The reverse shows an eagle grasping a branch first used on the 1907 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. The obverse features Liberty wearing a cap with wings used on the 1916 Mercury Dime. Like the silver coins, the palladium coins re-create historic designs by Adolph Weinman. The proof coin design changes each year.Īmerican Eagle Palladium Coins were first released in 2017 as bullion and 2018 as proof. The bullion coin features the Statue of Liberty on the obverse and a soaring eagle on the reverse. The Mint first released American Eagle Platinum Coins in 1997. Since 2021, the coins feature a new reverse showing an eagle carrying an oak branch coming to land. Her right arm is extended and she carries laurel and oak branches in her left. Liberty walks in profile, draped in the folds of the American flag. The obverse of the American Eagle Silver Coins uses the “Walking Liberty” design by sculptor Adolph A. Since 2021, the coins feature a newly designed portrait of an eagle on the reverse. The design, by famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, shows Liberty facing forward, holding a torch in one hand and an olive branch in the other.

The obverse of the American Eagle Gold Coins features a version of Liberty first used on the 1907 $20, or “double eagle” coin. The Mint also makes proof and uncirculated versions of the American Eagle coins for collecting. The program has since expanded to include platinum and palladium coins. Mint launched the American Eagle Coin Program in 1986 with gold and silver bullion coins for investors.

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