The US Mint on Tuesday launched the William Henry Harrison Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set for $8.95, plus shipping and handling. The set is the first for 2009 and the ninth released in a series that honors both former Presidents and First Ladies.
The set includes an uncirculated dollar featuring Harrison and a bronze medal bearing a likeness to the Anna Harrison First Spouse Gold Coin.
The obverse or heads side of the coin, designed and sculpted by Joseph Menna., bears an image of William Henry Harrison with the inscriptions "William Henry Harrison", "In God We Trust", "9th President" and "1841." [click to continue…]
The recently released Anna Harrison First Spouse Coins are still receiving a fair amount of attention, with sales increases for the proof and uncirculated up 8.0 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively. Those figures are, however, down from last week.
The Jackson Liberty and Louisa Adams uncirculated sales are at the bottom this round and are are more than halved compared to the last US Mint figures.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 4 to April Week 1. [click to continue…]
Last week’s US Mint sales figures showed how collectors were focused on buying the newly released 2009 Anna Harrison Spouse Coins, to the detriment of the remaining 2008 gold options.
The latest numbers still reflect strong interest in the Anna Harrisons, but nowhere near the level of the first week’s surge, and sales of the remaining spouse coins picked up across the board. The proof versions went into three-digits for a change.
The 2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Coins will be pulled from next week’s report. The numbers have not changed for three weeks and are final. (The Mint pulled the coins from store shelves with the release of the Anna Harrison coins on March 5.) The Monroe spouse sales end with a total of 12,452 coins sold, which is the the lowest close in the series to date.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 3 to Week 4. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint placed the Anna Harrison Bronze Medal on sale Thursday, March 19. Like the other medals that replicate the First Spouse Coins series, pricing is set at $3.50.
The 1 5/16 inch medal bears the same likeness as the Anna Harrison First Spouse Gold Coins that were released March 5.
The obverse or heads side of the medal features the portrait of Anna Harrison, the wife of the ninth U.S. President, William Henry Harrison. It was designed by Donna Weaver and sculpted by Joseph Menna. [click to continue…]
Coin collectors shifted their attention to the newly released Anna Harrison gold coins, based on the most recent US Mint First Spouse Coin sales figures.
While Mint sales of the remaining 2008-dated gold coins came in low double digits, the proof and uncirculated Anna Harrison gold coins jumped by 2,674 and 1,273, respectively. This is the first week of reported numbers since they were released March 5.
2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold coin sales are unchanged for the second week now, so they should be considered final. The Mint pulled the coins from store shelves with the release of the Anna Harrison coins.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 2 to Week 3. [click to continue…]
First Spouse Gold Coin Sales picked up nicely, according to the latest United States Mint figures. Coin prices were lowered on Wednesday, March 4th, which helped since gold prices had been falling.
The US mint also issued Anna Harrison First Spouse Gold coins on Thursday, March 5th. That at least focused more collector eyes on the series for a time.
Van Buren’s Liberty Spouse Coins performed the best, with a 2.2 percent increase in uncirculated coin sales and a better 2.3 percent increase in proofs, as compared to the prior week’s numbers.
2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold coin numbers are unchanged, and could very well be final. The Mint pulled the coins from store shelves with the release of the 2009 Anna Harrison coins.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 1 to Week 2. [click to continue…]
First Spouse Gold Coin sales dropped across the board, with numbers that approach ugly. The weakened performance is somewhat expected, however.
Gold prices had started on an eight day decline beginning Monday, Feb. 23 and First Spouse Coin prices were increased on Wednesday, Feb. 25 because gold was trending higher only days earlier — over $1,000 an ounce on Friday, Feb. 20. (See the Mint pricing grid for examples on how the Mint adjusts gold coin prices.)
As gold prices stumbled down further and further and nearly touched $900 an ounce, the separation between the value of gold in each coin and that of its price became even more pronounced. That did not help First Spouse Coin sales in the least. The disparity was somewhat corrected yesterday when the newest gold average resulted in $25 reductions per coin.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from February Week 4 to March Week 1. [click to continue…]
As a quick site update message, Anna Harrison First Spouse Gold coins have been added to the First Spouse Coin Price Guide. The United States Mint will begin selling the coins on Thursday, March 5, at noon ET.
The prices have already been determined based on today’s gold coin price cuts. The proof version will be listed for $629 and the uncirculated version for $616. [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…]
Overall, First Spouse Gold Coin sales were again better than those reported from the week prior. Van Buren’s Liberty is the standout, with nearly a doubling in performance over last week. The proof coin joined the other 2008 proofs to rise above 5,000 sold.
The US Mint on Wednesday raised prices for each spouse coin by $25. The timing couldn’t have been worse. In a twist of irony, the price of gold has fallen significantly since Monday and dropped below $950 an ounce on Thursday. It had just reached over $1,000 an ounce last Friday. (Click First Spouse Gold Price Grid to learn how the Mint adjusts coin prices based on gold.)
In other gold coin noteworthy news, all US Mint 2008-dated American Eagle coins have sold out. The only 2008-dated gold coins collectors can now purchase straight from the Mint are First Spouse Coins. That would seem like great news for the series… if it wasn’t for gold’s negative four-day trend and the recent increase in coin prices.
Finally, on Wednesday the Mint announced 2009 Anna Harrison First Spouse Coins will go on sale beginning Thursday, March 5, at noon ET.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from Feb. Week 3 to Feb. Week 4: [click to continue…]