US Mint Bald Eagle Coin - A Commemorative Tribute To A National Treasure

By: Christina Goldman

On January 15th, 2008, the United States Mint created the
American Bald Eagle Commemorative coin. The coins were created
to signify the importance of the Bald Eagles as the national
symbol of the United States, to America's lands, skies and
waterways, the recovery and restoration of the eagle, and to
mark the 35th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

These coins will help in the protection of the eagle because
every coin that gets sold benefits the eagle through the
American Eagle Foundation.

There are three American Bald Eagle coins that have been minted.
They all feature both natural and historical Bald Eagle images
and emblems. One of them is targeted at young collectors. This
is the clad half dollar; one side will be a profile of the Bald
Eagle (Challenger), on the other side are two baby eaglets
snuggled in their nest.

A lot of children will have heard of Challenger, who is a
19-year-old non-releasable bird cared for by AEF and has
appeared at sporting events and ceremonies, showing off a free
flight spectacular show.

A lot of hard work and excitement working with United States
Mint, their artists and engravers to create three fantastic and
beautiful coins, all for the good cause of helping to protect a
national treasure the bald eagle for the future generations to
admire and keep the program going.

The U.S. Mint Bald Eagle Coins are collectible and include a 5
dollar gold coin, a silver dollar and the clad half dollar. They
are available individually or come in three special sets. There
is a surcharge collected from the sale of each coin, and each
coin will be earmarked. This will help to create an American
Eagle Fund endowment to be managed as not-for-profit AEF. It is
predicted that there is the potential to raise over 10 million
dollars for the bald eagle protection cause.

The U.S. Mint Bald Eagle Coins will have maximum mintages across
all the product options. These limits are 100,000 for the 5
dollar gold coin, 500,000 for the silver dollar and 750,000 for
the clad half dollar. The composition of the 5 dollar bald eagle
coin is 90% gold, 10% alloy, the silver coin composition is 90%
silver, 10% alloy and the half dollar is 8.33% nickel, with the
balance copper.

To promote these beautiful Bald Eagle Coins, on April 10th,
2008, country and western singer Dolly Parton was given the
honor of pulling the rope that released a 14 week eaglet into
the wild. The release took place at Douglas Lake, Tennessee in
the foothills of the Smoky Mountains and was attended by Gloria
Eskridge, who is the U.S. Mint's Associate Director of Sales and
Marketing along with Al Cecere, who is the president and founder
of the American Eagle Foundation (AEF).

It is also possible for the public to see these very beautiful
birds of prey at the Dollywood theme park, the park is situated
at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains and not only are there
rides for the children, shows are put on daily with these
amazing birds. The American Eagle Foundation (AEF) also has a
center there to find more information regarding the U.S. Mint
Bald Eagle Coin, and how the sale of these coins is helping to
save this precious species.

A cause like this is probably the first time in the country's
history anything has been done like this before. For the now
famous bald eagle to appear on legal tender United States
coinage, it was through the tireless campaign from the AEF staff
with Challenger on Capitol Hill who strove to assure that the
U.S. Mint Bald Eagle Coin bill was passed.

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You can help protect the bald eagle for the future generations to admire by purchasing a Bald Eagle Commemorative Coin at: U.S. Mint Bald Eagle Coin

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