The inaugural sales showed collectors picked up 1,265 proof and 857 uncirculated Hayes coins within the first 24 hours, according to the US Mint sales data. As a comparison, when the Julia Grant coins first appeared in June, the Mint sold 1,581 proofs and 1,017 uncirculated after four days of sales. The contrast, however, hardly seems fair given the different lengths of time.
As for the other available coins, each acquired double digit gains for the week. The Mary Lincoln proof was third highest in sales with 32, followed by the Julia Grant proof with 25 and Grant’s uncirculated with 18.
All of the available coins in the series were temporarily suspended from Friday, September 2 until Wednesday, September 7. Once sales resumed, their prices were significantly higher. The proof coins went from $1,054.00, which was the highest price for any coin in the series to debut, to $ $1,104.00 while the uncirculated went from $1,041.00 to $1,091.00.
Rising prices for the 24-karat gold one-half ounce First Spouse Coins have been frequent this year, especially this summer. Gold has been trending up in the precious metals market, which forces the US Mint to adjust its prices in accordance to a pre-determined price grid. In the past, the coins’ price jumps had been $25 but a couple of recent ones were $50.
The following chart shows the last five price changes.
| Date | Proof | Uncirculated |
| July 20, 2011 | $954.00 | $941.00 |
| July 27, 2011 | $979.00 | $966.00 |
| August 10, 2011 | $1,029.00 | $1,016.00 |
| August 17, 2011 | $1,054.00 | $1,041.00 |
| September 7, 2011 | $1,104.00 | $1,091.00 |
The popular Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets were also active on the sales chart. The Grant set took first place with 141 in weekly sales, and the Lincoln set followed with 50. Johnson’s set added 42.
The following tables compare the prior to most recent U.S. Mint data on First Spouse Gold Coins:
| Lucy Hayes First Spouse Gold Coins | ||||||
| Previous | New | Unit Increase | % Increase | Mintage Limit | ||
| Uncirculated | 857 | 857 | 15,000 | |||
| Proof | 1,265 | 1,265 | ||||
| Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coins | ||||||
| Previous | New | Unit Increase | % Increase | Mintage Limit | ||
| Uncirculated | 2,177 | 2,195 | 18 | 0.8% |
15,000
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| Proof | 3,294 | 3,319 | 25 | 0.8% | ||
| Eliza Johnson First Spouse Gold Coins | ||||||
| Previous | New | Unit Increase | % Increase | Mintage Limit | ||
| Uncirculated | 2,234 | 2,245 | 11 | 0.5% |
15,000
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| Proof | 3,310 | 3,324 | 14 | 0.4% | ||
| Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins | ||||||
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Previous
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New
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Unit Increase
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% Increase
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Mintage Limit
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| Uncirculated | 3,760 | 3,760 | 0 | 0.0% |
20,000
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| Proof | 6,706 | 6,738 | 32 | 0.5% | ||
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Buchanan’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coins |
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Previous
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New
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Unit Increase
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% Increase
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Mintage Limit | ||
| Uncirculated | 5,348 | 5,348 | NLA | 0.0% |
15,000
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| Proof | 7,304 | 7,304 | NLA | 0.0% | ||
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Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Sales |
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| Previous | New | Unit Increase | % Increase | |||
| Ulysses & Julia Grant | 3,894 | 4,035 | 141 | 3.6% | ||
| Andrew & Eliza Johnson | 4,661 | 4,703 | 42 | 0.9% | ||
| Abraham & Mary Lincoln | 13,047 | 13,097 | 50 | 0.4% | ||
| James Buchanan & Liberty | 7,101 | 7,110 | 9 | 0.1% | ||
| Franklin & Jane Pierce | 7,497 | 7,505 | 8 | 0.1% | ||
| Millard & Abigail Fillmore | 9,625 | 9,631 | 6 | 0.1% | ||
The "as of date" for the latest US Mint First Spouse Gold Coins figures was Monday, September 5, 2011.
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