The US Mint is gearing up to issue a series of commemorative dollar coins honoring the accomplishment of America’s first ladies.

The first in the series will be Martha Washington, shown mending a soldier’s uniform. Each coin will depict some heroic or patriotic deed performed by the president’s wife for each administration.

Thomas Jefferson did not have a wife at the time of his presidency and so the coin will have the symbol of Lady Liberty to represent his administration.

The government has failed before to generate interest in $1 coins having previously issued coins commerating Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea. The coins honoring the first ladies are expected to cost more than $300 each and will be gold-colored. They should be available early next year.

At the same time the mint will begin cirulating a presidential series of $1 coins. Both the first ladies series and the presidential series will be coming out early next year.