents and First Ladies.
The obverse or heads side of the $1 coin, designed and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, bears an image of John Tyler with the inscriptions "John Tyler", "In God We Trust", "10th President" and "1841-1845." [click to continue…]
2009 Letitia Tyler First Spouse Gold Coins in proof and uncirculated condition were launched Thursday by the United States Mint for the price of $629 and $616, respectively.
The $10 denominated, 24-karat gold coins are the tenth commemoratives released in a series to honor American First Ladies.
The obverse, or "heads," side of each coin features a portrait of Letitia Tyler designed and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill. The reverse, or "tails" side, was designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Norm Nemeth. [click to continue…]
With the cost of gold on the slide recently, it is expected that the US Mint will be reducing its’ prices on the First Spouse Gold Coins. This is bad news for those investing in gold, but great news for coin collectors.
You may recall, the Mint has tied the pricing of the Spouse coins to the recent average of gold on the London Fix. The London Fix is a benchmark used by large institutions when trading the precious metal. [click to continue…]
First Spouse Gold Coin prices will be raised Wednesday or Thursday by $25 each, based on higher gold prices and the Mint’s pricing grid.
The Mint uses a weekly average of London Fix prices (the previous Thursday a.m. Fix through to the Wednesday a.m. Fix), and that gold average it currently above $900 an ounce. With that, an upward price adjustment is in the works.
In recent times when an update was needed, the Mint changed prices around noon on Wednesday. However, it has also made the move Thursday morning. [click to continue…]
First Spouse Gold Coin prices are headed lower this week, according to the US Mint policy to adjust pricing for gold coins using the London Fix weekly average.
The "magic" threshold for current Mint pricing is based on a London gold average of between $900-$950 an ounce, which kicked in and was used for the last round of Mint gold coin price reductions. Since Thursday, gold steadily began its track below $900 an ounce — triggering likely cuts Wednesday.
Using the Mint First Spouse Gold Coins Price Grid and assuming gold doesn’t shoot ballistically high Wednesday AM, prices will fall by $25. Proof coins now at $629 will come down to $604. Uncirculated coins will adjust from $616 to $591. [click to continue…]
First Spouse Gold Coin prices will move lower only a week after they were raised, based on the US Mint pricing policy.
Gold has retreated substantially during the last several days. The weekly average for London gold has dropped below $950 an ounce, which automatically triggers a $25 price reduction per First Spouse Coin.
Proof coins now at $654 will come down to $629, and uncirculated coins will adjust from $641 to $616. [click to continue…]
In accordance with the United States Mint’s relatively new pricing policy, all Mint gold collector coin prices will increase Thursday, Feb. 26.
First Spouse Gold Coins prices will jump $25, with proof versions rising from the current $629 to $654 and uncirculated coins changing from $616 to $641.
Since Jan. 12, the US Mint primarily bases gold and platinum collector coin prices on the London Fix average between the previous Thursday a.m. Fix through to the Wednesday a.m. Fix. (The London gold-fixing is a benchmark for gold traded directly between big institutions.)
Here were those daily prices: [click to continue…]