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1976 National Bicentennial Gold Medal, Large Diameter, Swoger-52IAa, MS66 Prooflike NGC....
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Description
1976 National Bicentennial Gold Medal
MS66 Prooflike
76 mm, Largest Diameter
Number 252 of Only 424 Issued
1976 National Bicentennial Gold Medal, Large Diameter,
Swoger-52IAa, MS66 Prooflike NGC. 76 mm. 446.5 grams of .900
fine gold, equal to 12.92 ounces of pure gold. The edge shows
serial number 252. The Mint's ultimate tribute to the National
Bicentennial was this visually impressive medal designed by Chief
Engraver Frank Gasparro. This is the largest gold medal ever
produced by the U.S. Mint. It measures 76 mm in diameter and weighs
14.84 troy ounces of .900 fine gold. Celebrating LIFE, LIBERTY, AND
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, the medal is struck in incredibly high
relief seen on Gasparro's stylized Statue of Liberty motif design,
flanked by the dual dates 1776 and 1976. Edgar Z. Steever designed
the reverse, modeled after the U.S. Great Seal. Each medal is
numbered on the edge (this medal is number 252), with a reported
distribution of 424 medals in all, although an unknown number of
those produced were likely melted in the 1980s. This Premium Gem is
the finest Prooflike example we have yet handled. NGC reports a
total of nine pieces in Prooflike and seven in Deep Prooflike. The
finest Prooflike piece is a lone MS67 coin, while the present piece
is one of three MS66 Prooflike specimens reported (7/25). Recently,
an MS65 Prooflike NGC example -- a grade point lower than the
current medal -- in our 2025 FUN Signature realized $60,000. Housed
in an oversized NGC holder with the edge number 367 easily visible.Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# C2B4, PCGS# 523312)
Auction Info
2025 August 26 - 31 ANA US Coins Signature® Auction #1385 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2025
26th-31st
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