The First Spouse series pairs a common statutory reverse structure with changing portraits and biographical scenes for presidential spouses and Liberty substitutes.

This guide covers the 42 cataloged 2007–2020 West Point issues. The main Presidential $1 companion sequence concluded in 2016; the 2020 Barbara Bush coin is a later authorized addition.

Core specifications

Issue period
2007–2020
Catalog mints
1
Reported catalog mintage
392,492
Composition
99.99% Fine Gold
Diameter
26.5 mm
Weight
15.554 g

A companion program broadens the presidential story

Beginning in 2007, half-ounce .9999 fine gold coins honored spouses in the order of presidential service.

Presidents without a spouse during service received an era-appropriate Liberty obverse, while each reverse depicts a theme from the honoree's life or work.

Obverse, reverse, and the details that identify the type

Confirm the major design, date, and mint mark before studying smaller die differences.

The main portrait and date

Each coin carries a changing spouse portrait or Liberty design with name, order, dates, motto, year, and W mint mark.

Denomination, subject, and mint mark

A scene or symbolic design changes for each honoree, with denomination, weight, and fineness inscriptions around it.

Where the cataloged coins were made

Totals are calculated from reported issue records in this catalog; unknown figures are not counted as zero.

  • W — West Point: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020; 392,492. W identifies West Point; use the year, product, and finish to separate circulation releases from collector issues.

Representative issues that explain the series

Organize by presidential sequence and identify Liberty-substitute issues separately; proof and uncirculated products should not be merged by portrait alone.

  • 2007 W - Martha Washington — 36,830. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.
  • 2007 W - Thomas Jeffersons Liberty — 39,638. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.
  • 2009 W - Letitia Tyler — 6,722. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.
  • 2014 W - Eleanor Roosevelt — 4,236. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.
  • 2016 W - Nancy Reagan — 5,559. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.
  • 2020 W - Barbara Bush — 4,936. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.

Issue catalog

2007 W First Spouses - Martha Washington2007 W First Spouses - Abigail Adams2007 W First Spouses - Thomas Jeffersons Liberty2007 W First Spouses - Dolley Madison2008 W First Spouses - Elizabeth Monroe2008 W First Spouses - Louisa Adams2008 W First Spouses - Andrew Jackson's Liberty2008 W First Spouses - Martin Van Buren's Liberty2009 W First Spouses - Anna Harrison2009 W First Spouses - Letitia Tyler2009 W First Spouses - Julia Tyler2009 W First Spouses - Sarah Polk2009 W First Spouses - Margaret Taylor2010 W First Spouses - Abigail Fillmore2010 W First Spouses - Jane Pierce2010 W First Spouses - James Buchanan's Liberty2010 W First Spouses - Mary Todd Lincoln2011 W First Spouses - Eliza Johnson2011 W First Spouses - Julia Grant2011 W First Spouses - Lucy Hayes2011 W First Spouses - Lucretia Garfield2012 W First Spouses - Alice Paul2012 W First Spouses - Frances Cleveland2012 W First Spouses - Caroline Harrison2012 W First Spouses - Frances Cleveland2013 W First Spouses - Ida McKinley2013 W First Spouses - Edith Roosevelt2013 W First Spouses - Helen Taft2013 W First Spouses - Ellen Wilson2013 W First Spouses - Edith Wilson2014 W First Spouses - Florence Harding2014 W First Spouses - Grace Coolidge2014 W First Spouses - Lou Hoover2014 W First Spouses - Eleanor Roosevelt2015 W First Spouses - Elizabeth Truman2015 W First Spouses - Mamie Eisenhower2015 W First Spouses - Jacqueline Kennedy2015 W First Spouses - Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson2016 W First Spouses - Patricia Nixon2016 W First Spouses - Elizabeth "Betty" Ford2016 W First Spouses - Nancy Reagan2020 W First Spouses - Barbara Bush

From one type coin to a complete catalog

  • One representative coin: Choose one problem-free, readable example and learn the size, edge, and major design.
  • Major-type set: Use one coin per major design to show changes in artwork, composition, or production.
  • Dates and mints: Work through the issue catalog by date and mint, defining special finishes separately.

Catalog status note

The normalized series metadata still says ongoing, but the current catalog ends with the separately authorized 2020 Barbara Bush issue. This guide preserves all 42 records while presenting the program as completed.

Sources

  1. First Spouse Coins and Medals — United States Mint
  2. United States Mint Bullion Coins — United States Mint
  3. First Spouses category reference — PCGS CoinFacts