First Spouse Gold Coin Mintages

The mintages for the First Spouse Gold Coins present an interesting study. Early excitement resulted in one-day sell outs of the maximum authorized mintage for the first three coins in the series. After that point, collector interest declined at a rapid pace to the point where issues were recording the lowest U.S. gold coin mintages in decades.

Prior to the start of sales for each coin, the US Mint announces a maximum authorized mintage level. Initially this level was set at 40,000, but starting in 2010, the levels were reduced. In general, each release has remained available for sale until the entire maximum mintage has sold out, or for approximately one year. In 2010, there were numerous early sell outs, as the US Mint under-estimated anticipated demand for the entire sales period.

Included below are the mintages of the sold out issues of the First Spouse Gold Coin Program. These are based on the last sales figures reported by the United States Mint.

	Unc	Proof	Total	Maximum
2007 Martha Washington	20,000	20,000	40,000	40,000
2007 Abigail Adams	20,000	20,000	40,000	40,000
2007 Jefferson’s Liberty	20,000	20,000	40,000	40,000
2007 Dolley Madison	12,541	18,355	30,896	40,000
2008 Elizabeth Monroe	4,519	7,933	12,452	40,000
2008 Louisa Adams	4,223	7,454	11,677	40,000
2008 Jackson’s Liberty	4,754	7,806	12,560	40,000
2008 Van Buren’s Liberty	4,334	7,515	11,849	40,000
2009 Anna Harrison	3,537	6,250	9,787	40,000
2009 Letitia Tyler	3,152	5,163	8,315	40,000
2009 Julia Tyler	2,861	4,830	7,691	40,000
2009 Sarah Polk	3,501	5,157	8,658	40,000
2009 Margaret Taylor	3,430	4,787	8,024	40,000
2010 Abigail Fillmore	3,489	6,140	9,629	15,000
2010 Jane Pierce	3,333	4,843	8,176	15,000
2010 Buchanan's Liberty	5,348	7,304	12,652	15,000

Source: First Spouse Coin Guide