AS DESCRIBED BY THE US MINT:
This is the first coin released in 2013 in the First Spouse Gold Coin Series and features Ida McKinley. It is a one-half ounce 24-karat gold coin struck in proof quality, giving it a frosted foreground and a mirror-like background. The obverse (heads) features a portrait of Ida McKinley. The reverse (tails) depicts two hands crocheting, representing Mrs. McKinley’s work crocheting thousands of slippers that were auctioned off for charity. This coin is encapsulated and packaged in a custom-designed, highly polished, dome-chested, lacquered hardwood presentation case and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.