Silver Investment Coin American Eagle 1 Oz Type 1

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American Eagle - Type 1

The one-ounce American Eagle coin is very popular among collectors and investors, especially in America. It has been minted since 1986. The purity of the coins is set at 99.93% silver and 0.07% copper. This improves the coin's resistance to abrasion. The coin is made exclusively from silver mined in the USA. The design of the silver investment coin is based on the famous Double Eagle twenty dollar coin (1907-1933). The coin is the silver counterpart of the gold American Eagle.

The obverse bears the traditional "Walking Liberty" motif designed by Adolph A. Weinman. Allegorically embodying Liberty walking into the sunrise. She is dressed in a flowing robe of stars and stripes. In her arms she carries olive and oak branches representing civilian and military glory. The hand stretched forward expresses the surrender of the spirit of freedom to the new tomorrows. This design was struck on silver half dollars from 1916 to 1947 and on silver American Eagle investment coins from 1986. The design includes the inscriptions "LIBERTY", the official U.S. motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the year of issue. Coins minted from mid-2021 (Type 2) include the initials "WA" placed below the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST".

The reverse side of the coin depicts a bald eagle, the national symbol of the USA.
The design, referred to as Type 1, was minted from 1986 to mid-2021 by John Mercanti. It features a heraldic bald eagle with 13 stars above its head. The eagle clutches 13 arrows in its left talon and an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 olives in its right talon. The number 13 refers to the original 13 states that founded the United States of America in 1776. The eagle looks to the right and holds in its beak a ribbon with the national motto 'E PLURIBUS UNUM'. The shield on its breast is divided into 13 stripes. The six raised stripes symbolize the immigrants' native countries of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. The description of the coin includes the name of the country "UNITERD STATES OF AMERICA" and the weight and denomination "1 OZ FINE SILVER - ONE DOLLAR". It includes the small initials of the author "JM".

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