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: John Mercanti & Emily Damstra |
diameter | 40.6 |
edge | Reeded |
fineness | 0.993 |
material | 99.93% silver, 0.007% copper |
mint-mark | W |
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. |
reverse-description | The reverse design features a stylized heraldic eagle design by John Mercanti. |
variety | One Ounce |
variety-2 | Burnished |
weight-grams | 31.103 |
weight-ounces | 1 |
year-display | 1986-Present |