Mod Comm 1982- MS and SP
1997 W JACKIE ROBINSON $5

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: MODERN COMMEMORATIVES
Item Description: $5 1997 W JACKIE ROBINSON
Full Grade: NGC MS 70
Owner: Tom Carr

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: Modern Gold Commemoratives, MS & SP   Score: 3712
Mod Comm 1982- MS and SP   Score: 3712
Modern Commemoratives, Complete   Score: 3712
100 Greatest US Mod Coins, 1st Ed   Score: 3712
100 Greatest US Coins, 2nd Ed   Score: 3712
100 Greatest US Modern, 3rd Edition   Score: 3712
100 Greatest US Mod Coins 4th Ed   Score: 3712
Top 50 Modern Coins   Score: 3712
Modern Gold Commemoratives MS, SP & PF   Score: 3712
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Modern Commemoratives (1982-Date)

Owner Comments:

Two commemorative $5 gold coins were released in 1997. The first coin issued was to honor baseball great Jackie Robinson on the 50th anniversary of his start as the first black player in a major league baseball game. The obverse of the coin features a portrait image of the Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson. The reverse shows a baseball with the inscription "1919-1972 Legacy of Courage."

There were only 5,174 uncirculated and 24,072 proof coins minted by the West Point Mint. The mint state version was produced in the lowest number of all commemoratives in the Modern Era at the time. These coins are very difficult to find in perfect MS70 condition (about 310 graded by NGC in MS70) and somewhat difficult to find in perfect PF70 condition (about 560 graded in PF70, or roughly one-half of those graded in PF69 condition).

1997-W auction purchase from Great Collections, 03/17/2024.

Gold started the year at $369/oz. and ended at $287.05/oz. (A drop of over 22%)

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