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Abigail Adams was the wife and also a close advisor of John Adams the second president of the United States of America; she was also a mother of John Quincy Adams the sixth president of the United States of America. Abigail Adams is considered the founder of the United States of America. She is designated as the first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States, although these titles were not used at the time.

Abigail Adams was born as Abigail Smith on November 11, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Since; her childhood she was a devoted reader studying the works of William Shakespeare and John Milton among others. Both Abigail and John Adams was the third cousin and were known to each other since from their childhood. Later they both the couples got married to each other.

After married Abigail Adams joined John Adams in Europe from 1784 to 1788. During that time John Adams use to serve as an American diplomat in France and as the first United States Minister to Great Britain. When John Adams became President, they were the first couple to live in the White House after they arrived in Washington in November 1800.

The United States of America had issued this commemorative 10 dollar gold coin with the theme of Abigail Adams First Spouse Gold Coin First Lady in the year 2007. The obverse of this coin depicts the bust of Abigail Adams facing towards the left in the center. The reverse of the coin depicts Abigail Adams writing a memorable letter to her husband while he was in Philadelphia.

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