Wednesday, December 20, 2006

These Ladies Are Golden

For the first time ever, the U.S. Mint is dedicating a series of coins to the nation's first ladies. First up is Martha Washington. Each coin will be a half ounce of pure gold and sold as commemorative items retailing at about $300. Sometime in the future, they'll also release bronze versions of these coins which would sell for a more reasonable $3 to $4 a piece. So when can you expect to see the wives of our founding fathers? In May around Mother's Day. To read more, click here.

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