100 Greatest US Coins, 2nd Ed
57 - 1996-W SMITHSONIAN $5 COMMEMORATIVE

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: MODERN COMMEMORATIVES
Item Description: $5 1996 W SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Full Grade: NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
Owner: Tom Carr

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: Modern Commemoratives, Complete   Score: 1790
Modern Gold Commemoratives MS, SP & PF   Score: 1790
Modern Gold Commemoratives, PF   Score: 1790
100 Greatest US Coins, 2nd Ed   Score: 1790
100 Greatest US Mod Coins, 1st Ed   Score: 1790
100 Greatest US Mod Coins 4th Ed   Score: 1790
Mod Comm 1982- Proofs   Score: 1790
100 Greatest US Modern, 3rd Edition   Score: 1790
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Modern Commemoratives (1982-Date)

Owner Comments:

Three $5 gold commemorative coins were released in 1996. The third coin commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. The obverse of the coin features the left-side bust of James Smithson with an inscription that reads "For the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge." The reverse features the logo of the sunburst logo for the Smithsonian Institution.

There were only 9,068 uncirculated and 21,772 proof coins minted by the West Point Mint. These were the lowest numbers for all minted commemoratives through 1996. These coins are very difficult to find in perfect MS70 condition (a little more than 380 graded in MS70) and in perfect in PF70 condition (about 335 graded in PF70, about one-third of those graded in PF69 condition).

PF70 1996-W Ebay auction purchase from S. G. Rare Coins, Inc. (onionsavenged), 06/27/2018, $425.00

Gold started the year at $387/oz. and ended at $369/oz. 1996-W Smithsonian PF70UCAM 4815156-021

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