Gold Eagles 1988 EAGLE G$5 MS

NGC Universal ID: 26KX

Coin Information

1988 EAGLE G$5 MS
Obverse
1988 EAGLE G$5 MS
Reverse
  • Category: Gold Eagles (1986-Date)
  • Mint: Philadelphia
  • Mintage: 159,500
  • Obverse Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
  • Reverse Designer: Miley Busiek
  • Composition: Gold
  • Fineness: 0.9167
  • Weight: 3.39g
  • AGW: 0.1oz
  • Melt Value: $313.41 (4/1/2025)
  • Diameter: 16.5mm
  • Edge: Reeded
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Grade Summary

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1988 EAGLE G$5 MS
 
NGC Price Guide
NGC Census
Auction Prices Realized
NGC Registry Score
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PrAgGVGFVFXFXF+5050+5353+5555+5858+6060+6161+6262+6363+6464+6565+6666+6767+6868+6970
$355 $355 $355 $355 $360 $360 $360 $360 $365 $365 $365 $365 $370 $370 $370 $370 $380 $385 $515 $7000
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5/5/13 - NGC
$164.50
Lot# 22895 - HA

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7/7/13 - NGC
$146.88
Lot# 21211 - HA

7/4/13 - NGC
$152.75
Lot# 18165 - HA

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3/11/08 - NGC
$138.00
Lot# 24170 - HA

2/10/08 - PCGS
$145.60
Lot# 2707 - TT

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6/11/17 - NGC
$141.00
Lot# 25595 - HA

8/1/13 - NGC
$152.75
Lot# 17061 - HA

12/17/12 - PCGS
$184.00
Lot# 3663 - TT

10/28/07 - PCGS
$179.20
Lot# 2401 - TT

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6/4/17 - NGC
$141.00
Lot# 23801 - HA

10/2/16 - PCGS
$141.00
Lot# 23829 - HA

10/19/14 - NGC
$158.63
Lot# 27290 - HA

10/12/14 - NGC
$200.00
Lot# 210916 - GC

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5/3/10 - NGC
$356.50
Lot# 756 - SB

3/9/08 - NGC
$805.00
Lot# 63723 - HA

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Description & Analysis

First struck in 1986, the Gold Eagle coin program is one of the world's most popular gold coin programs. The coins are available in 1/10oz, 1/4oz, 1/2oz, and 1oz sizes, with face values of $5, $10, $25, and $50, respectively. In 1988, the mintage of $5 gold eagles once again dropped precipitously. This time by over 420,000 coins! That's less than 20% of the mintage of the 1986. Additionally, quality was poor, and less than 2% of coins submitted to NGC have received the grade of MS70, making it one of the keys in the series. (6/2016)

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Census

NGC Grade Summary
  • Total Graded: 5183
  • Low Grade: 61
  • Average Grade: 68
  • High Grade: 70
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NGC Census Detail
1988 EAGLE G$5 MS Last updated 03/26/2025
 
BASE
TOTAL
 
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970 TOTAL
000000000000113221831964,842187 5,183
0000000000000000000000 0
0000000000000000000000 0
0000000000000000000000 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 18 31 96 4,842 187 5,183
0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%2%93%4%
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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score
1988 EAGLE G$5 MS
 
BASE
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
461 479 497 517 537 558 579 600 622 646 670 695 695 705 705 715 715 725 725 745 1,021 4,431 
467 485 504 524 544 565 586 607 630 654 678 695 698 705 708 715 718 725 732 837 2,158 4,653 
586 607 630 654 678 695 698 705 708 715 718 725 732 837 
593 615 638 662 687 695 702 705 712 715 722 725 738 929