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First Spouse Jeffersons Liberty

Abigail Adams Proof

First Spouse Abigail Adams $10 Gold Coin First Lady, 1797–1801

The first 4 coins of the First Spouse Series sold out from the US mint in 3 hours after becoming available.The coin is produced in an uncirculated version and a proof version both versions are on this site. The US. Mint will release a maximum of 20,000 coins of each type and since First Spouse Abigail Adams was sold out in 3hours its safe to say that probably all 20,000 of each type MS and Proof has been released.

Notes about the coin:

Abigail Smith was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1744.  As was customary for the time, Abigail did not receive formal education, but her quick mind and her curiosity for the world around her were nurtured in her family's library, and her desire to read and learn was encouraged.  She married John Adams, a young Harvard-educated attorney in 1764, and lived with him in Braintree, Massachusetts, while he built a successful law practice.

She joined him in Europe from 1784 to 1788 as he served as an American diplomat in France and as the first United States Minister to Great Britain.  The couple returned to Massachusetts in 1788.  After her husband became President, they were the first couple to live in the White House after they arrived in Washington in November 1800.  Abigail returned to Braintree in 1801, now called Quincy, where she lived until her death in 1818.

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Because of John Adams' commitment to the cause of colonial independence, he and Abigail were often separated for lengthy periods of time—she in Massachusetts, and he in Philadelphia.  Letters they wrote to each other during the Revolution and the formation of the United States are a mirror of the intellectual vigor of the times.  He himself acknowledged that she had as much political insight as any of his colleagues, and that he valued her counsel above all others, combined with the affection and loyalty of her friendship.  In one of her most memorable letters, Abigail Adams requested that her husband John "remember the ladies" when creating the framework for the new Republic.

Dolley Madison Uncirculated

The uncirculated version of first spouse Dolley Madison our 4th first spouse in the White house, 1809-1817 great looking coin sold out in the first 3hours at the US mint.

Louisa Adams First Spouse MS

First Spouse Louisa Adams in Uncirculated conditions, this coin came out from the US mint in 2008 and are to have a max population of 20,000 coins in uncirculated conditions but sales of the coin will determine the final population numbers. Because of the economical crises in 2008 maybe the coin will not sell very well and a lower population number will be the result.

Louisa Adams Proof

First Spouse Louisa Adams our 6th first lady in the white house here from the US Mint in Proof condition. Very nice coin

Louisa Adams First Spouse $10 Gold Coin
First Lady, 1825–1829

The only first lady to be born outside the U.S., Louisa Catherine Johnson was born in 1775 in London to an American father and British mother.  The family moved to France when she was three, where she completed her education.  She met John Quincy Adams while he was serving in a diplomatic post in London and they married in 1797.  Her first time on American soil came in 1801 when John Quincy was called back from diplomatic service by President Jefferson.  She finally met her in-laws, former president John Adams and the formidable Abigail Adams, at that time.

Louisa Adams was an accomplished musician whose talents included singing, playing the harp and piano, and composing.  A prolific author, she penned both poetry and drama.  She authored a play titled Suspicion, or Persecuted Innocence while she served as first lady, in which she stressed the strengths of women.  She was the first first lady to write her memoirs, entitled Adventures of a Nobody.

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For nearly six years, from 1809–1815, Louisa and John Quincy Adams lived as American diplomats in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg.  In 1814, John Quincy was summoned to The Hague to participate in peace talks to end the War of 1812.  In 1815, she and her 8-year-old son Charles began an arduous journey across much of Europe to join her husband in Paris.  While alone in Russia, Louisa not only managed the family’s affairs, but her courage and linguistic talents helped the two of them find safe passage through unfamiliar and often dangerous lands.

First Spouse Coins No Demand ?

First Spouse coins show not much of a demand in 2008 as coins has not been sold as the US mint expected. The first 4 coins in the series sold in the first few hours of the US mint putting up for sale and this year 2008 the next 4 coins comes out an some series has sold as little as 3500 coins out of a possible 20,000 coins. So was this to be expected ? Is it because the cost of the coins from the mint or just a cause of the worsen economical times we are facing right now ? The length of this program has probably made a lot of collectors look at the cost involved to get all the coins needed for a complete first spouse coins series. It is well noted however that the coin prices on E-bay has started to fall under $500 per coin which should be good news for collector. On these pages you should find the coins from E-bay under each first spouse making it easier to find good prices on the coin you are looking for. Its kind of a price comparison. I hope to bring much more news about the first spouse series as the years goes by.

for my owne reason i would like to start buying gold,it seems?