Eagle (United States coin)

Eagle (English " Eagle" ) is the name of a U.S. gold coin with a face value of $ 10. The coin was minted from 1795 to 1933 as its official currency.

In 1785, the U.S. Board of the Treasury suggested Münznamen before for the newly created currency dollars. For the 10 - dollar coin is the name Eagle was provided. After years of preparation, in which, among other things its own mint, the U.S. Mint was established, first minted its own coins, and finally in 1795 the first Eagles were minted from 1792. The first Eagle was on the front ( obverse ) a woman portrait in profile ( the Liberty ) and on the back ( reverse ) the emblem of the USA, the bald eagle. The weight was 270 grains ( 17.5 grams) and the diameter of about 33 millimeters.

The names of smaller coins related to the Eagle. The five - dollar coin was called Half Eagle ( "Half Eagle" ) and a 2 ½; Dollar Coin Quarter Eagle ( "quarter eagle "). 1849, the Double Eagle, introduced to the value of $ 20. The Double Eagle of 1933 with $ 7.6 million, the most valuable coin of all time because of it, only a single copy in the free trade exists. During the California Gold Rush, the influence of 5 was - and 10 - Eagle - pieces considered. Test specimens were prepared and submitted to Congress, but decided against these coins, since in his opinion, 50 - or 100 - dollar pieces would pose too great a quantity of money for the general population and so the coins mainly for transactions between banks and other would have been used financial institutions.

Bullion coin American Eagle

Since 1986, the U.S. Mint Eagles again impressed, but not as a coin for the payment, but as collectibles and value system ( bullion coin ). These coins are traded under the name of American Eagle and are available in silver (see Silver Eagle ), Gold ( Gold Eagle) and platinum ( Platinum Eagle) available.

The Eagles 1795-1933

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