1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Five Dollar Gold - Cauldron
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About This Coin
The 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Five Dollar Gold - Cauldron is a United States five-dollar gold coin from the Modern Commemorative Five Dollar Gold (1984-Date) series. In 1996 the West Point Mint struck 9,453 uncirculated and 38,871 proof Atlanta Olympic Cauldron five-dollar gold coins, 48,324 in all. The obverse features a runner lighting the Olympic cauldron with a torch, and the reverse displays the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games mark in a laurel wreath, the reverse shared by both 1996 Atlanta $5 coins. Struck in 90% gold and 10% alloy, weighing 8.36 grams, 21.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Designed by Frank Gasparro/William Krawczewicz.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(2)
1996 (W) Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Five Dollar Gold - Cauldron
1996 (W) Proof Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Five Dollar Gold - Cauldron
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