United States Mint
90% Silver Coins ($1 FV, Circulated, Dimes, and/or Quarters and/or Halves)

$26.35As low as $26.35
Peace Silver Dollar Coins (1922-26, 1934-35, VG)

$34.42As low as $33.42
1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins (Random Year)

$33.48As low as $33.48
1921 Silver Morgan Dollar Coins (VG+)

$35.21As low as $34.21
Peace Silver Dollars (1921-28, 1934-35, AU)

$36.17As low as $35.17
Morgan Silver Dollars (1921, AU)

$36.81As low as $35.81
2011 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.58As low as $37.68
Morgan Silver Dollar Coins (1878-1904, VG+)

$38.78As low as $37.78
2014 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$37.84As low as $37.84
Morgan Silver Dollar Coins (1921, BU)

$39.17As low as $38.17
2013 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.49As low as $38.49
2009 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.78As low as $38.78
2012 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.78As low as $38.78
2015 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.88As low as $38.88
2016 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.88As low as $38.88
2017 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.88As low as $38.88
2018 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins (BU)

$38.88As low as $38.88
2010 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$38.98As low as $38.98
2005 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$39.99As low as $38.99
2008 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$39.99As low as $39.09
Peace Silver Dollar Coins (1921-28, 1934-35, BU)

$40.16As low as $39.16
2002 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$39.88As low as $39.88
2007 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$39.88As low as $39.88
1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins MS69 (Random Year, Varied Label, PCGS or NGC)

$41.49As low as $41.49
1998 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$42.48As low as $41.58
1988 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$43.58As low as $42.58
1993 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$44.38As low as $44.38
Morgan Silver Dollar Coins (1878-1904, AU)

$46.97As low as $45.97
1 oz Silver American Eagles MS70 (Varied Year, Varied Label, PCGS or NGC)

$57.49As low as $51.49
2008 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$51.98As low as $51.98
1995 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$52.99As low as $51.99
1987 1 oz Silver American Eagles NGC MS69

$54.08As low as $54.08
2016 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$57.05As low as $57.05
1989 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$58.98As low as $58.98
2001 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$60.98As low as $60.98
2016-W 1 oz Burnished Silver American Eagle Coins (w/ Box + CoA)

$61.48As low as $61.48
1988 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$61.48As low as $61.48
Peace Silver Dollars NGC MS63 (1921-28, 1934-35)

$61.66As low as $61.66
Peace Silver Dollars PCGS MS63 (1922-26, 1934-35)

$61.66As low as $61.66
2002 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$61.73As low as $61.73
1998 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$63.98As low as $63.98
2015-W 1 oz Burnished Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$65.49As low as $65.49
2000 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$65.68As low as $65.68
Peace Silver Dollar Coins NGC MS64 (1921-28, 1934-35)

$67.66As low as $66.66
1991 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$71.48As low as $71.48
1999 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$71.73As low as $71.73
40% Silver Kennedy Half Dollars ($10 FV, Circulated)

$73.40As low as $73.40
1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Random Year, Capsule Only)

$73.49As low as $73.49
2018 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS70 ER

$79.98As low as $73.98
Morgan Silver Dollars NGC MS63 (1878-1904)

$76.16As low as $76.16
1993 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$76.48As low as $76.48
1992 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$76.88As low as $76.88
1995 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$77.49As low as $77.49
2017 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS MS70 FS

$81.49As low as $81.49
1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Random Year, Box + CoA)

$82.48As low as $82.48
2012-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$86.48As low as $86.48
2002-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$86.91As low as $86.91
2003-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$86.91As low as $86.91
2004-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$86.91As low as $86.91
2005-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$86.91As low as $86.91
2001-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$86.93As low as $86.93
2014-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box + CoA)

$87.49As low as $87.49
2008-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$89.88As low as $89.88
1996 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins

$93.49As low as $93.49
2017-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box + CoA)

$96.93As low as $95.93
2015-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$95.98As low as $95.98
2013-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box + CoA)

$96.91As low as $96.91
1987-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$96.93As low as $96.93
1988-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$96.93As low as $96.93
1989-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$96.93As low as $96.93
1990-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$96.93As low as $96.93
Morgan Silver Dollar Coins NGC MS64 (1878-1904)

$97.66As low as $97.66
2018 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS MS70 FS

$111.98As low as $105.98
2010-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$108.88As low as $108.88
1986 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC MS69

$113.98As low as $113.98
1993-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$116.91As low as $116.91
1992-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$116.91As low as $116.91
1998-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$116.91As low as $116.91
1999-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$116.91As low as $116.91
2016-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$119.48As low as $119.48
1986-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$126.48As low as $126.48
1991-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$126.91As low as $126.91
1996-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$126.91As low as $126.91
1995-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$126.91As low as $126.91
1994-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins (Box & CoA)

$146.91As low as $146.91
2005-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles NGC PF70 UCAM

$153.48As low as $153.48
2004-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles NGC PF70 UCAM

$153.48As low as $153.48
2003-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins NGC PF70 UCAM

$153.48As low as $153.48
2008-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$160.48As low as $160.48
2010-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$160.48As low as $160.48
2015 5 oz Blue Ridge Parkway ATB Silver Coins NGC MS69 ER

$177.44As low as $174.94
2017-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins NGC PF70 UCAM

$177.96As low as $177.96
2002-W 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins NGC PF70 UCAM

$178.48As low as $178.48
Morgan Silver Dollars NGC MS65 (1878-1904)

$195.16As low as $195.16
2011 5 oz Olympic ATB Silver Coins

$202.44As low as $200.44
2011 5 oz Silver ATB Gettysburg Coins

$214.45As low as $214.45
1998-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS PR70 DCAM

$218.48As low as $218.48
2017 5 oz George Rogers Clark National Historical Park ATB Silver Coins (BU)

$219.25As low as $219.25
2017 5 oz Silver ATB Ozark National Scenic Riverways Coins

$219.34As low as $219.34
2011 5 oz Silver ATB Chickasaw Coins

$227.40As low as $222.40
2014 5 oz Silver ATB Everglades Coins

$224.90As low as $222.90
2012-S Silver American Eagle San Francisco Mint 75th Anniversary 2-Coin Sets (Box + CoA)

$222.98As low as $222.98
1990-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS PR70 DCAM

$228.48As low as $228.48
2013 5 oz Silver ATB Great Basin Coins

$229.40As low as $229.40
2013 5 oz Silver ATB Perrys Victory Coins

$229.40As low as $229.40
2016 5 oz Silver ATB Theodore Roosevelt National Park Coins

$229.44As low as $229.44
90% US Silver Coins ($10 Face Value, BU)

$246.53As low as $246.53
1/10 oz Platinum American Eagle Coin PCGS MS69 (Varied Year)

$247.88As low as $247.88
2013 5 oz Perrys Victory ATB Silver Coins PCGS MS69 DMPL

$252.45As low as $252.45
2012 5 oz Silver ATB Chaco Culture Coins

$267.45As low as $262.45
2013 5 oz Silver ATB Great Basin Coins PCGS MS69

$277.45As low as $274.95
1/10 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (Random Year)

$282.65As low as $277.15
2012 5 oz El Yunque ATB Silver Coins

$282.45As low as $277.45
2000-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS PR70 DCAM

$278.48As low as $278.48
2006-W Proof Silver American Eagle 3-Coin Sets (Box + CoA)

$293.46As low as $293.46
1998-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins NGC PF70 UCAM

$293.48As low as $293.48
1992-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$296.48As low as $296.48
90% Silver Standing Liberty Quarters ($10 Tube, Circulated)

$299.95As low as $299.95
Morgan Silver Dollar Coin PCGS or NGC MS66 (1878-1904)

$313.17As low as $313.17
90% Silver Barber Quarters ($10 Tubes, Circulated)

$335.12As low as $335.12
1989-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$338.48As low as $338.48
2010 5 oz Hot Springs ATB Silver Coins PCGS MS69 PL

$342.45As low as $342.45
2011 5 oz Vicksburg ATB Silver Coins PCGS MS69 DMPL

$342.45As low as $342.45
2012 5 oz Chaco Culture ATB Silver Coins PCGS MS69 PL

$352.45As low as $352.45
2010 5 oz Grand Canyon ATB Silver Coins PCGS MS69 DMPL

$372.45As low as $372.45
2006-P 1 oz Reverse Proof Silver American Eagles NGC PF70 20th Anniversary

$376.48As low as $376.48
2012 5 oz Denali ATB Silver Coins PCGS MS69 PL

$382.45As low as $382.45
1/4 oz Platinum American Eagle Coins (Random Year, BU)

$409.73As low as $409.73
1992-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles NGC PF70 UCAM

$423.48As low as $423.48
$2.50 Indian Gold Quarter Eagles (Cleaned)

$434.69As low as $424.69
2012 5 oz El Yunque ATB Silver Coins PCGS MS69 PL

$432.45As low as $432.45
1991-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$443.48As low as $443.48
2006-P 1 oz Reverse Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 20th Anniversary

$443.48As low as $443.48
Pre-33 $2.50 Gold Indian Quarter Eagle Coins (XF)

$463.19As low as $453.19
1988-S 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS PR70 DCAM

$463.48As low as $463.48
Pre-33 $2.50 Gold Liberty Quarter Eagle Coins (XF)

$474.19As low as $469.19
$5 US Mint Gold Commemorative Coins (BU or Proof)

$486.55As low as $483.55
Pre-1933 $2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagles (AU)

$503.11As low as $493.11
1995-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS PR70 DCAM

$493.48As low as $493.48
1996-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles NGC PF70 UCAM

$496.48As low as $496.48
2016-W 1/10 oz Gold American Mercury Dime Coins NGC SP70 ER

$506.25As low as $506.25
2011-P 1 oz Silver American Eagle Coins NGC PF70 RP

$533.49As low as $533.49
1996-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$535.48As low as $535.48
Pre-1933 $5 Liberty Gold Half Eagles (VF)

$582.36As low as $582.36
Pre-33 $5 Gold Liberty Half Eagle Coins (XF)

$598.37As low as $588.37
$2.50 Indian Gold Quarter Eagles (MS62, PCGS or NGC)

$593.19As low as $593.19
1/4 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (Random Year)

$608.40As low as $601.15
$2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagles MS62

$603.18As low as $603.18
Pre-33 $5 Gold Liberty Half Eagle Coins (AU)

$617.37As low as $607.37
Pre-1933 $5 Liberty Gold Half Eagles (BU)

$637.37As low as $637.37
2011-P 1 oz Reverse Proof Silver American Eagle Coins PCGS PR70

$663.49As low as $663.49
Pre-33 $5 Gold Liberty Half Eagle Coins MS62 (PCGS or NGC)

$672.36As low as $672.36
$5 Indian Gold Half Eagles (VF)

$689.37As low as $689.37
$2.50 Indian Gold Quarter Eagles (MS63, PCGS or NGC)

$692.18As low as $692.18
Pre-1933 $5 Gold Indian Half Eagle Coins (XF)

$718.37As low as $708.37
1997-P 1 oz Proof Silver American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$723.48As low as $723.48
$2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagles MS63

$728.19As low as $728.19
40% Silver Kennedy Half Dollars ($100 FV, Circulated)

$733.97As low as $733.97
Pre-1933 $5 Gold Indian Half Eagle Coins (AU)

$772.36As low as $762.36
Pre-33 $5 Gold Liberty Half Eagle Coins MS63 (PCGS or NGC)

$772.36As low as $772.36
$2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagles MS64

$783.18As low as $783.18
2016-W 1/4 oz Gold American Standing Liberty Quarter Coins (Box + CoA)

$790.65As low as $790.65
$2.50 Indian Gold Quarter Eagles MS64

$846.18As low as $846.18
Pre-33 $5 Indian Gold Half Eagle Coin (MS61, PCGS or NGC)

$904.37As low as $904.37
$5 Indian Gold Half Eagles MS62

$914.37As low as $914.37
Pre-1933 $2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagles MS65

$982.18As low as $982.18
Pre-33 $10 Gold Liberty Eagle Coins (Cleaned)

$1039.47As low as $1,019.47
Pre-33 $10 Gold Liberty Eagle Coins (VF)

$1042.12As low as $1,042.12
Pre-1933 $10 Liberty Gold Eagles (XF)

$1074.11As low as $1,054.11
Pre-33 $10 Gold Liberty Eagle Coins (AU)

$1096.11As low as $1,076.11
1/2 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (Random Year)

$1085.30As low as $1,080.30
Pre-1933 $10 Liberty Gold Eagles (BU)

$1129.37As low as $1,109.37
Pre-33 $10 Gold Liberty Eagle Coins (MS61, PCGS or NGC)

$1148.12As low as $1,148.12
Pre-33 $10 Indian Gold Eagle Coins (Cleaned)

$1229.12As low as $1,209.12
Pre-1933 $10 Indian Gold Eagles (XF)

$1259.11As low as $1,239.11
Pre-33 $10 Gold Liberty Eagle Coins MS62 (PCGS or NGC)

$1248.12As low as $1,248.12
Pre-33 $10 Gold Indian Eagle Coins (AU)

$1309.11As low as $1,289.11
Pre-33 $5 Gold Indian Half Eagle Coins MS63 (PCGS or NGC)

$1383.36As low as $1,383.36
Pre-33 $10 Gold Liberty Eagle Coins MS63 (PCGS or NGC)

$1391.12As low as $1,391.12
$10 Indian Head Gold Eagles MS62

$1396.12As low as $1,396.12
2004-W 1/2 oz Proof Gold American Eagles PCGS PR70 DCAM

$1430.30As low as $1,430.30
Pre-33 $10 Indian Gold Eagle Coins (MS63, PCGS or NGC)

$1497.11As low as $1,497.11
$10 Indian Head Gold Eagles MS64

$1826.12As low as $1,826.12
2016 1/2 oz Gold American Walking Liberty Half Dollar Coins PCGS SP70 FS

$1931.29As low as $1,931.29
1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (Random Year)

$1984.58As low as $1,969.58
Pre-33 $5 Gold Indian Half Eagle Coins MS64 (PCGS or NGC)

$1985.37As low as $1,985.37
Pre-33 $20 Gold Liberty Double Eagle Coins (Cleaned)

$2010.06As low as $1,990.06
Pre-33 $20 Gold Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Coins (Cleaned)

$2018.81As low as $1,998.81
1993 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2007.59As low as $2,007.59
1999 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2008.28As low as $2,008.28
2011 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2008.28As low as $2,008.28
2008 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2008.28As low as $2,008.28
2005 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2008.88As low as $2,008.88
2010 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2018.58As low as $2,018.58
2014 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2019.58As low as $2,019.58
2017 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2019.58As low as $2,019.58
1998 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2019.58As low as $2,019.58
1997 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins

$2019.58As low as $2,019.58
2013 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2019.58As low as $2,019.58
2009 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2019.58As low as $2,019.58
2012 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2019.58As low as $2,019.58
2015 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2020.58As low as $2,020.58
2006 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2020.58As low as $2,020.58
2016 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins

$2021.58As low as $2,021.58
2003 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2022.58As low as $2,022.58
1 oz Gold American Eagles MS69 (Varied Year, Varied Label, PCGS or NGC)

$2039.58As low as $2,039.58
1987 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins

$2043.28As low as $2,043.28
1991 1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2044.58As low as $2,044.58
Pre-1933 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagles (AU)

$2078.06As low as $2,058.06
Pre-33 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle Coins (MS61, PCGS or NGC)

$2103.06As low as $2,103.06
2015 1 oz Gold American Buffalo Coins (BU)

$2118.58As low as $2,108.58
Pre-33 $20 Gold Liberty Double Eagle Coins MS62 (PCGS or NGC)

$2132.06As low as $2,132.06
Pre-33 $20 Gold Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Coins MS62 (PCGS or NGC)

$2157.05As low as $2,137.05
2014 1 oz Gold American Buffalo Coins (BU)

$2160.58As low as $2,160.58
1 oz Gold American Eagle Coins MS70 (Random Year, Varied Label, PCGS or NGC)

$2162.58As low as $2,162.58
2016 1 oz Gold American Buffalo Coins (BU)

$2187.58As low as $2,177.58
Pre-33 $20 Gold Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Coins MS63 (PCGS or NGC)

$2199.06As low as $2,179.06
Pre-33 $20 Gold Liberty Double Eagle Coins MS63 (PCGS or NGC)

$2274.06As low as $2,254.06
Pre-33 $20 Gold Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Coins MS64 (PCGS or NGC)

$2295.86As low as $2,275.86
90% Silver Roosevelt Dimes ($100 FV, Circulated)

$2279.42As low as $2,279.42
90% Silver Washington Quarters ($100 FV, Circulated)

$2279.42As low as $2,279.42
90% Silver Franklin Half Dollars ($100 FV, Circulated)

$2350.82As low as $2,350.82
90% Silver Kennedy Half Dollars ($100 FV, Circulated)

$2350.92As low as $2,350.92
Pre-33 $20 Gold Liberty Double Eagle Coins MS64 (PCGS or NGC)

$2449.06As low as $2,429.06
1 oz Proof Gold American Buffalo Coins PR/PF70 (Varied Year, Varied Label, PCGS or NGC)

$2459.58As low as $2,459.58
Pre-33 $20 Gold Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Coins MS65 (PCGS or NGC)

$2557.06As low as $2,537.06
90% Silver Standing Liberty Quarters ($100 FV, Circulated)

$2626.92As low as $2,626.92
2017 1 oz Palladium American Eagle Coins (BU)

$2903.36As low as $2,903.36
90% Silver Barber Half Dollar ($100 FV, Circulated)

$2915.06As low as $2,915.06
90% Silver Barber Quarters ($100 FV, Circulated)

$3216.08As low as $3,216.08
Pre-1933 $10 Indian Gold Eagles MS65

$3301.12As low as $3,301.12
40% Silver Kennedy Half Dollars ($500 FV, Circulated)

$3669.81As low as $3,669.81
Pre-1933 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagles MS65
$4452.06As low as $4,452.06
4-Coin Proof Gold American Eagle Sets (Random Year, Box + CoA)

$4463.29As low as $4,463.29
90% Silver Coins ($500 FV, Circulated, Half Dollars)

$11254.11As low as $11,254.11

The US Mint
Mints and refineries around the globe are easily broken down into two categories: sovereign and private. The role of sovereign mints is, first and foremost, to product legal tender coinage and banknotes for economies around the globe. Among the most notable in this category are the United States Mint, Royal Canadian Mint, Royal Mint, and the Chinese Mint. These facilities fulfill a dual-purpose role however, producing not just circulation legal tender, but also commemorative coins and bullion products. Currently, the largest sovereign mint producer of coins in the world today is the United States Mint.
About the United States Mint
With passage of the Coinage Act of 1792, the United States Mint was formed to produce circulation coinage for the newly-formed United States of America. The US Mint has come a long way from the days of using horse, oxen, and men to power its coining presses. As of 2015, the United States Mint has the capacity to produce as many as 28 billion coins annually.
The modern United States Mint consists of four primary coining facilities: San Francisco Mint, Denver Mint, Philadelphia Mint, and West Point Mint. The gold depository is considered a part of the US Mint system, as is the Mint’s headquarters in Washington D.C. Former US Mint facilities include branch locations in Carson City, Nevada, Charlotte, North Carolina, Dahlonega, Georgia, New Orleans, Louisiana, Washington DC, and Manila, Philippines.
When it comes to the production of commemorative proof coins and bullion specimens, the West Point Mint facility is the chief production center for the US Mint. The West Point Mint was founded in 1937 near the US Military Academy in West Point, New York. The facility was initially known for its role in producing circulation pennies in the US (35 years) and for its role in storing gold.
Today, the West Point Mint continues in its role as a gold depository for the United States, but also plays a key role in the production of the American Eagle and Gold American Buffalo programs. Since 2001, all proof and uncirculated (2006) versions of the Silver American Eagle coin have been produced by the West Point Mint.
The Gold American Eagle’s proof version has been struck at West Point since its introduction in 1986 in the 1 oz weight. The fractional-weight Gold American Eagle coins shifted from their original production at the Philadelphia Mint in 1994 to the West Point Mint. The Gold American Buffalo and Platinum American Eagle proofs have always been struck by the West Point Mint.
Role of Other Mints
The Philadelphia Mint maintains a major role in the production of some bullion coins in the programs mentioned above, but together with the Denver Mint is primarily responsible for the production of the nation’s circulation coins. The Philadelphia Mint served as the original home of fractional-weight Gold American Eagles and The San Francisco Mint was the original home of the Silver American Eagle.
Today, the San Francisco Mint has been pushed back into the production of bullion versions of the Silver American Eagle as a supplemental facility. The massive demand for Silver American Eagle coins from the United States Mint, with record sales of 47.3 million coins in 2015 alone, required another mint pick up the slack for the overworked coining presses at the West Point Mint.
Silver American Eagle Coin
Without question, the most popular coin series from the United States Mint is the Silver American Eagle. Produced on an annual basis since 1986, these coins are the official silver bullion product of the United States. The coin series consists of a 1 oz coin with a purity of .999 silver. Each coin has a face value of $1 (USD) and is struck in bullion, proof, and uncirculated versions.
Silver American Eagle coins feature design sets that combine America’s historic coin imagery and modern design features. On the obverse of every coin is Adolph A. Weinman’s 1916 design of Walking Liberty. Originally featured on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar, the image includes a full-length figure of Lady Liberty striding toward the setting sun, with the American flag draped over her shoulders. The reverse bears the heraldic eagle design from US Mint Chief Engraver John Mercanti, and is used exclusively on the American Silver Eagle.
Gold American Eagle Coin
Gold American Eagle Coins were authorized for production by the United States Congress with passage of the Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985. Under the terms of legislation, the program was to contain four different weights in total (1 oz, ½ oz, ¼ oz, 1/10 oz) and include two different versions initially (bullion and proof). Congress set the face value for the coins as is standard practice with any legal tender issued by the United States Mint.
The first Gold American Eagle coins were produced and made available for purchase in 1986. The bullion coin program was immediately available with all four weights, while the proof version of the coin featured only a 1 oz coin in 1986. The proof program expanded to include the ½ oz weight in 1987, and the ¼ oz and 1/10 oz coins in 1988.
For the 20th anniversary of the American Eagle coin series, which includes the Silver Eagle, in 2006, the United States Mint introduced a new burnished version of the coin. The Burnished Gold American Eagle was introduced specifically for coin collectors. Although the United States Mint already had the proof version of the Gold Eagle available for collectors, the burnished version of the coin had a unique minting process that gave it enhanced value for those numismatists interested in the display and exhibition of visually brilliant coins.
Like its silver counterpart, a historic American coinage design was chosen for the Gold American Eagle. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was hand-picked by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 to help revitalize US gold coinage with a brilliant new design.
Saint-Gaudens crowning achievement was the Lady Liberty design that features Liberty in full-length figure, her hair and robe flowing freely in the breeze as she strides forward confidently from the nation’s capital. In her right and left hand are a torch for light, and an olive branch signifying peace; all the things she’ll need to guide the nation toward a peaceful, if unknown, future.
His original design was used on the $20 Gold Double Eagle coin. In circulation from 1907 to 1933, it is considered the finest design on the greatest coin in American history. Saint-Gaudens himself never lived to see his design come to fruition on an American coin though, passing away due to complications from illness just months before the coins were released in 1907.
In Saint-Gaudens’ original design, Liberty was featured striding forward with the US Capitol Building at her feet, the rays of the setting sun at her back, and 46 stars surrounding her along the coin’s rim. In 1912, Congress authorized the addition of two stars to his design to recognize the addition of New Mexico and Arizona to the Union. In order for the image to be used on the Gold American Eagle, two stars were added to recognize the post-World War II addition of Hawaii and Alaska to the Union.
The reverse side of the coin features a family of nesting bald eagles, and was designed by Miley Busiek. In the image, a male bald eagle returns to the nest with branches in its talons. In the nest, a female is depicted standing vigilant guard over the young hatchlings in the nest. Busiek’s design was created in 1986, and is used exclusively on the Gold American Eagle.
Platinum American Eagle Coin
Each of the Platinum American Eagle coins contains .9995 fine platinum. The 1 oz coins in both versions have a face value of $100 (USD), which at the time was the highest face value on a US Mint bullion coin. The three fractional-weight coins in the Platinum American Eagle series included a ½ oz. option with a $50 (USD) face value, a ¼ oz option with a $25 (USD) face value, and a 1/10 oz coin with a $10 (USD) face value. Unlike the Gold Eagles, these coins have face values representative of their fractional weight compared to the 1 oz coin and its face value.
On top of offering these coins as bullion specimens, the United States Mint also struck a collectible Proof Platinum American Eagle coin. Although this fact alone does not make the coin a special product, the design elements of the Proof Platinum American Eagle do make it unique among the offerings from the United States Mint.
For the obverse side of the Platinum American Eagle coins, the design elements have remained the same since 1997. John Mercanti served as the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1986 until 2010, when he retired. Mercanti is already well-known for creating the heraldic eagle used on the reverse of the Silver American Eagle, and developed a design for the obverse of the Platinum American Eagle that is referred to as Portraits of Liberty.
The obverse of each coin features a brilliant frontal image of the Statue of Liberty’s head. You can see her face up close as she gazes toward the future. This design includes engravings of “LIBERTY” above her head, the coin’s year of issue to the right, and the phrase “In God We Trust.”
When it comes to the bullion version of the coin, Thomas D. Rogers’ 1997 design remains the standard image. His “Eagle Soaring Above America” design was used on the reverse of both the bullion and proof version of the coin in 1997, but as the reverse design is rotated each year, his design has not continued on the reverse side of proof coins. The 1997 year of issue remains the only one in which bullion and proof Platinum American Eagle coins featured the same design.
Rogers was an engraver and sculptor with the United States Mint, and he created three designs in total for the Proof Platinum American Eagle, including the 1998 and 2001 issues of the coin. Throughout the 20 years of Proof Platinum American Eagle production history, the US Mint has introduced a total of four different reverse design themes. Each of the design themes featured new motifs, with different designs each year. In any given design series, the designs were different but the overall motif remained focus on a singular concept.
Gold American Buffalo Coin
The United States Mint unveiled the Gold American Buffalo bullion coin in 2006, featuring the historic Buffalo Nickel design from James Earle Fraser and a gold content of .9999 fineness. The Gold American Buffalo was the first-ever coin from the US Mint to feature 24-karat gold, and in 2016 the mint celebrated the 10th anniversary of this highly coveted bullion coin.
James Earle Fraser was commissioned by the administration of William Howard Taft in 1911 to create a design to replace the Liberty Head design from Charles E. Barber on the US nickel. A resident of the American Midwest, born and raised in Winona, Minnesota, Fraser was accustomed to life on the American Plains. He used images from his youth as inspiration for the coin design that would eventually grace the Buffalo Nickel.
Black Diamond, a resident bison of New York City’s Central Park Zoo was the inspiration behind his buffalo design, which features on the reverse of both the Buffalo Nickel and the modern American Gold Buffalo.
For the obverse, he used the right-profile of an American Indian as the primary design. It did not represent one individual, but rather a compilation of the facial features taken from three real-life Native American leaders. The identity of those men was shrouded in mystery for years, but in 1938 he stated that the inspirational figures had been Iron Tail of the Sioux, Big Tree of the Kiowa, and Two Moons of the Cheyenne.
The Bullion and Collectible Coin Production Efficiency and Cost Saving Act became law in the US on December 4, 2015. In addition to provisions impacting the American Gold and American Silver Eagle coins, the law set forth provisions to establish the Gold American Buffalo as the permanent .9999 fine gold bullion coin of the United States, meaning its annual production is all-but guaranteed following its 10th anniversary.
Silver America the Beautiful Coin Program
Behind the Silver American Eagle among popular silver coins from the US Mint, the recently introduced America the Beautiful coin series is an exciting silver product lineup with great variety of designs. America the Beautiful is a 56-coin commemorative coin series that includes 5 troy oz of .999 fine silver, and each coin bears a face value of $.25 (USD). The series launched in 2010 and includes a five-coin release schedule for each production year. Individual coins in the series represent a different national park, national forest, or historic monument from each of the 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and the nation’s five overseas territories.
Each coin bears the unique image of a representative park, forest, or memorial from across the country. The common obverse design is similar to the circulation US quarter. A left-profile portrait of President George Washington is featured on this side, along with the coin’s face value, weight, metal content, and purity. The America the Beautiful series was inspired by the state quarters program that was in circulation from 1999-2008.
Rare US Coins
The United States Mint was also the point of origin for some of the most historically significant, rare, collectible US coins. In addition to these modern coin programs, investors can still find historic silver products from the US Mint. These consist of former circulation coins that are difficult to find in the modern era. Among the most popular are the Morgan Silver Dollar, the Peace Silver Dollar, and the nation’s 90% silver dimes, quarters, and half-dollar coins.
Morgan Silver Dollars are the oldest silver coins still available from the US Mint. These coins were first struck from 1878 to 1904, with limited production again in 1921. Designed by George T. Morgan, the Morgan Silver Dollar is one of the nation’s most famous historic coins. The Peace Silver Dollar was introduced in 1921 to replace the Morgan Silver Dollar after its brief return following World War I.
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