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10 Dollars Claudia Taylor 'Lady Bird' Johnson, Bullion Coinage
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a panoramic scene referencing First Lady Johnson's beautification and conservation legacy, featuring the Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument rising above a foreground abundant with blooming wildflowers. A stylized inscription arching across the upper portion of the design reads 'Beautify our cities, parks & highways', evoking Mrs. Johnson's celebrated efforts to restore natural beauty to America's public spaces, beginning in Washington, D.C. The denomination $10 and the weight and purity designation 1/2 Oz. .9999 FINE GOLD appear within the legend, framed by the national motto E PLURIBUS UNUM and the issuing authority UNITED STATES OF AMERICA along the periphery. |
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Lady Bird Johnson is the only First Lady in this series whose defining public achievement was legislative rather than ceremonial — she was the driving force behind the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, which restricted billboard proliferation and mandated landscaping along federal highways. The Johnson administration pushed it through Congress over significant industry opposition, and LBJ reportedly called it "Lady Bird's bill" without irony.
The .9999 fineness places this issue among the purest gold strikes in U.S. Mint history, finer than the American Gold Eagle series it technically sits alongside in the First Spouse program.