1987 (P) American Eagle Five Dollar Gold
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $1,880
- Sold
- Grade
- MS70
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1987 (P) American Eagle Five Dollar Gold was struck at the Philadelphia Mint as a Gold Eagle in the American Eagle Five Dollar Gold 1986 to Date series. The Mint struck 580,266 of these bullion coins dated 1987, by the Mint's figures. Saint-Gaudens's Liberty from the 1907 double eagle, carrying a torch and an olive branch, fills the obverse; Miley Busiek's reverse shows a male eagle with an olive branch flying above a nest where a female eagle sits with her young. Struck in 91.67% gold, 3% silver, 5.33% copper, weighing 3.39 grams, 16.5 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #9810.
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