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United States 5 Dollar Gold Coins

Th US $5 Eagle is a gold coins measured in troy ounces. As of July 2010, the United States $5 American Gold Eagle coin is worth about $145. The modern American Gold Eagle coin was first minted in 1986; coins minted from 1986 to 1991 have Roman numerals’ dates, while those produced after 1992 use Arabic numbers. They are required to contain the actual amount of gold weight as stated in troy ounces, but also contain silver and copper alloy to make them more wear resistant, at a current specification of 0.9167, or 22 carat. This has been authorized by Congress and the United States Mint, for guarantees as to metal content and weight.

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What is the design of the coin

Originally the older 20 dollar gold eagle design from the early 20th century was used to design the current 5 dollar eagle; Augustus Saint-Gaudens created the design and used it for the new American Eagle gold coin. (The $20 American Eagle gold coin had its first minting in 1907 and was in general circulation until 1933.)

Now the $5 gold eagles resemble the older $20 gold coin. The front of the coin contains the LAdt Liberty with torch and olive branch and the capitol behind on the left. The back of the coins contains the bad eagle carying an olive branch in mouth and flying above the nest with the female and young eagles.

Although most know the story of the Statue of Liberty, many may not know why the eagle is so central to American symbolism and therefore to the United States $5 American Gold Eagle coin.

The eagle is the US national emblem since 1782. It was chosen to represent America in part because it was thought to exist only on the North American continent. The eagle represents freedom. As the story goes that the sounds of one of the first battles of the Revolution woke up the eagles and the eagles flew over head during the battle. The revolutionaries said “They are shrieking for freedom.”

Because of this, the eagle remains a prominent symbol of America, its freedoms, and all they stand for.

There is more information about the 5 dollar coin such as its purity and face value. Today’s American Eagle coins were first minted in 1986, and are only made from gold mined in the United States.

These coins are also legal tender.

It’s indeed true that the United States $5 American Gold Eagle coin is still legal tender for its “face value” of $5s. But it would not makes sense to do so since its actual value is much more. Instead, it’s kept as a collector’s item.

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