American Gold Eagle Coins

The proof program expanded to include the oz weight in 1987 and the oz and 1 10 oz coins in 1988.

American gold eagle coins.

The first american gold eagle coins were produced and made available for purchase in 1986. The american eagle gold coin design is based on the famous saint gaudens lady liberty design that appeared on the final gold double eagle. Locate an authorized dealer. American eagle proof and uncirculated coins.

Tucked into a corner of the design is the capitol building on the obverse. You can purchase american eagle gold bullion coins from most major coin and precious metals dealers as well as brokerage houses and participating banks. Gold coins to be a work of art. Each 1 ounce eagle contains a full 31 1 grams of pure gold with an additional alloy of silver and copper bringing the total weight up to about 33 9 grams.

The gold american eagle price charts above feature monex ask prices per ounce for 22 karat 9167 fine gold american eagle coins each containing one troy ounce of pure gold currently available from monex in units of 10 coins. The mint produces proof and uncirculated versions of the american eagle coins for collectors. The american eagle proof program was introduced in 1986 with the sale of gold proof and silver proof coins. First produced in 1986 this coin features an image of lady liberty holding an olive branch and a torch in a classic design by augustus saint gaudens.

Buy american gold eagle coins. Replacing the liberty gold coin in 1907 the saint gaudens gold coin was born out of president theodore roosevelt s desire for u s. The bullion gold coin program was immediately available with all four weights while the proof version of the coin featured only a 1 oz coin in 1986. In 1997 the mint introduced platinum proof coins and in 2018 started making palladium proof coins.

The american gold eagle is one of the most recognizable gold coins in the world today.