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Original Total Mintage Summary:

In 1990, the mintage totals for the individual denominations of the Gold Eagle Proofs showed about a 25% increase over the 1989 totals, but were still significantly less than the mintage for 1988. As a group, with a combined mintage of 276,060, the 1990 Gold Eagle Proof mintage totals were still almost 70% smaller than the 1988 mintages. Of these, the $25 Gold Eagle Proofs still posted the lowest mintage total for 1990 with only 51,636 total Proofs minted. With a total of 99,349 minted, the $5 Gold Eagle Proofs represented almost 35% of the total group mintage.

NGC Certified Population Summary:

Additionally, through June 26, 2009, a total of only 114 four coin Gold Eagle Proofs sets from 1990 had been certified by NGC in Proof 70 condition.

Key World Events for 1990:

January 31:

McDonald’s opens its first store in Moscow, USSR. One week later, the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly of power, bringing about the collapse of the Soviet Union.

February 11:

After 26 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison near Cape Town, South Africa.

April 20:

The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and placed into orbit four days later.

August 2:

Iraq invades Kuwait and sets the stage for the Gulf War.

October 3:

East and West Germany formally reunify into a single Germany.

October 15:

Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in reforming his country and alleviating Cold War tensions with the U.S. and around the world.

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