Silver American Eagle
The first one ounce America Silver Eagle was issued on the 24th november 1986 by the United States Mint, all Silver Eagles have a $1.00 face value to them and have a silver purity of .999, and each coin weighs 31.101 grams or one ounce and is 40.6mm in diameter. The coin generally features Heraldic Eagle on the reverse of the coin designed by John Mercant, and the obverse bears the image of Liberty Walking a design that was used between 1916 through to 1947 on the 50 cent piece and design by Adolph A. Weinman. From 1986-1992 proof Eagles where minted at the San Francisco Mint and have the S mint mark, from 1993 through 2000 proof Eagles where minted at the Philadelphia Mint and have the P mint mark, Since 2001 proof Eagle have been minted at the West Point Mint and display the W mint mark. The obverse is inscribed with the year of the coins minting, the word LIBERTY, and the phrase IN GOD WE TRUST.
Bullion Silver Eagle coins do not have mintmarks, from 1986 to 1998 they were minted at San Francisco and from 1999 to 2000 they were minted at Philadelphia and at West Point, and since 2001 they have been minted only at West Point. From 2006 to 2008 the United States Mint issued a collectible uncirculated Silver Eagle coin produced at West Point bearing the W mintmark, the coins were struck on specially burnished blanks.
Proof Silver Eagle coin in its display case. For the first time in the US Mints run of the Proof Silver Eagle the 2009 Silver Proof was not minted for collectors. Proof Eagles are sold in a velvet case with outer box and a certificate of authenticity.
Silver Eagle Specifications
Mint..................U.S Mint
Weight...............31.101 Grams 1oz
Diameter...........40.6 mm
Edge.................Reeded
Purity................999 Silver
Years................1986-Present
Mint Marks.........S,P,W
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