First Spouse Gold Coins - Remember the Ladies
The United States Mint is permitted to issue half-ounce $10 gold coins and bronze medal duplicates in honor of the first spouses of the country under the First Spouse Program under the Presidential $1 Coin Program. On June 19, 2007, the Abigail Adams coin went on sale, and it quickly sold out, which is one of the most interesting facts about Abigail Adams.
The reverse, which was created by Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Thomas Cleveland, has a young Abigail Adams sending a letter to her husband while he was a member of the Second Continental Congress. John Adams believed that his wife's political knowledge was on par with that of his professional colleagues, placing her advice above that of any other contemporaneous. Abigail asked her husband to "consider the ladies" in a letter when the new country was being established. The Cleveland design, created by U.S. Mint Medallic Sculptor Phebe Hemphill, includes this advice as an inscription.
The older Mrs. Adams is depicted in a portrait of serene strength on the obverse by Joseph Menna, who also painted the First Lady's features and attire in exquisite detail.
According to a report from Coin World in February 2009, several 2007 Abigail Adams medals were mistakenly struck utilizing the reverse of the 2008 Louisa Adams medal. The 2007 First Spouse medal set included these "mules," or components. The number of mules produced has not been estimated by the U.S. Mint.
