- Jamestown 400th Anniversary gold five dollar coin
Infobox Coin
Country = United States
Denomination = Dollar
Value = 5
Unit =U.S. Dollar
Mass = 8.359
Diameter = .850 Inches
Thickness = ?
Edge = Reeded
Composition = 90%Gold /10%Alloy
Years of Minting = 2007
Catalog Number = ?
Obverse = jtg5dobv.jpg
Obverse Design = Capt. John Smith greeting an American Indian carrying a bag of corn. Inscriptions: '1607-2007', 'Liberty', 'In God We Trust' & 'Founding of Jamestown'
Obverse Designer = John Mercanti
Obverse Design Date = 2007
Reverse = jtg5drev.jpg
Reverse Design = A rendering of Jamestown Memorial Church Inscriptions: 'United States of America', '$5', 'E Pluribus Unum', 'Jamestown Memorial Church' & mint mark 'W'
Reverse Designer = Susan Gamble
Reverse Design Date = 2007In 2007, the
United States Mint released a gold five-dollarcommemorative coin which commemorates the 400th year after the founding ofJamestown . Surcharges from the sale of the Jamestown commemorative were donated to Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of theCommonwealth of Virginia , the Secretary of the Interior and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities to support programs that promote the understanding of the legacies of Jamestown.The coin is being sold as both as a
proof coin and anuncirculated coin , with a maximum coinage of 100,000 coins.Features
Coin Finishes: proof, and uncirculated
Maximum Mintage: 100,000 - The final mintages were 18,348 uncirculated, and 46,365 proof.
U.S. Mint Facility: West Point Mint
(W) Public Law: 108-289
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