1988 $5 Gold Eagle MS70 Certification #49021857, PCGS #9818

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Expert Comments

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.

PCGS #

9818

Designer

Augustus Saint Gaudens/Miley Busiek

Edge

Reeded

Diameter

16.50 millimeters

Weight

3.39 grams

Mintage

159,500

Metal

91.67% Gold, 3% Silver, 5.33% Copper

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1547

Region

The United States of America

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

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.
65 or Better	140000	R-1.9	1 / 20 TIE	N/A
All Grades	N/A		1 / 20 TIE	N/A
60 or Better	N/A		1 / 20 TIE	N/A

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.
65 or Better	140000
All Grades	N/A
60 or Better	N/A

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.
65 or Better	R-1.9
All Grades
60 or Better

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.
65 or Better	1 / 20 TIE
All Grades	1 / 20 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 20 TIE

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.
65 or Better	N/A
All Grades	N/A
60 or Better	N/A

Condition Census Learn More

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

#1 MS70 PCGS grade

#3 MS69 PCGS grade