1988 $5 Gold Eagle (Regular Strike)

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PCGS MS70

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PCGS MS70

PCGS #:: 9818

Designer:: Augustus Saint Gaudens/Miley Busiek

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 16.50 millimeters

Weight:: 3.39 grams

Mintage:: 159,500

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 91.67% Gold, 3% Silver, 5.33% Copper

Auction Record:: $7,800 • MS70 • 02-12-2023 • Heritage Auctions

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	140,000	R-1.9	1 / 20 TIE	N/A
60 or Better	N/A		1 / 20 TIE	N/A
65 or Better	N/A		1 / 20 TIE	N/A

Survival Estimate
All Grades	140,000
60 or Better	N/A
65 or Better	N/A

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-1.9
60 or Better
65 or Better

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	1 / 20 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 20 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 20 TIE

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	N/A
60 or Better	N/A
65 or Better	N/A

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	MS70 PCGS grade
1	MS70 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade
3	MS69 PCGS grade

#1 MS70 PCGS grade

#3 MS69 PCGS grade

Jaime Hernandez:

This is the lowest $5 Uncirculated Gold Eagle in the whole series. Compare its 159,500 mintage to that of the $5 1999 Uncirculated Gold Eagle with a mintage of 2,750,338.

The $5 1998 Uncirculated gold eagle usually trades a slightly higher premium than most dates due its lower mintage. However, most coins come really nice and the majority of them would probably grade MS69.