First Spouse Coin
The First Spouse Program under the Presidential $1 Coin Act authorizes the United States Mint to issue 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins and medal duplicates to honor the first spouses of the United States. Louisa Adams' coin was released May 29, 2008.
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Obverse
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Reverse
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Obverse (bronze medal)
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Reverse (bronze medal)
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Famous quotes containing the words spouse and/or coin:
“His hands make money outside; his spouse saves money at home.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The oft-repeated Roman story is written in still legible characters in every quarter of the Old World, and but today, perchance, a new coin is dug up whose inscription repeats and confirms their fame. Some “Judæa Capta,” with a woman mourning under a palm tree, with silent argument and demonstration confirms the pages of history.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)