UNITED STATES $50 ONE-OUNCE GOLD "AMERICAN EAGLE"
BULLION COINS
(1986-DATE)
In 1986, the United States
began striking gold bullion coins with a face value of $50 and a net
weight of 1 ounce of pure gold. The value of these coins was
intended to be tied directly to their metal value, although some
low-mintage years and all of the Proof versions fetch premium prices.
From 1986-1991, Roman
numerals represent the date; from 1992 on, Arabic numerals are used.
Proof versions have been struck each year since 1986 at the West Point
Mint. Proof
versions bear mintmarks; Uncirculated versions do not.
Proof coins may be ordered
by the general public directly from the Mint. Uncirculated coins are
distributed by selected representatives, who make them available to the
secondary market.
Designer:
Obverse - Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Reverse - Miley Busiek
Diameter: 32.7 millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 91.7%
Silver - 3.0%
Copper - 5.3%
Weight: 33.93 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mints:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Point, New York
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Images
courtesy of Global
Certification Services
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Available
dates/mintmarks:
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Uncirculated
Mintage |
Proof
Mintage |
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1986 |
1,362,650 |
0 |
|
1986-W |
0 |
446,290 |
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1987 |
1,045,500 |
0 |
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1987-W |
0 |
147,498 |
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1988 |
465,000 |
0 |
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1988-W |
0 |
87,133 |
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1989 |
415,790 |
0 |
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1989-W |
0 |
53,960 |
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1990 |
373,210 |
0 |
| 1990-W |
0 |
62,401 |
| 1991 |
243,100 |
0 |
| 1991-W |
0 |
50,411 |
| 1992 |
275,000 |
0 |
| 1992-W |
0 |
44,835 |
| 1993 |
480,192 |
0 |
| 1993-W |
0 |
34,389 |
| 1994 |
221,633 |
0 |
| 1994-W |
0 |
46,300 |
| 1995 |
200,636 |
0 |
|
1995-W |
0 |
48,075 |
| 1996 |
189,148 |
0 |
| 1996-W |
0 |
36,086 |
| 1997 |
664,508 |
0 |
| 1997-W |
0 |
27,803 |
| 1998 |
1,468,530 |
0 |
| 1998-W |
0 |
26,047 |
| 1999 |
|
0 |
| 1999-W |
0 |
31,446 |
| 2000 |
|
0 |
| 2000-W |
0 |
33,000 |
| 2001 |
|
0 |
| 2001-W |
0 |
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| 2002 |
|
0 |
| 2002-W |
0 |
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| 2003 |
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| 2003-W |
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| 2004 |
|
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| 2004-W |
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| 2005 |
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| 2005-W |
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