Approximate Current Value: $225
Diameter: 21.60 mm
Mintage/Proof: 9068 / 8948
Weight: 8.36 grams
Metal: Gold
Information and History of $5 1996 Smithsonian Gold Coin
Value of 1996 $5 Smithsonian Gold Commemorative
The 1996 $5 Gold Smithsonian Commemorative Coin shows the portrait on the obverse of the founder, James Smithson. The reverse of the coin shows the logo of the Smithsonian Institute. The logo looks like a radiating sun. This coin was minted at the West Point Mint.
Obverse: For The Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge – Liberty – In God We Trust – James Smithson – 1846-1996 | Reverse: United States of America – E Pluribus Unum – Five Dollars – Smithsonian
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