Steam & Excursion > Steam locomotive main driver on new $10 US coin

The $10 gold coin to honor first Lady Bess Truman, to be issued this year, has a very detailed view of a steam locomotive main driver, even down to the brake shoe, on the back of the coin.  Apparently this is to represent the whistle-stop campaign trips she made with her husband. The US Mint website has details.

Louis Cerny

How much gold is in a US $10 gold coin piece?

Can't even be enough to sniff.

Cumbresfan Wrote:
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> How much gold is in a US $10 gold coin piece?

1/2 ounce. 

Obverse image

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This would make a great "Whose am I?" Where's Mitch Goldman?

But I wonder, in 1948, how much of Truman's trip was actually powered by steam.

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that's a Baldwin disk center on the coin.  Just a guess.

Bob Callahan
Monticello, IN

Is this one from US Mint (pic not avail)?

4/16/2015 2015 First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Proof Coin – Elizabeth Truman

4/16/2015 2015 First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin – Elizabeth Truman

http://catalog.usmint.gov/full-product-schedule-2015.html

If it is here are 2014 current prices of that series with the west point mint mark (W).

• [/url] <phorum break> [url=http://catalog.usmint.gov/grace-coolidge-2014-first-spouse-series-one-half-ounce-gold-proof-coin-HP3.html?cgid=gold-coins]Grace Coolidge 2014 First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Proof Coin
  http://catalog.usmint.gov/grace-coolidge-2014-first-spouse-series-one-half-ounce-gold-proof-coin-HP3.htmlWEST POINT (W)
  $790.00

• [/url] <phorum break> [url=http://catalog.usmint.gov/grace-coolidge-2014-first-spouse-series-one-half-ounce-gold-uncirculated-coin-HP4.html?cgid=gold-coins]Grace Coolidge 2014 First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin
  http://catalog.usmint.gov/grace-coolidge-2014-first-spouse-series-one-half-ounce-gold-uncirculated-coin-HP4.htmlWEST POINT (W)
  $770.00

My brother Mike and I saw it here in Mojave as schoolkids - the train was on the SP and probably had steam engines but (uncharacteristically!) I wasn't paying attention when it rolled in.
"The President Travels by Train" by Bob Withers shows at least one steam engine and mentions another used as a helper during Truman's campaign tours...

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

CPR_4000 Wrote:
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> This would make a great "Whose am I?" Where's
> Mitch Goldman?
>
> But I wonder, in 1948, how much of Truman's trip
> was actually powered by steam.

: )

Lol.  I like it!  Might have to acquire one and they would seemingly make
great gifts. 

Here is a link with some more info:

United States Mint unveils approved designs for 2015-W First Spouse gold $10 coins
http://www.coinworld.com/news/united-states-mint-unveils-2015-first-spouse-gold-coin-designs.html

Looks like they will be available on April 16th, 2015.  No price listed - does that mean they actually will
be $10 each??

/Mitch

Mgoldman Wrote:
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> Looks like they will be available on April 16th,
> 2015.  No price listed - does that mean they
> actually will
> be $10 each??
>
> /Mitch

The US mint is listing them for $770.00.  You might want to get several, for each of your close friends and family.

-John

Take a look at http://www.coinnews.net/2014/10/10/2015-first-spouse-gold-coins-designs/ .  Evidently there were six entries for the Bess Truman reverse, and three of them were train-related.

The winning design with the wheel is credited to Joel Iskowitz: http://www.usmint.gov/education/artisticinfusion/?action=designer&amp;designer=11



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/30/15 20:34 by Evan_Werkema.

LarryDoyle Wrote:
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> The US mint is listing them for $770.00.  You
> might want to get several, for each of your close
> friends and family.
>
> -John

The above links showed different coins, though from the same
series.  Thanks - maybe I'll hold off for now, lol.

Odd note shown within the text for the coins at the Mint:

" A minimum of four one-half ounce, $10 24-karat gold coins
will be minted and released annually in the order the spouses
served in the position."

Maybe they'll be worth a bit more if I buy all four, lol.

/Mitch