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First Spouse Bronze Medal Set: This four-medal set includes one each of the 2010 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 Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, Buchanan’s Liberty and Mary Todd Lincoln.
Struck Under Authority of: Public Law 109-145 Place Minted: Philadelphia (no mint mark) Composition: Bronze
This is the fourth 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.
Abigail Fillmore: The obverse, designed and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill, features a portrait of Abigail Fillmore. The reverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Susan Gamble and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Joseph Menna, depicts her shelving books in the library that she established at the White House.
Jane Pierce: The obverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Donna Weaver and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart, features a portrait of Jane Pierce. The reverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Donna Weaver and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles L. Vickers, depicts her listening to debates in the visitor’s gallery of the Old Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol Building.
Buchanan’s Liberty: The obverse features a reproduction of the Liberty Head Quarter Eagle designed by Christian Gobrecht. The reverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Associate Designer David Westwood, depicts President Buchanan as a young man working as a bookkeeper in his family’s small country store.
Mary Todd Lincoln: The obverse, designed and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill, features a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. The reverse, designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Master Designer Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill, depicts her bringing flowers and books to wounded Union soldiers.
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