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This 2006 San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative $5 Gold Coin is beautifully minted as a proof specimen. The coin was struck at the San Francisco Mint, comes with its original packaging, certificate of authenticity, and free shipping.
BackgroundPublic Law 109–230, the San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act, dated June 15, 2006, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver commemorative coins emblematic of the San Francisco Old Mint Building, its importance to California and the history of the UnitedStates, and its role in rebuilding San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire. The $5 gold coin had a limited mintage of 100,000, and the $1 silver coin had a limit of 500,000 across all product options. Both coins were produced atthe United States Mint at San Francisco and bore the \"S\" mint mark.
CharacteristicsThe obverse design of the $5 gold coin is a rendition of theOld Mint modeled on the original 1869 construction drawing by A.B. Mullett.
The reverse design is a replica of the 1906 Half-Eagle Coronet Liberty eagle reverse, designed by Christian Gobrecht.
Obverse Inscriptions LIBERTY 1906 2006 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE CENTENIAL E PLURIBUS UNUMReverse Inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIVE D. IN GOD WE TRUSTMint and Mint Mark San FranciscoArtist Credits Charles L. Vickers: Medallic Artist, Obverse Designer Joseph Menna: Medallic Artist, Obverse Sculptor Christian Gobrecht: Reverse Designer Don Everhart: Medallic Artist, Reverse Sculptor(Source:U.S. Mint)
