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I just discovered this gold coin, as I had never seen it before. What an amazing up close image on the front of Lady Liberty. At a quarter ounce this is a nice rare coin it seems, on what little research I have done thus far. I don't have a quarter oz. gold coin yet, perhaps one like this one below would be a nice first one to shoot for here soon.... Curious to hear any of your alls thoughts on this piece, and if any of you own one perhaps.... http://cgi.ebay.com/1986-W-STATUE-L...em2eb59ca225 |
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I have the silver proof statue of liberty 1986 coin. Not sure if this is the first year of the series ($5 gold commemoratives). Has mintage of 404,013. A bit high compared to other years, but certainly a good addition if you need more gold in your collection.  |
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The gold content of the $5 commemorative are .24187, a bit under 1/4 of an ounce. There are 22 of these $5 coins minted since 1986 with about 8 that go for mostly melt price.
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Rest in Peace
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Hi Silverhawk. I've got one of these in my collection. While it certainly isn't rare by any standard, it is a very attractive piece in hand, and these usually go for about as close to melt as you can get in gold. I personally think proof modern $5 commemoratives are a great way to hold bullion without paying much if any premium.   |
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Thanks for the great info all, I did notice it seems to sell for right around spot, minus the graded versions, so it is a great piece for that fact, and it looks great as well....
Seems as if it flies a bit under the radar so to speak....
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That might have to go on my "To get list" haha
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If you like that one check some of these out. I have always liked the statue of liberty gold coin allot better than the "First lady" gold coins, I would rather see designs of Liberty or of the Eagle (like the Bald Eagle) or even the GAE design better than faces of people that was married to a president that I don't like their coins either. I have 4 statue of Liberty sets with the half, the dollar and the 5 dollar fold piece in them, I had already had one set and my Grandfather left me 3 more sets when he died. He also had a few statue of liberty halves separate and I used one in my 7070 set that was one of the ones he left me |
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Yes thanks Muddler, I liked those, esp the Jamestown coin I had never seen it before, and the USA world cup coin from 1994. Brazil won it all that year, and knocked the USA out 1 to 0 on their way to the title. I don't now why I remember that, but Ronaldo now retired, scored the goal in the 77th minute, a heart breaking goal, as the USA does not make the elimination round often....
A bit off subject here, but that was the World cup where the USA beat Columbia 2 to 1, and Escobar a defender for Columbia accidentally scored an own goal, and a idiot fan shot and killed him a few days later outside a bar in Columbia, senseless death. ESPN even did a 30 for 30 about that tragedy....
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Excellent pics of a beautiful coin, Johnny. Thanks for posting them.  I'm curious about the size of a coin like this. What is the approximate size of one of these $5 gold coins? About the same size as a US 5 cent coin? |
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The weight is .24187 Ed, or just shy of a quarter oz.....
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I had forgot I had one of thses. I found it when metal detecting the beaches of Hawaii  |
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The weight is .24187 Ed, or just shy of a quarter oz..... That surprises me from the face value of the coin and comparing it to the $10 face value 1/4-oz. AGEs. One would tend to think that a $5 and a $10 face coin would have a 100% difference in their metal weights. In spite of that, what interests me most is the physical size of the coin. Not being a gold aficionado, questions like this interest me.  |
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Rather amazing beach find, as that bad boy is worth about 400 goldrush58, well done....
Ed, I don't have one yet so can't say on diameter. My largest two gold coins thus far is a 1 10th an oz. gold Eagle, and a British half soverign, which is the largest. Both are 1988 proofs, and the soverign is larger at 3.99 grams. But like the Eagle, it is not pure gold, say both are are 22K. Funny, the soverign coin has a bit of a copper color in tone, like a Krugerrand. The Eagle however, still has that more brilliant gold luster of a 24k coin IMO. I also have a Mexico gold 2.5 peso now, and it has the same copper/gold color as the gold Soverign. Still a beautiful coin in its own way, just different than a 24k coin. Something you really can't tell, until you have two examples right in front of you in person....
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'm curious about the size of a coin like this. What is the approximate size of one of these $5 gold coins? About the same size as a US 5 cent coin? They are about the size of a dime. This is a $5 AGE I wear all the time beside a dime and a Lincoln Cent |
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THANK YOU, Bryan! Your pic is exactly what I was hoping to see. It gives me an excellent idea of the size of this coin. Appreciate the effort to get and upload this pic. |
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