Scott's Ladies
2013-W Helen Taft
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Coin Details
Origin/Country: |
United States |
Design Description: |
BULLION - GOLD FIRST SPOUSES |
Item Description: |
G$10 2013 W HELEN TAFT EARLY RELEASES |
Full Grade: |
NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO |
Owner: |
stuley |
Owner Comments:
Mint: West Point
Mintage: 2,598
Obverse Designer: William C. Burgard and Phebe Hemphill
Reverse Designer: Richard Masters and Charles L. Vickers
Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9999
Weight: 15.55g
AGW: 0.5oz
Melt Value: $954.82 (8/15/2023)
Diameter: 26.5mm
Edge: Reeded
On the reverse was an abstracted cherry blossom design, intended to symbolize Helen Taft’s role in bringing the cherry trees to Washington, D.C. Together with some of the other reverse designs for this year, this continued a shift towards more symbolic images as opposed to literal interpretations.