The American Gold Eagle is the official gold apr57 coin of the United States. Like many popular gold apr57 programs from national mints around the globe, the American Gold Eagle features the same designs on each side each year. The value in these coins comes from the high standards of design and production used by the United States Mint. Today, you can purchase a 1 oz Proof American Gold Eagle from APR 57 with a random mint year.

Coin Highlights:

• Actual gold content of 1 troy oz.
• Face value of $50 (USD) is backed by the US government.
• Coins in this listing feature random year of minting.
• Each coin ships in a United States Mint beautiful display box.
• Comes complete with Certificate of Authenticity.

Americas Gold Eagle program was launched in 1986, the same year as its counterpart, the American Silver Eagle. Although the apr57 coin was struck in all four weights (1 oz, oz, oz, and 1/10 oz) in 1986, the 1 oz Proof American Gold Eagle was the only weight struck in the proof mintage that year. That makes the 1 oz coin the longest-running mintage in the proof series. The oz proof coin was added in 1987, with the oz and 1/10 oz coins added in 1988.

Since 1988, proof American Gold Eagles have been struck in all four weights each year except 2009 when no proof coins were struck. Although the 1 oz Proof American Gold Eagle was the first coin struck in the proof series, it often has the lowest mintage of any of the four weights. Some 446,290 1 oz proofs were struck in 1986, but that number had dropped to 87, 133 by 1988. As of 2013, roughly 24,710 1 oz proofs were struck.

On the obverse side of the American Gold Eagle is a modern reproduction of Augustus Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle design. The reverse side features Miley Busieks depiction of a family of bald eagles, with a male returning to the female and hatchlings in the nest.

The 1 oz Proof American Gold Eagle is produced by the United States Mint. Although the Mint operates four major facilities, the proof American Gold Eagles are only struck at the West Point Mint in New York. Each coin bears a W mint mark as an identifying marker.

If you have questions about the American Gold Eagle available here today, contact APR 57 staff at 212-246-2000. Coins ordered today will be filled based upon availability at shipping, meaning the year of minting will vary.