The American Gold Eagle coin is the official gold bullion specimen of the United States of America. Introduced by the United States Mint in 1986 along with the Silver Eagle, the Gold Eagle is one of the most recognizable bullion coins in the world.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives inside individual protective plastic flips, tubes of 20 coins, or Monster Boxes of 500 coins!
- 35th year of availability for the American Gold Eagle coin!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of actual gold content in BU condition.
- Bears a face value of $50 (USD) backed by the federal government.
- The obverse side depicts the image of Lady Liberty from the $20 Gold Double Eagle.
- On the reverse is a family of bald eagles at a nest.
Each of the 2020 1 oz American Gold Eagle Coins available here today is housed individually inside of protective plastic flips. The Gold Eagles are offered in bulk options that include mint tubes of 20 coins or Monster Boxes of 500 coins, with the box holding a total of 25 individual tubes. All 2020 American Gold Eagles in this listing are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
The American Gold Eagles introduction in 1986 was a defining moment for the United States Mint. Most of the nations gold coining history included a purity level of .900 for its circulation coins. In 1834, the federal government lowered the gold standard in coins from 22-karat crown gold to a flat .900, with all coins in circulation after 1837 boasting .900 gold only.
Gold Eagle coins have 22-karat gold content that consists of 91.67% pure gold, 3% silver, and 5.33% copper. The 1986 release of the Gold Eagle marked the first time in more than 150 years that new coins were produced with this level of purity in the US.
On the obverse of 2020 1 oz American Gold Eagle Coins is the image of Lady Liberty. This iconic design was in circulation on the $20 Gold Double Eagle coin from 1907 to 1933 and was created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It is considered by many to be the greatest American coin design of the 20th century.
The reverse of 2020 Gold Eagles includes a design found exclusively on these coins. Created by Miley Busiek in 1986, it depicts a female eagle in a family nest guarding a hatchling as the male eagle flies overhead.
