The American Eagle is the emblem of the United States of
America with its great strength and majestic beauty symbolizing freedom.
Soaring above towering mountains and canyons, or gliding through picturesque
valleys, the eagle has unlimited freedom. The Eagle appears in the Seals of
many States, on most U.S. gold and silver coinage, and it is used for
decorative patriotic purposes.
American Silver
Eagles are the Official Silver Bullion coin of the USA initially released
by the US Mint on November 24, 1986. It is guaranteed for weight, content and
purity to contain one troy ounce of.999 pure silver with an actual composition
of 99.93% silver and 0.07% copper. It weighs 31.101 grams (1.000 ounces), has a
diameter of 40.6 mm (1.598 inches) and is 2.98 mm (0.117 inches) thick with a
reeded edge.
Originally issued as an investment coin there are three
versions:
1. Bullion: A bullion coin is valued by its weight in a
specific precious metal and is sold through authorized coin and bullion dealers.
The American Silver Eagle bullion coin an accepted by Individual Retirement
Account investments.
2. Proof: This is the collectible proof version available in
perfect grades directly from the US Mint and carries a "P" (proof)
mark.
3. Uncirculated: This recent minting is the uncirculated
collectible, hand-loaded into the coining press, struck on specially burnished
blanks and carries the "W" mark of the United States Mint at West
Point.
The American Eagle is the largest silver dollar ever issued
by the U.S. Mint and is highly prized for its beauty and silver content. The
obverse design comes from the popular "Walking Liberty" design by
Adolph A. Weinman originally used on the 1916 to 1947 United States'
half-dollar coin. It has the official motto "In God We Trust"with the
word LIBERTY around the out top half and the year of issuance. The reverse
designed by John Mercanti depicts a heraldic eagle behind a shield with an
olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left talon. Above the eagle are
thirteen five-pointed stars representing the Thirteen Colonies and the motto
"E PLURIBUS UNUM" appears with the phrases UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
1 OZ. FINE SILVER~ONE DOLLAR. The American Eagle is "official legal
tender" at face value; however its silver value far exceeds this.
The Silver Eagle is sort after by collectors who collect the
series by date. A complete collection must include two key dates. The 1995-W Proof
Silver Eagle which was only included in the 1995 Gold Eagle Proof Set and
had a minimal mintage of 30,125 coins. The 2006-W Reverse Proof Silver Eagle
which was only included in the 2006 20th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set, which
was limited to 250,000 sets.
Some bullion or proof issues carry premiums due to lower
mintages. A classic example is The Bullion 1996 Silver Eagle which had an
extremely low mintage of just 3,603,386 while only 498,293 of the 1996 Proof
Silver Eagles were minted. The 1994 Proof Silver Eagle had the lowest series
mintage for a standard proof coin of just 372,168.
Silver continues to be a good investment with the ounce
price in the new Millennium rising from around USD $5.00 in 2000 to over USD
$30.00 in 2014. Forecasters predicate continuing upward movement driven by the
jump in retail demand along with the increase in bullion coin sales and the
surge in bar demand.
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