Thursday, April 9, 2015

Bess Truman First Spouse Gold Coins on April 16

United States Mint will start open sales for the 2015 First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coins - Bess Truman beginning on April 16. The new designs for the 2015 First Spouse Gold Coins has been released by The United States Mint on March 16.

Bess Truman

The coin's obverse (heads side) features a striking portrait of Mrs. Truman with the inscriptions "BESS TRUMAN," "IN GOD WE TRUST," "LIBERTY," "2015," "33rd," and "1945 - 1953."

Bess Truman

The reverse features a locomotive wheel moving along railroad tracks, representing Mrs. Truman's support for her husband on his 1948 whistle stop campaign trip for re-election as president. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "WHISTLE STOP CAMPAIGN," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "$10," "1/2 OZ.," and ".9999 FINE GOLD."

The Bess Truman First Spouse Gold Coins are being struck at the United States Mint's West Point facility in proof (product code JQ1) and uncirculated (product code JQ2) qualities. Mintage will be limited to no more than 10,000 units across all product options, with customer demand determining the ratio of proof coins to uncirculated coins produced.

Coin prices will be based on the United States Mint pricing structure for numismatic products containing gold, available at http://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/gold-coins.