In 2006 the mint produced a total mintage of 53,498 across four-coin denomination Gold Eagle Proof. As in previous years, within the group itself, the $25 Gold Eagle Proof is still the most rare.
A total of only 1697 four coin Gold Eagle Proofs sets from 2006 had been certified by NGC in Proof 70 condition.
After having suffered catastrophic losses in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time since June 7, 2001.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq is killed in a raid led by U.S. forces.
The FBI arrests 7 men in Miami, accusing them of planning to bomb the Sears Tower.
Billionaire Warren Buffet donates over $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Thirteen months after Hurricane Katrina and after extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States, the Louisiana Superdome reopens.
North Korea announces it has successfully exploded a nuclear device.
The United States population passes the 300 million mark, only the fourth country in history to do so.
Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity.
In mid-term elections, the Democrats win control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.
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