Officially Minted Bullion Coins - American Eagle Gold Coins

By: thetay

The popular American Gold Eagle Coin was originally distributed way back 1986 as the official gold bullion coin by the US Mint during the period when the South African gold was banned. In America the gold content should be 100% from America sources to consider it legal.

If you are a very serious collector and you want an American gold coin you can purchase them through their denominations as follows, 1/10 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz and 1 oz and they have 22 carat gold, meaning 91.67% pure gold. The denomination of the coins will indicate the gold content of the coin and the metals included to sum up the weight of the gold. The American Eagle Gold Coins is made up of copper and silver alloy so that it would be lighter, the tone will be yellower to the contrary of the deep orange tone of Kruggerands.

American Eagle is one of the most popular gold coins in the entire world. That is one of the great properties of American Eagle Gold Coin, that they are well recognized and acknowledged in the world wide. The coin’s design on one side is the Lady Liberty holding the torch at the right hand and olive at the left hand and the other side is the male eagle which is flying on the female eagle and their offspring. This male eagle symbolizes the United States’ power and the promise to protect it and the mission they have and the entire people. Even the eagle is holding an olive branch which symbolizes the mission and the quest of America to keep the peace at its strength. Even though they have different denomination they still have similar designs aside from the gold enlisted that attracts the collectors to grab for more. The beauty of the gold coins make them more powerful from the others the also with the symbol they have making them more appealing with the collectors so that they can own it and display it as proud as they can.

American Eagle Gold Coins carry their own face value. 1/10 oz coins is a mark of $5, 1/4 oz coins is a mark of $10, 1/2 oz coins is a mark of $25 and finally, 1 oz coins are marked $50. Nevertheless, the face values are the representation and the reflection of the status as the legal tender. The real and actual value of the coins is the market value of the coins with their gold content and some of the specific premiums. With that, if you want safety it would be better to have the mark of $50 with the market value of $900 at this moment. This will make the coin more worth it and a valuable investment. This is a strong representation of the United States indeed that engenders a great deal of appreciation for which everyone should be proud.

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