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US $5 Gold Coins

The United States $5 American Eagle coin contains gold in what are called “troy ounces,” their actual gold weight. As of July 2010, the United States $5 American Gold Eagle coin is worth about $145. The Gold American gold Eagle series started in 1986; coins minted from 1986 to 1991 have Roman numerals’ dates, while those produced after 1992 use Arabic numbers. They are required to contain the actual amount of gold weight as stated in troy ounces, but also contain silver and copper alloy to make them more wear resistant, at a current specification of 0.9167, or 22 carat. The coins have been authorized by the Congress of the United States Mint to guarantee the weight and content.

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Design

Originally, the design used for the $5 American Eagle coin was the same as that used for the original $20 gold coin that ceased production in 1933; the design is by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and even though similar to the original $20 gold piece, the United States mint nonetheless decided to use it for its new American Gold Eagle coin, on the reverse. (the older version was minted between 1907 and 1933.)

Now the $5 gold eagles resemble the older $20 gold coin. The front of the coin contains the LAdt Liberty with torch and olive branch and the capitol behind on the left. The back of the coins contains the bad eagle carying an olive branch in mouth and flying above the nest with the female and young eagles.

Although most know the story of the Statue of Liberty, many may not know why the eagle is so central to American symbolism and therefore to the United States $5 American Gold Eagle coin.

The eagle is the US national emblem since 1782. It was chosen to represent America in part because it was thought to exist only on the North American continent. The eagle represents freedom. There’s also a popular story that circulates which says that when one of the first battles of the Revolution broke out, the sounds of the fighting woke up the eagles that slept in the heights overhead, and they circled the fighting men, raucously crying all the time. The Patriots are said to have stated, “They are shrieking for Freedom.”

Because of this, the eagle remains a prominent symbol of America, its freedoms, and all they stand for.

There is more information about the 5 dollar coin such as its purity and face value. Today’s American Eagle coins were first minted in 1986, and are only made from gold mined in the United States.

These coins are also legal tender.

The $5 eagle can indeed be spent as a $5 coin. But it would not makes sense to do so since its actual value is much more. Keep this coin in your collection!

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