2006 PF 70 GAE set

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Original Total Mintage Summary:

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.

NGC Certified Population Summary:

A total of only 1697 four coin Gold Eagle Proofs sets from 2006 had been certified by NGC in Proof 70 condition.

Key World Events for 2006:

January 9:

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.

June 7:

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq is killed in a raid led by U.S. forces.

June 23:

The FBI arrests 7 men in Miami, accusing them of planning to bomb the Sears Tower.

June 30:

Billionaire Warren Buffet donates over $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

September 25:

Thirteen months after Hurricane Katrina and after extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States, the Louisiana Superdome reopens.

October 9:

North Korea announces it has successfully exploded a nuclear device.

October 17:

The United States population passes the 300 million mark, only the fourth country in history to do so.

November 5:

Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity.

November 7:

In mid-term elections, the Democrats win control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.

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