Have read a lot about the upcoming presidential coins. I am curious if many have given consideration to the Martha washington $10 24k gold coin that is coming out. Seems to me that this could be a tremendously overlooked coin especially if it is limited to a rather small mintage, as I have read it will be. Everyone knows who martha washington is but other than a few of the modern presidents, I have no idea of the top of my head who most of the other first ladies are.
Gee,let me think,Abigail Adams,Dolley Madison,Mary Todd Lincoln,Eleanor Roosevelt,Bess Truman,Mamie Eisenhower,Lady Bird Johnson,Pat Nixon,Jackie Kennedy,Betty Ford,Nancy Reagan,Barbara Bush,Hillary and Laura...if anyone tells me they knew ANY others from memory,you're a lying dog..LOL by the way,did you know that Herbert Hoover's wife was named Lou Henry Hoover? No you didn't....but it's true. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/057_chron.html
I don't care how many of them will be made. The subject of the series does not excite me in the least. As for me, I will not be buying any first lady coins. Like you, I would have to guess at most of the other names... Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Polk, Mrs... you get the idea.
Vroomer, Since your tag line is GIVE ME A COINAGE WITH SOME BEAUTY!" Do you think they'll use the Old or Young Eleanor Roosevelt on her coin?:whistle:
Since they are gold coins, and that you'll need to buy over 40 of them at a rate of 4 per year just for a complete run (ditto if you want both proof and uncirculated), I'm going guess that the cost alone is going to discourage people from trying to collect this series of coins. A limited, small mintage is likely for most of the first lady coins.
I hope the older and indispensible one... if they want young and pointless, they can subscribe to Seventeen
god I hope they do not put the old eleanor on there. talking about a face only a mother could love. She looks like she should be pushing a shopping cart up and down the streets going through garbage cans. oh thats an awful picture. afraid i am a young and pointless type guy .
old----of course I don't like either photo---but why would the Mint want to make a coin that some people like and think that its pretty....If the mint thought about it they would put mug shots of the FBI top 10 most wanted---that would go over BIG and if you also had a 1-800 number on it to call in a hot tip I think that would be cool. Speedy
LOL, judging by the first few responses, I'm now 100% confident the Mint has come up with another great series. :desk:
I was having a nightmare last night about the old elanor roosevelt picture posted by MikjoO. When i finally got back to sleep I had another nightmare about hillary clinton gettting elected president and that one day in the future may have a gold ,bronze and silver coin of both hillary and bill. talking about having a ruff night. I think bills girlfriend should get some consideration if goes that long Use to think some of these coins might be nice but they kind of scare me now.
Hmmm... Bill Clinton on the First Ladies gold coin. Plus the addition of a platinum First Mistresses coin... collecting fun for the whole family
If you can't afford the gold you can always get them in Bronze. BRONZE MEDALS.--The Secretary may strike and sell bronze medals that bear the likeness of the bullion coins author- ized under this subsection, at a price, size, and weight, and with such inscriptions, as the Secretary determines to be appro- priate. I'll pass on both.
