United States 1984-W 10 dollars
This specimen was lot 46162 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Gold 10 Dollars, 1984-W. West Point Mint. PROOF. Struck for the 1984 Olympic Games. An attractive Proof with reflective fields and frosty devices." This gold eagle was struck to raise money for the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984. It was struck and sold in large quantities. Two silver dollars were also struck and sold. This may be the first coin to bear the "W" mintmark. In 1984, collectors and the public were still excited about the resumption of the Mint's commemorative coin program, which had lapsed amid scandal and recrimination in 1954. This type was also made in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco.
Recorded mintage: 75,886 + 381,085 proofs.
Specification: 16.72 g, 0.900 fine gold, 27 mm diameter; this specimen is 16.76 g.
Catalog reference: KM-211.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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