James Buchanan’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin
Issued in 2010
2010 First Spouse Gold Coin Buchanan Liberty Uncirculated Reverse
2010 First Spouse Gold Coin Buchanan Liberty Uncirculated Obverse
Coin Description
Reverse
Depicts the future President as a boy working as a bookkeeper in his family's small country store.
Obverse
Features the image that appeared on the Liberty Head Quarter Eagle designed by Christian Gobrecht, issued from 1840 through 1907.
The Story
President James Buchanan was not married. As is the case with all unmarried presidents, his First Spouse coin is modeled after a coin in use during his term.
The front of James Buchanan’s First Spouse coin is a reproduction of the Liberty Head quarter eagle designed by Christian Gobrecht. This $2.50 coin was issued from 1840 through 1907.
Reverse Design
The design on the coin’s back is by Artistic Infusion Program Associate Designer David Westwood. It shows President Buchanan as a boy keeping the books in his family’s small country store.
2010 First Spouse Gold Coin Buchanan Liberty Uncirculated Reverse
2010 First Spouse Gold Coin Buchanan Liberty Uncirculated Obverse