The $50 American Gold Eagle has been produced every year since 1986 and is struck in both bullion (uncirculated) and proof finishes. * Values listed above are for uncirculated coins and bullions coins grading MS 65 and proofs grading PF 65, unless otherwise noted as values for gold bullion coins fluctuates on a daily basis, you should double-check current bullion prices to better approximate the exact value.
Here’s a rundown of the various dates, mintages, and approximate values for the $50 gold coin: From 1986 through 1991, the date was expressed on the coin using Roman numerals. Bullion coins are minted at the Philadelphia mint and proofs and burnished finish specimens are produced at West Point. Clearly, the coin has a much higher actual intrinsic value than its denominational value, but indeed could be spent in a sales transaction. The coin is also legal tender, but its $50 face value is purely symbolic. While the 91.67% gold coin contains one ounce of pure gold, it’s composition is also 3% silver and 5.33% copper to help make the coin more wear resistant. $50 American Gold Eagles measure 1.287 inches in diameter and weigh 1.0909 troy ounces. On the reverse of American Gold Eagle coins is a design by Miley Busiek showing a male eagle clasping an olive branch as it flies above a nest with a female and her hatchlings.
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The obverse design on all American Gold Eagle coins depicts Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ design of Miss Liberty walking in a full gown as she holds a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left.
$50 American Gold Eagles are coins that contain one troy ounce of 22-karat gold and represent the highest of the four gold coin denominations in the program. The $50 Gold American Eagle coin is one of four gold coins that belong to the United States Mint’s bullion coin program, which began in 1986.
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