Rachel Jackson's story, as it relates to her status as America's First Lady, is tragic. The official White House account states it so eloquently: "Wearing the white dress she had purchased for her husband's inaugural ceremonies in March 1829, Rachel Donelson Jackson was buried in the garden at The Hermitage, her home near Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Eve in 1828."
Because Rachel Jackson never got to enjoy the honor and privilege of serving as First Lady, her husband Andrew Jackson's First Spouse coin depicts Miss Liberty as she appeared on the Capped Bust Half Dollars which circulated during Jackson's tenure as President. The coin's obverse was designed by John Reich.
Because Rachel Jackson never got to enjoy the honor and privilege of serving as First Lady, her husband Andrew Jackson's First Spouse coin depicts Miss Liberty as she appeared on the Capped Bust Half Dollars which circulated during Jackson's tenure as President. The coin's obverse was designed by John Reich.