First minted in 1986, American Gold Eagles feature Lady Liberty walking in front of the rays of a rising sun,
with a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. Behind her is the United States Capitol Building.
Stars surround the periphery of the obverse. The design was originally used for the St. Gaudens $20 Double Eagle,
minted from 1907-1933.
The reverse of the American Gold Eagle, designed by Miley Busiek, shows a male Bald
Eagle with an olive branch in its talons landing at its nest, which holds a female with her wing around her hatchlings.
Between 1986 and 1991, the date was written in Roman Numerals. Beginning in 1992, the date began production in Arabic
Numerals.
Each gold eagle is made of 22kt (.9167) fine gold, and the series comes in four denominations:
| |
Diameter |
Thickness |
Weight |
| $5 (1/10 oz.) Gold Eagle |
16.5mm (0.650 in.) |
1.19mm (0.047 in.) |
0.1091 Troy oz. (3.393 g, 0.120 oz.) |
| $10 (1/4 oz.) Gold Eagle |
22mm (0.866 in.) |
1.83mm (0.072 in.) |
0.2727 Troy oz. (8.483 g, 0.299 oz.) |
| $25 (1/2 oz.) Gold Eagle |
27mm (1.063 in.) |
2.24mm (0.088 in.) |
0.5454 Troy oz. (16.965 g, 0.598 oz.) |
| $50 (1 oz.) Gold Eagle |
32.7mm (1.287 in.) |
2.75mm (0.108 in.) |
1.0909 Troy oz. (33.930 g, 1.197 oz.) |
Gold eagles are manufactured as both business strikes (mint state) and proofs.
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