Gold Eagle (United States)
Edge | Reeded |
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Composition | 91.67% Au 3% Ag 5.33% Cu |
Years of minting | 1986–present Bullion 1986–present Proof |
Obverse
Design | Liberty |
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Designer | Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
Reverse
Design | Eagle soaring above his nest. |
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Designer | Miley Busiek |
Design date | 1986 |
Offered in 1/10 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, and 1 oz denominations, these coins are guaranteed by the U.S. government to contain the stated amount of actual gold weight in troy ounces. By law, the gold must come from sources in America, with an additional alloy of silver and copper to produce a more wear-resistant coin of .9167 (22 karat, which had long been the crown gold English standard for gold coins, and before 1834, for American gold coins as well). It is authorized by the United States Congress and is backed by the United States Mint for weight and content.
The obverse design features a rendition of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' full length figure of Lady Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left, with the Capitol building in the left background. The reverse design, by sculptor Miley Busiek, features a male eagle carrying an olive branch flying above a nest containing a female eagle and her hatchlings.
Gold Eagle Bullion Coin Mintage
Year | 1 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1/4 oz. | 1/10 oz. |
1986 | 1,362,650 | 599,566 | 726,031 | 912,609 |
1987 | 1,045,500 | 131,255 | 269,255 | 580,266 |
1988 | 465,500 | 45,000 | 49,000 | 159,500 |
1989 | 415,790 | 44,829 | 81,789 | 264,790 |
1990 | 373,210 | 31,000 | 41,000 | 210,210 |
1991 | 243,100 | 24,100 | 36,100 | 165,200 |
1992 | 275,000 | 54,404 | 59,546 | 209,300 |
1993 | 480,192 | 73,324 | 71,864 | 210,709 |
1994 | 221,663 | 62,400 | 72,650 | 206,380 |
1995 | 200,636 | 53,474 | 83,752 | 223,025 |
1996 | 189,148 | 39,287 | 60,318 | 401,964 |
1997 | 664,508 | 79,605 | 108,805 | 528,515 |
1998 | 1,468,530 | 169,029 | 309,829 | 1,344,520 |
1999 | 1,505,026 | 263,013 | 564,232 | 2,750,338 |
2000 | 433,319 | 79,287 | 128,964 | 569,153 |
2001 | 143,605 | 48,047 | 71,280 | 269,147 |
2002 | 222,029 | 70,027 | 62,027 | 230,027 |
2003 | 416,032 | 79,029 | 74,029 | 245,029 |
2004 | 417,019 | 98,040 | 72,014 | 250,016 |
2005 | 356,555 | 80,023 | 72,015 | 300,043 |
2006 | 237,510 | 66,005 | 60,004 | 285,006 |
2007 | 140,016 | 47,002 | 34,004 | 190,010 |
2008 | 710,000 | 61,000 | 70,000 | 305,000 |
2009 | 1,493,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 270,000 |
Gold Eagle Proof Coin Mintage
Date | 1 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1/4 oz. | 1/10 oz. |
1986 * | 446,290 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1987 * | 147,498 | 143,398 | N/A | N/A |
1988 | 87,133 | 76,528 | 98,028 | 143,881 |
1989 | 54,570 | 44,798 | 54,170 | 84,647 |
1990 | 62,401 | 51,636 | 62,674 | 99,349 |
1991 | 50,411 | 53,125 | 50,839 | 70,334 |
1992 | 44,826 | 40,976 | 46,269 | 64,874 |
1993 * | 34,369 | 43,819 | 46,464 | 58,649 |
1994 | 46,674 | 44,584 | 48,172 | 62,849 |
1995 * | 46,368 | 45,388 | 47,526 | 62,667 |
1996 | 36,153 | 35,058 | 38,219 | 57,047 |
1997 * | 32,999 | 26,344 | 29,805 | 34,977 |
1998 | 25,886 | 25,374 | 29,503 | 39,395 |
1999 | 31,427 | 30,427 | 34,417 | 48,428 |
2000 | 33,007 | 32,028 | 36,036 | 49,971 |
2001 | 24,555 | 23,240 | 25,613 | 37,530 |
2002 | 27,499 | 26,646 | 29,242 | 40,864 |
2003 | 28,344 | 28,270 | 30,292 | 40,027 |
2004 | 28,215 | 27,330 | 28,839 | 35,131 |
2005 | 35,246 | 34,311 | 37,207 | 49,265 |
2006 * | 47,092 | 34,322 | 36,127 | 47,277 |
2007 | 51,810 | 44,025 | 46,189 | 58,553 |
2008 | 30,237 | 22,602 | 18,877 | 28,116 |
2009* | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Uncirculated (Burnished) Gold Eagle Mintage
Date | 1 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1/4 oz. | 1/10 oz. |
2006-W * | 45,053 | 15,164 | 15,188 | 20,643 |
2007-W | 18,066 | 11,455 | 12,766 | 22,501 |
2008-W * | 11,908 | 15,682 | 8,883 | 12,657 |
2009-W * | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |