Gold American Eagles from the United States Mint are available in four weights and three versions each year. The bullion series is the longest-running in its full four weights, with all of the weight options available from 1986. The proof coin debuted in 1986 with just a 1 oz coin and had its fractional-ounce coins introduced in the two subsequent years. Burnished coins were made available in 1 oz gold in 2006. Right now, 2020 1/2 oz Gold American Eagles are available to purchase online at Silver.com with NGC certification.
Coin Highlights:
- Ships to you with the protective plastic slab of the NGC!
- 35th year of release for Gold American Eagles!
- Availability of certified coins is limited!
- Consists of One-Half Troy ounces of actual gold content.
- Bears a face value of $25 (USD) backed by the federal government.
- Issued a Grade of Mint State 69 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
- The obverse includes Lady Liberty in front-facing relief.
- On the reverse is a family of American bald eagles.
Each 2020 1/2 oz Gold American Eagle available to you right now at Silver.com comes with a near-perfect certification. The Mint State 69 certification is issued to coins that exhibit full, original mint luster and a maximum of two minor detracting flaws. These flaws are limited in nature to minuscule contact marks or hairlines and are found only outside of the primary focal points of the coin.
Gold American Eagle 1/2 oz coins are typically the lowest minted in the series. Available from 1986 when the series debuted, the 1/2 oz gold bullion coin has had the lowest mintage of the four available coins in all but six years. The last time it wasn’t the lowest minted coin was 2007 when it outsold only the 1/4 oz gold coin. It has never been the top-selling coin and never outsold the 1/10 oz or 1 oz gold coins in the collection.
The obverse side of 2020 Gold American Eagles features the image of Lady Liberty. Designed in 1907, this image was created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and originally featured on the $20 Gold Double Eagle coin until 1933. It features Lady Liberty in front-facing relief with a torch in one hand, an olive branch in the other, and 50 stars around her figure.
On the reverse face of 2020 1/2 oz Gold American Eagles is a design from Miley Busiek. Created specifically for the Gold Eagles in 1986, this image depicts a male eagle in flight over the nest with a female in the nest guarding a young hatchling.
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