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Original Total Mintage Summary:

As a group, with a total of 124,251 total Proof coins minted, the 2002 Gold Eagle Proofs rank as the 7th rarest overall by total mintage from 1988-2005. For the second year in a row, three denominations posted Proof mintage totals of less than 30,000 with the $25 Gold Eagle Proofs posting the lowest total at 26,646 Proof coins minted. Still, this earned the 2002 $25 Gold Eagle Proofs only the 5th overall rarity ranking by a total mintage among all $25 Gold Eagle Proofs. Both the $10 and $50 Gold Eagle Proofs were more rare coming in at 4th and 5th respectively within their denomination groups.

NGC Certified Population Summary:

Additionally, through June 26, 2009, a total of only 513 four coin Gold Eagle Proofs sets from 2002 had been certified by NGC in Proof 70 condition.

Key World Events for 2002:

January 9:

The United States Department of Justice commences a criminal investigation of Enron.

January 23:

Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Reporter in Pakistan, is kidnapped and accused of being a CIA agent by his captors. After their ransom demands are not met, he is murdered one week later.

May 12:

Former President Jimmy Carter visits Fidel Castro in Cuba, becoming the first U.S. President in or out of office to visit the island since Castro’s revolution in 1959.

October 16:

President George W. Bush signs the Iraq War resolution.

November 6:

The U.S. Federal Reserve System drops the primary discount rate to 0.75%, placing the real interest rate solidly below the inflation rate.

November 8:

The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves Resolution 1441forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face “serious consequences.”

November 25:

President George W. Bush signs the law that establishes the Department of Homeland Security, initiating the largest government reorganization since the Department of Defense was established in 1947.

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