1916 Cuba 5 Peso Gold NGC MS62

1916 Cuba Gold 5 Pesos—Struck in Philadelphia!

Following America’s victory over Spain during the Spanish American War of 1898, Cuba was freed from Spanish control. However, it had no national mint to strike its new native coinage. So, for two years only—in 1915 and 1916—the Philadelphia Mint struck Gold Pesos for Cuba using the very same planchets that the Mint used to strike U.S. gold coins!

Cuba’s Most Revered Freedom Fighter

Struck in highly pure 90% fine gold with the image of one of Cuba’s most revered freedom fighters, José Martí, these coins were quickly hoarded by banks and wealthy Cubans. Their limited mintages—just 1,132,000 were struck in 1916 and only 696,000 were struck in 1915—means that few actually ever entered circulation or ended up in the pockets of the Cuban people. But those people who get their hands on them often used these coins to fund their flight to the United States when Fidel Castro brought communism to Cuba in 1959.

Limited Quantities For These High-Grade Coins

Here you can secure a 1916 Cuba 5 Peso Gold coin graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) in Uncirculated Mint State-62 (MS62) condition that still looks great even a century after it was struck. We have only a few of these coins available, so hurry and order now!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• CUBAN COINS STRUCK IN THE UNITED STATES – These coins were struck at the United States “Mother Mint” in Philadelphia for circulation in Cuba following the America’s victory in the Spanish-American War. Cuba’s hero José Martí is featured om the obverse while the Cuban Coat of Arms is shown on the reverse.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE GOLD – Each 1916 Cuba 5 Peso was struck in 8.35 grams of highly pure 90% fine gold on the same planchets the U.S. Mint used to strike America’s gold coins.
• LEGAL TENDER IN CUBA – These coins were 5 Peso legal tender in Cuba and measure 21.6 mm in diameter—the same size as a U.S. $5 Gold Half Eagle.
• UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 1916 Cuba 5 Peso coin comes graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) in Uncirculated Mint State-62 (MS62) condition.
• LIMITED MINTAGE FROM A CENTURY AGO – Just 1,132,000 of these 1916 Cuba 5 Peso Gold Coins were ever struck.

A legal-tender Cuban gold coin struck in America? It’s true! And you can get it with this 1916 Cuba Gold 5 Peso that was struck at the Philadelphia Mint. Even better, it comes graded by NGC in Uncirculated Mint State 62 (MS62) condition.