American Silver Eagle

The American Silver Eagle is an American silver coin in the currency of U.S. dollars. The Silver Eagle is one of the bullion coins. It is the largest and heaviest silver coin of the United States. The first Silver Eagle was issued in 1986 to the present day appear new spending annually. When introduced in the Silver Eagle was the first pure silver coin of the United States.

Front

On the obverse of the coin, the Walking Liberty is mapped to a design by Adolph A. Weinman. It shows the forward border Lady Liberty. She holds laurel and oak branches in their hands, symbolizing the military power and the glory of the citizens of America. To their shoulders the flag of the United States of America has been laid. The design first appeared on the half dollar silver coins in 1916 until 1947.

Back

The eponymous emblem eagle on the back of the Silver Eagle is based on the Great Seal of the United States. The eagle depicted holding a ribbon with the words E Pluribus Unum. Above the head of the eagle 13 stars are shown. These stand for the 13 original colonies, which in 1776 established the United States of America.

Specifications

The Silver Eagle has a face value of one U.S. dollar. It is composed of 99.9 % silver with a diameter of 40.6 mm and has a grooved edge. Its weight corresponds to a troy ounce ( 31.1035 grams). The coin is predominantly in the standard version uncirculated (U.S.: uncirculated ) pronounced in a smaller edition in the special collector execution Proof (U.S.: proof ). In the latter conservation is found to the left of the eagle on the foot and the embossed characters of the respective Mint: S for San Francisco, P for Philadelphia or W for West Point.