Blogs Tagged Silver Eagle (17)


Post by: Walt Durham
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230th Anniversary Flowing Hair Coin and Medal

To mark the 230th anniversary of the 1794 Flowing Hair dollar, the first dollar coin issued by the United States, the U.S. Mint is offering a 24-karat gold coin and a silver medal.

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Collector's Guide: The 1996 Silver American Eagle

The Silver American Eagle is one of the most popular bullion coins in the world, first minted in 1986. Among these, the 1996 Silver American Eagle is particularly sought after by collectors due to its

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2008-W Burnished Silver Eagle Reverse of 2007

In April 2008, John Nanney from Georgia discovered the first known 2008-W Burnished Silver American Eagle with the reverse design of a 2007 Silver Eagle. In 2008, the United States Mint made minor...

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1986-S Silver American Eagle Proof

The Administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan had plans to sell off silver from the massive Defense National Stockpile Center, which at the time exceeded 139 million ounces...

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Post by: Walt Durham
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Understanding PROOF Coin Designations

Coins are graded on a scale from 1-70, with 70 being considered flawless museum quality. Coins are assessed by an independent grading service that employs world-class numismatic experts to ...

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Post by: Walt Durham
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U.S. Mint Announces New Pre-Order Dates

Due to an extraordinarily high volume of BOT interference during the initial pre-order for the 2021 Morgan and Peace Dollars, the mint was forced to pause the pre-order window. These BOTs were program

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Last Chance: 2002 Silver Eagle MS70 First Strike

A couple of months ago we were contacted by a customer who needs to move out of his position of 2002 Silver American Eagle PCGS MS 70 FIRST STRIKE coins.  For those who are not familiar...

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Stunning Hoard of PROOF Silver Eagles

This story is a continuation from a very popular hoard that was released to the market last year, the 2019 West Point Mint Hoard. You may recall the Mint took surplus 2016 West Point Proof Silver...

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Classic San Francisco Silver American Eagle Proofs

The United States Mint first released silver American Eagles on November 24, 1986. Each coin is struck from one Troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver. Over the years, Proof Silver American Eagles have been

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This Coin is 1 of only 115 known!

1986 was the very first year the United States Mint issued Silver American Eagles. The 1986-S Silver American Eagle Proof is an important issue in the Silver American Eagle series. Many collectors str

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Complete Silver American Eagle Collection

The Silver American Eagle is arguably the most popular silver coin in the world today. Since its debut in 1986, the design has remained unchanged. However, t

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Post by: Walt Durham
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Complete Gold & Eagle Set; First & Last Year of Issue

The Gold and Silver American Eagle designs are, arguably, the most well known and appreciated gold and silver coin designs in the world today. Since their debut in 1986, the designs of these iconic co

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