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Coin "American Eagle"

Name | American Eagle |
Presented by | United States Mint |
Nominal value | 1 dollar |
Metal | Silver 999° |
Thickness | 3,05 |
Mintage | 860 000 |
Production quality | Proof |
Description of obverse and reverse | Obverse features Lady Liberty in full stride enveloped in the folds of the American flag, with her right hand extended and branches of laurel and oak in her left hand. Reverse features an image of a heraldic eagle with shield, an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left. |
A brief annotation | Since 1986, this coin set the world-wide market standard within its product category. It is the only silver coin whose weight, content and impurity are backed by the U.S. government. This coin is the collector version of the official United States Mint American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin. The original design, created by Adolph A. Weinman, was first issued for circulation from 1916-1947. |
Designer | Obverse: Adolph A. Weinman; Reverse: John Mercanti |
Producer | United States Mint |
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