Frances Cleveland First Spouse Gold Coin (First Term)
2012-W Frances Cleveland First Spouse $10 Gold Coin
The Frances Cleveland First Spouse Gold Coin will be issued in 2012 to honor the spouse of the 22nd President of the United States Grover Cleveland. This will be the twenty-third one-half ounce 24 karat gold coin release for the series.
President Grover Cleveland had entered the White House as a bachelor, but soon married Frances Folsom Cleveland. At the time, she was 21 years of age and remains the youngest First Lady in history. Her beauty and charm won over public opinion, despite her young age.
The obverse design of the coin will feature a portrait with the required inscriptions. These include her name, the order of the Presidency “22nd”, the dates of the term “1186-1889″, “In God We Trust”, “Liberty”, and the date. The reverse will contain images emblematic of her life or service as the First Lady. The final designs for the coin have not yet been decided. A number of design candidates have been reviewed by the Commission of Fine Arts. Their two recommended designs are pictured above.
Frances Cleveland will actually be featured on two different coins of the series, since her husband served as President during two nonconsecutive terms. Her second coin is issued for the 24th Presidency, released near the end of 2012.
Frances Cleveland First Spouse Coin Specifications
Date: 2012
Mint: West Point (W)
Mintage: TBD
Designers: TBD
Composition: 0.9999 Gold
Weight: 0.5000 troy oz. (15.554 g)
Diameter: 1.041 inches (26.49 mm)
Thickness: 0.074 inches (1.88 mm)
