The United States Mint will release the Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins at noon Thursday, December 2, 2010. Available options will include the standard face value $10 proof and $10 uncirculated Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins.

The proof version will go on sale for $854 and the uncirculated will be listed for $841. Prices are determined by the United States Mint pricing policy and can change weekly based on the London Fix average price of gold. [click to continue…]

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First Spouse Coin Sales Figures logoDemand plummeted for First Spouse Gold Coins, following an increase during the prior week, the latest United States Mint sales data revealed. Customers only wanted 159 of the coins, versus 558 previously.

4,543 Buchanan’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coins remained available. The US Mint set their limit at 15,000 and 10,457 has been purchased so far. Only 70 were taken in this round, which was down considerably after 237 were scooped up previously. The best seller was the proof version with 54. [click to continue…]

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First Spouse Coin Sales Figures logoAs a group, demand for First Spouse Gold Coins increased over the prior week, according to the latest United States Mint sales figures. Despite freshly high gold coin prices, collectors bought 558 compared to 452.

The proof Buchanan’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin was the best seller, gaining 160 after zero was noted in the previous report. Second place went to the proof Margaret Taylor coins with 89 and then back to uncirculated Buchanan’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coins for third. Its sales total advanced by 77. [click to continue…]

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First Spouse Coin Sales Figures logoThe United States Mint increased prices for First Spouse Gold Coins yesterday, making them more expensive than they have ever been since the series began in 2007.

First Spouse proof coins are now $854 and uncirculated are $841. The reason for the price change was the precious metal’s rising market price. For details, see the article from Tuesday. [click to continue…]

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Tomorrow, all 24 karat First Spouse Gold Coin prices will most likely move up, based on the United States Mint’s pricing policy.

Gold has ascended substantially during the last several days. The weekly average for London gold has climbed above the $1,300.00 to $1,349.99 per ounce range, and if prices remain high Wednesday, the U.S. Mint will automatically trigger a price increase for all its First Spouse Gold Coins. [click to continue…]

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First Spouse Coin Sales Figures logoThe First Spouse Gold Coin series regained some strength in the latest round of United States Mint sales data. Combined totals of the 24 karat gold coins reached 128, after the previous week’s serious drop to 54.

Overall totals had been 539 and 683 in recent weeks, but Buchanan’s Liberty coin sales went from triple digit increases down to single and double digit movements these last two weeks. [click to continue…]

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The United States Mint posted a “Last Opportunity Sale” that includes First Spouse Gold Coins. The proof and uncirculated Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins will be pulled from the Mint’s line-up on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 12:00 noon (ET). Each coin has a $10 face value and is struck from 1/2 ounce of 24-karat gold.

As of this writing, only 31 days are left to purchase the gold coins. The Margaret Taylor coins officially went on sale December 3, 2009, 12:00 Noon (ET). [click to continue…]

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First Spouse Coin Sales Figures logoDemand for First Spouse Gold Coins bottomed out in the most recent United States Mint sales figures. A serious drop in Buchanan’s Liberty coin sales combined with lower output from each of the other available options led to a net gain of 54. In the previous round, 539 of the 24 karat gold coins sold.

The biggest mover went the wrong way. 3,965 was the new total for the uncirculated Buchanan Liberty, a shortage of 29, compared to last week’s total of 3,994. The U.S. Mint typically does not provide an explanation as to such declines, although the number could be attributed to returns or cancellations. [click to continue…]

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First Spouse Coin Sales Figures logoAn upset appeared in the US Mint’s weekly First Spouse Gold Coin statistics. Another coin’s sales outperformed Buchanan’s Liberty coins for the first time since their launch on September 2, 2010. The Margaret Taylor gold uncirculated catapulted by 208 while Buchanan’s proof followed with 100 and his uncirculated with 69.

Taylor’s surge might be due to the fact that her coins will likely be leaving the Mint’s line up as early as December 2, 2010, when Mary Lincoln’s First Spouse coins launch. The problem with that theory is that Taylor’s proof version had the fewest sales, just 18. [click to continue…]

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First Spouse Gold Coin and other United States Mint numismatic gold coin prices are teetering on a new record high, since market gold average prices have climbed above $1,350.00 an ounce several times in the last few days. The US Mint’s pricing policy bases its gold collector coin prices on the London Fix average weekly price of gold as well as a directional component — the Wednesday PM gold Fix price.

Since the London Fix weekly gold average has jumped above the current $1,300.00 to $1,349.99 per ounce range — presently sitting at $1,366.56 an ounce, the Wednesday PM price is set to be the indicator of whether prices are headed up or down. [click to continue…]

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