Mod Comm 1982- Proofs
1997 W FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT $5

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: MODERN COMMEMORATIVES
Item Description: $5 1997 W FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
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: 1928
Mod Comm 1982- Proofs   Score: 1928
Modern Gold Commemoratives MS, SP & PF   Score: 1928
Modern Gold Commemoratives, PF   Score: 1928
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Modern Commemoratives (1982-Date)

Owner Comments:

Gold started the year at $369/oz. and ended at $287.05/oz. (A drop of over 22%) NGC case is worn and scratched but the coin appears to be in pristine condition.

Two commemorative $5 gold coins were released in 1997. The second coin issued honored President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with a portion of the proceeds from the coin's sale going to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission. The obverse of the coin features an upper torso portrait of FDR. The reverse shows the Presidential Seal, as it appeared at his inauguration in 1933. (And, I might add, that's a pretty skinny eagle.)

There were only 11,894 uncirculated and 29,474 proof coins minted by the West Point Mint. This coin is an odd, one-off production since there was no silver dollar or half dollar commemorative were part of the release. These coins are somewhat difficult to find in perfect MS70 condition (about 485 graded by NGC in MS70) and in perfect PF70 condition (about 515 graded in PF70, or less than one-half of those graded in PF69 condition).

PF70 Ebay auction purchase from Reverend Tye's Stache, 05/31/2019, $370.01

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