1997 Commemorative Jackie Robinson $5 Dollar Gold Coin is it a hit or miss

coincol87

Recently traded a 1999 Gold $5 Dollar Coin for 97 comm JR $5 dollar coin.....but have received mixed reviews from sources. Anyone have any input that might help?

291fifth

Input on what? It seems like your trade is long over so what do you actually want to know? Be more specific about just what you traded and what you want to know. Were the coins Proof or Uncirculated? Were they slabbed or still in their government packaging?

csdot

For what it's worth, the Jackie Robinson $5 was once the must have coin.

Steven59

If nothing else the JR commem weighs a bit over 8 grams and is 90% gold
The $5 eagle is a bit over 3 grams and is 91% gold

I'm not a math person to figure everything out but it seems you made out gold wise if you traded straight up.

EDIT: Oh, the $5 "Gold coin" wasn't an AGE?????

TurtleCat

Yes, we need more details before we can help you in any meaningful way.

PerryHall

The Jackie Robinson commemorative G$5 in Mint State was the key date in the modern commemorative gold coin series until the National Parks commemorative G$5 in Mint State came along with a lower mintage and became the new key date for this series. The JR G$5 in MS has come way down in price over the past few years and no longer commands the huge prices that it once did. It wouldn't surprise me if the mint produces another G$5 with a mintage that's even lower than either the JR or NP G$5 commemoratives.

ricko

@coincol87.... Welcome aboard. We will need further details to be able to help you. Read above and answer questions. Cheers, RickO

Overdate

@PerryHall said:
The Jackie Robinson commemorative G$5 in Mint State was the key date in the modern commemorative gold coin series until the National Parks commemorative G$5 in Mint State came along with a lower mintage and became the new key date for this series. The JR G$5 in MS has come way down in price over the past few years and no longer commands the huge prices that it once did. It wouldn't surprise me if the mint produces another G$5 with a mintage that's even lower than either the JR or NP G$5 commemoratives.

If I recall correctly, the 2017 Boy's Town $5 gold was lower.

PerryHall

@Overdate said:

@PerryHall said:
The Jackie Robinson commemorative G$5 in Mint State was the key date in the modern commemorative gold coin series until the National Parks commemorative G$5 in Mint State came along with a lower mintage and became the new key date for this series. The JR G$5 in MS has come way down in price over the past few years and no longer commands the huge prices that it once did. It wouldn't surprise me if the mint produces another G$5 with a mintage that's even lower than either the JR or NP G$5 commemoratives.

If I recall correctly, the 2017 Boy's Town $5 gold was lower.

Agree, At a mintage of 2,947 for the mint state version, the Boy's Town is the lowest mintage so far. The question for future issues is how low can the mintage go?