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Going Out With a Bang: The 2020-W Gold Eagle V75 Will Be the Rarest Gold Eagle

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Going Out With a Bang: The 2020-W Gold Eagle V75 Will Be the Rarest Gold Eagle
On the other hand, the gold eagle will only have a mintage of 1,945. This of course is symbolic of the year that World War II ended. However, this is also the lowest mintage of any U.S. Mint numismatic product ever. This extremely low mintage combined with the fact that this is the final coin of the final year of this design means that this coin will sell out within mere seconds. The best bet with an item like this is to try to place an order online. It is possible that a portion of the coins could be allocated to telephone sales, but there is no guarantee. In addition, with the current pandemic, there would be no phone sales. However, that could change by the time this coin is released.

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2021 American Eagle Gold and Silver Coin Designs Narrowed to a Few

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2021 American Eagle Gold and Silver Coin Designs Narrowed to a Few
If you didn't already know, 2020 will be the last year of the reverse design of the American Silver Eagle and American Gold Eagle. Both are memorable designs and have been in use since the coins' inception in 1986. Legendary designer, John Mercanti became one of the most popular coin designers/engravers due to his work being featured on the back of all silver eagles for 30+ years.

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Pink $5 Dollar Gold for Breast Cancer Awareness

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Pink $5 Dollar Gold for Breast Cancer Awareness
  • The $5 coin will have a mintage maximum of 50,000.
  • It is part of a three-coin set that will have the same design:  two women on obverse and a butterfly on reverse.

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