UNITED STATES 5 DOLLARS
GOLD BULLION COINS
(1986-DATE)
In 1986, the United States
began striking gold bullion coins with a face value of $5 and a net weight
of 1/10 ounce of pure gold. The value of these coins is intended to
be tied directly to their metal value, although some low-mintage years and
all of the Proof versions fetch premium prices.
From 1986-1991, Roman
numerals represent the date; from 1992 on, Arabic numerals are used.
Proof versions did not appear until 1988. From 1988-1993,
responsibility for producing Proofs fell to the Philadelphia Mint;
beginning in 1994, Proof production moved to West Point. Proof
versions bear mintmarks; Uncirculated versions do not.
Proof coins may be ordered
by the general public directly from the Mint. Uncirculated coins are
distributed by selected representatives, who make them available to the
secondary market.
Designer:
Obverse - Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Reverse - Miley Busiek
Diameter: 16.5 millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 91.7%
Silver - 3.0%
Copper - 5.3%
Weight: 3.39 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mints:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Point, New York
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Available
dates/mintmarks:
1986
1987
1988
1988-P
1989
1989-P
1990
1990-P
1991
1991-P
1992
1992-P
1993
1993-P
1994
1994-W
1995
1995-W
1996
1996-W
1997
1997-W
1998
1998-W
1999
1999-W - Some Uncs. were made from
unfinished Proof dies
2000
2000-W
2001
2001-W
2002
2002-W
2003
2003-W
2004
2004-W
2005
2005-W
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