First Spouse Bronze Medal Set: This four-medal set includes one each of the 2011 1-5/16-inch First Spouse Bronze Medals, which bear the likenesses of this year’s First Spouse Gold Coins. The medals are packaged in Mylar®, inserted into a folded card containing product information, and placed in a custom-made envelope. The four medals in this set feature Eliza Johnson, Julia Grant, Lucy Hayes and Lucretia Garfield.
Designs: | See Program Information Section |
Struck Under Authority of: | Public Law 109-145 |
Place Minted: | Philadelphia (no mint mark) |
Composition: | Bronze |
Program Information: Program Information: This is the fifth year of the First Spouse Gold Coin Series. This series features images of the Nation’s first spouses on one-half ounce, 24-karat $10 gold coins, issued in the order they served as first spouse.
Eliza Johnson: The obverse (heads side), designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart, features a portrait of Eliza Johnson. The reverse (tails), designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Associate Designer Gary Whitley and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill, depicts three children dancing and a Marine Band fiddler playing at the children’s ball that was held for President Johnson’s 60th birthday.
Julia Grant: The obverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Donna Weaver and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Michael Gaudioso, features a portrait of Julia Grant. The reverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Richard Masters and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles L. Vickers, depicts a young Julia Dent and Ulysses S. Grant horseback riding at her family’s plantation, White Haven.
Lucy Hayes: The obverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Susan Gamble and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart, features a portrait of Lucy Hayes. The reverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Associate Designer Barbara Fox and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Joseph Menna, depicts her participation in the first Easter Egg Roll held at the White House.
Lucretia Garfield: The obverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Associate Designer Barbara Fox and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill, features a portrait of Lucretia Garfield. The reverse, designed and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Michael Gaudioso, represents her interest in art and features her painting on a canvas with brush and palette in hand.
Purchase Information: Purchase Information: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, any order placed prior to the official on-sale date and time of December 1, 2011, 12:00 noon (ET) shall not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored.
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Shipping Information: Shipping Information:
Please allow approximately one to two (1-2) weeks for shipping.