2015-W Mamie Eisenhower First Spouse $10 Gold Coin Uncirculated : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..
 

The First Spouse $10 Gold Coin Program limped into 2015 with four First Ladies that were still familiar to most of the “Baby Boomer” customers that Congress envisioned would be interested in a 30-plus-piece, 1/2-ounce, 99.99% pure gold coin series that would be a companion to the base-metal Presidential Dollar coin series.

On May 7, 2015, the United States Mint issued the 2015 Mamie Eisenhower $10 Gold Coin. It was the year’s second issue and had a maximum authorized mintage of 10,000 across all ordering options. The coin was struck at the West Point Mint and carries the “W” mintmark. It came in two finishes: Proof and Uncirculated.

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Market Data and Noteworthy Specimens

As a 1/2-ounce, 99.99% pure gold coin, most of the 2015-W Mamie Eisenhower First Spouse $10 gold coin’s value is tied to the spot price of gold. This can be seen with the most recent sale reported on eBay.

Since October 2024, the PCGS and CAC populations of MS70 coins have remained unchanged, while the NGC census has decreased from 250 to 249.

Top Population: PCGS MS70 (357, 4/2025). NGC MS70 (249, 4/2025). CAC MS70 (1, 4/2025).

• PCGS MS70: eBay, February 25, 2025 – $1,799.95. Buy It Now. First Strike label.
• PCGS MS70: Heritage Auctions, July 1, 2024, Lot 52082 – $1,200. First Strike label.
• PCGS MS70: Heritage Auctions, October 9, 2023, Lot 51177 – $990. First Strike Label.
• NGC MS70: GreatCollections, July 7, 2024, Lot 1412305 – View. First Spouse Series label.
• PCGS MS70: GreatCollections, August 13, 2023, Lot 1323369 – View.
• PCGS MS70: GreatCollections, February 19, 2023, Lot 1313820 – View.
• NGC MS70: GreatCollections, August 23, 2020, Lot 873161 – View.
• NGC MS70: Heritage Auctions, December 14, 2018, Lot 8379 – $720. Mike Castle American Flag signature label (#697).
• NGC MS70: Heritage Auctions, December 14, 2018, Lot 8380 – $720. Mike Castle American Flag signature label (#697).
• PCGS MS70: Heritage Auctions, November 4, 2017, Lot 20657 – $810. First Strike label.

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Design

Obverse:

A right-facing bust of Mamie Eisenhower. Wrapping around the top of the coin is her name, MAMIE EISENHOWER. Around the bottom is the inscription 34th 1953-1961. To the left of Mrs. Eisenhower is the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. To the right is the word LIBERTY and the date 2015. The W mintmark of the West Point Mint is situated below the date. At the back of the bust truncation are the initials RAM for designer Richard Masters. Parallel to the tip of the front of the bust truncation are the initials JFM for sculptor Joseph Menna.

Reverse:

The coin’s central design motif is framed within a circle. A hand, possibly belonging to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, holds a button aloft. The button reads I LIKE MAMIE.

During the presidential campaign of 1952, Mamie Eisenhower was seen wearing a button that reads “IKE LIKES ME” (a playful rejoinder to the campaign’s “I LIKE IKE” slogan). In response, on June 12, 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was photographed pinning an I LIKE MAMIE button to his jacket at a New York campaign event. To the left of the hand are the designer’s initials BF for Barbara Fox. On the far right, the initials RG for Renata Gordon. Outside of the circle, wrapping around the coin’s rim, is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the top, the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM at the bottom left, and the denomination, weight, and fineness $10 1/2 OZ .9999 FINE GOLD along the bottom half of the rim.

Edge:

The edge of the 2015-W Mamie Eisenhower First Spouse $10 Uncirculated gold coin is reeded.

Designers

Richard Masters studied design at the University of Iowa and became an art professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, from which position he retired in 2015. Masters has participated in the Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) since it began in 2004.

Joseph Menna has created dozens of coin and medal designs since joining the Mint in 2005 (View Designer’s Profile). He became Chief Engraver in February 2019.

Before joining the United States Mint, engraver Barbara Fox worked as a commercial artist (View Designer’s Profile). Mint artist Renata Gordon joined the engraving department in 2011 (View Designer’s Profile).

A graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Medallic Artist Renata Gordon created several designs for the First Spouse and America the Beautiful Quarters programs (View Designer’s Profile).

Coin Specifications

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