Special strike $1 American Silver Eagles are a collectible variety of the popular one-ounce silver bullion coin series issued by the United States Mint since 1986, struck with so-called "burnished" (soft, sand-blasted) surfaces. Popular for their unique surface appearance, they are also desirable for having much lower mintages than their proof-surface counterparts of the same year.
| coinage-type | Silver eagle |
| desg | MS |
| designer | Obv: Adolph Weinman; Rev: Emily Damstra |
| diameter | 40.6 |
| edge | Reeded |
| fineness | 0.999 |
| material | 99.99% silver, 0.01% copper |
| mint-mark | W |
| mintage | 154,861 |
| ngc-id | E5EG |
| obverse-description | The obverse design features a refreshed depiction of Adolph A. Weinmans full-length figure of Liberty in full stride, enveloped in folds of the flag, with her right hand extended and branches of laurel and oak in her left. |
| pcgs-link | 886558 |
| pcgs-number | 886558 |
| reverse-description | The reverse features an eagle as it approaches a landing, carrying an oak branch, as if to add it to a nest. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "1 OZ. FINE SILVER," and "ONE DOLLAR." |
| variety | Silver Eagle, Type 2 |
| variety-2 | Burnished |
| weight-grams | 31.103 |
| weight-ounces | 1 |
| year-display | 1986-Present |