San Francisco, a city renowned for its stunning natural beauty and cultural diversity, has undergone significant transformations in its skyline over the years. From its humble beginnings as a small settlement during the California Gold Rush to its current status as a global tech hub, the city’s architectural profile has evolved to reflect its changing identity and economic landscape. The city’s skyline takes center stage on the 2024 ½ Gram Proof Cook Islands Gold Big City Lights San Francisco Coin, available today at JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with protective plastic capsules and a Certificate of Authenticity!
• Part of the Big City Lights Series!
• Proof specimen!
• Limited mintage of only 5,000 coins!
• Contains 1/2 Gram (.01607 Troy oz) of .9999 pure gold.
• The face value of $5 (CID) is fully backed by the Cook Islands.
• On the obverse is His Majesty King Charles III.
• The reverse features the San Francisco skyline with a friendly greeting.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, San Francisco’s skyline was dominated by low-rise buildings, with notable exceptions like the iconic Ferry Building, completed in 1898. The devastating 1906 earthquake and fire reshaped the city, leading to more stringent building codes and the emergence of steel-framed structures.

All of these 2024 1/2 Gram Proof Cook Islands Gold Big City Lights San Francisco Coins are available in individual plastic capsules. These proof coins have frosted designs and mirrored fields, a contrast that helps to create a visual separation between the various fields and design elements of the coin.

On the obverse of 2024 Proof Cook Islands Gold Big City Lights San Francisco Coins is a bust of His Majesty King Charles III. 2024 coin releases marked the widespread release of portraits of Charles III on coins throughout the Commonwealth. As is common with many of those portraits, His Majesty is shown here in left-profile relief without a crown.

The reverse side of the 2024 1/2 Gram Proof Gold Big City Lights San Francisco Coin comes with a depiction of the modern skyline of San Francisco. The tech boom of the late 20th and early 21st centuries brought another wave of change to San Francisco’s urban landscape. As the city became a magnet for technology companies and startups, demand for office and residential space soared. This led to the construction of numerous high-rise buildings, particularly in neighborhoods like SoMa (South of Market) and Mission Bay. The Salesforce Tower, completed in 2018 and standing at 1,070 feet, now reigns as the city’s tallest building, dramatically altering the skyline’s silhouette.

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