Arthur’s Liberty was engraved and minted by Daniel Carr, the designer of 3 US State Quarters, whose Moonlight Mint uses a decommissioned press from the US Mint in Denver. This 1 5/16" copper medal features an image emblematic of Liberty as it appeared on the Morgan Dollar coin during Chester Arthur’s Presidency. The reverse of the medal honors the creation of The United States Civil Service Commission, a lasting result of the efforts of the Arthur Administration to reform the spoils system. Although it is not a product of the US Mint, “Arthur’s Liberty” provides continuity of the First Spouse Program when Congress decides to honor someone unrelated to the president depicted on its companion dollar coin! When packaged with Chester Arthur Dollar Coins, the resulting Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal “Fantasy” Set solves the problem of including the suffragette Alice Paul in a series designed for presidents and their spouses. For CoinTalk.com members, I'm selling these for $19.95, Shipping Included. PM me for the address to send payment; Postal Money Order preferred. Visit my Member Page to see other CT members who have bought from me and you can visit my eBay profile for feedback by clicking HERE. Thanks for looking! Here's more from our Press Release: Widower President Honored by Newborn Suffragette? He wasn’t a particularly memorable President, but with the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, Chester Arthur’s Presidency literally changed the way our government does business. But you wouldn’t guess that by looking at his official First Spouse Medal. To accompany the Chester Arthur $1 Coin (released by the US Mint in April) our Congress chose to depict Alice Paul, a leading strategist in the suffragist movement, simply because she was born during his Presidency (1885). Rather than complain about Alice Paul being inserted into the First Spouse series for what some claim are “politically correct” reasons, one disappointed collector did something about it. “Arthur’s Liberty” becomes the fifth medal in the popular “Liberty Sub-Set,” those issued during times in which, like Arthur, a president served without a spouse. The medals are offered on eBay for $29.95 and the $1 Coin & First Spouse Fantasy Set in “Original Style Mint-Like” packaging is available for $69.95.
