1995 W Gold $5 Commemorative Olympic Torch Runner PCGS PF 70 DCAM

1995 W Gold $5 Commemorative Olympic Torch Runner PCGS PF 70 DCAM

The 1995 Olympic Torch Runner $5 Gold Coin was issued as an extensive commemorative coin program created for the XXVI Olympiad held in Atlanta, Georgia. Over two years from 1995 to 1996, a total of 16 different coin designs were issued in clad, silver, and gold.

The obverse features the Torch Runner $5 Gold Coin features an Olympic runner carrying a torch to the cauldron. The skyline of Atlanta appears in the background. The inscriptions read “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “Atlanta 1996”, and the date of mintage “1995”.

The reverse displays the image of a bald eagle with a banner in its beak with the Olympic Centennial dates “1896-1996”. Further inscriptions include “United States of America”, “E Pluribum Unum”, and “Five Dollars”. The reverse was also designed by Frank Gasparro and modeled by John Mercanti.

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