This short article presents a photo overview of the bronze medal and two First Spouse Gold Coins featuring Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife of John F. Kennedy who was the 35th President of the United States.
Released on June 25, 2015 in collector proof and uncirculated finishes, sales of the Jacqueline Kennedy First Spouse Gold Coins neared 11,000 on the first day. The single-day start topped sales of the prior 12 spousal coins combined.
Proof coins have frosted sculpted foregrounds and mirror-like backgrounds while the spousal uncirculated coins have a satin-like appearance. Here are photos of the two collector coins with the proof shown first and the uncirculated appearing second.
First Spouse Gold Coins ship inside lacquered hardwood presentation cases with a certificate of authenticity.
According to U.S. Mint figures, their latest sales splits are 9,963 for the proof and 5,094 for the uncirculated for a combined 15,057. That’s just over half of the 30,000 authorized and higher than any in the series since the two in 2007 that honored Dolley Madison.
Latest 2015 First Spouse Gold Coin Sales
The most recent and last spousal coin for this year, honoring "Lady Bird" Johnson, launched on Thursday, Aug. 27. Below are the latest available sales figures for all 2015 coins.
Splits | Total | |
Lady Bird Johnson Proof Gold Coin | 1,569 | 2,693 |
Lady Bird Johnson Uncirculated Gold Coin | 1,124 | |
Jacqueline Kennedy Proof Gold Coin | 9,963 | 15,057 |
Jacqueline Kennedy Uncirculated Gold Coin | 5,094 | |
Mamie Eisenhower Proof Gold Coin | 2,324 | 3,899 |
Mamie Eisenhower Uncirculated Gold Coin | 1,575 | |
Bess Truman Proof Gold Coin | 2,114 | 3,622 |
Bess Truman Uncirculated Gold Coin | 1,508 |
Bronze Medal
On July 9, the United States Mint also released the Kennedy Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set for $9.95. It has one uncirculated quality John F. Kennedy Presidential $1 Coin and one Jacqueline Kennedy First Spouse Bronze Medal. The bronze medal is in the same likeness to her First Spouse Gold Coins. Here are photos of the set and medal.
These next photos are of the bronze medal, with the final ones of the medal between the two gold coins.
Larger Photos
Finally, here are larger images of the gold coins and medal.
First Spouse Gold Coins are available directly from the United States Mint’s online store via this link. A proof is currently $765 while an uncirculated is $745.