Description
Why purchase this NGC certified First Day of Issue $1 2024-W 1 Ounce American Silver Eagle Proof?
Share in the rich tradition of the Proof American Silver Eagle with this 2024-W edition. Struck at the West Point Mint, the coin brings together a classic patriotic obverse design with a modern reverse. The latest edition in a series that dates back to 1986, this coin is sure to be a prized possession for decades to come.
- This coin is $1 legal tender in the United States.
- This coin was struck from one Troy ounce of 99.9% fine silver.
- This piece bears the “W” mint mark of the West Point Mint.
- This Silver Eagle boasts a reeded edge that has an interruption, which serves as a security feature.
Stunning Eagle Landing Design by Emily Damstra
Obverse: As always, the obverse features Adolph Weinman’s iconic Walking Liberty design. Liberty is draped in the American flag while carrying branches of laurel and oak as the morning sun begins to rise. Her name, “LIBERTY,” arches over the image, and the date, “2024,” and the national motto, “IN GOD WE TRUST,” are also included on this face. Adolph Weinman was an immigrant from Germany who designed such famous coins as the Walking Liberty Half Dollar and the Mercury Dime.
Reverse: An eagle swoops downward with its wings spread and an oak branch in its talons in Emily Damstra’s design. The motto “E PLURIBUS UNUM” is inscribed within the rim inscription. Those rim inscriptions include the name of the issuing country, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” the coin’s face value, “ONE DOLLAR,” and its metal content, “1 OZ. FINE SILVER.” Emily Damstra is a science illustrator who holds an MFA from the University of Michigan.
Perfect PF70 UC FDI
This coin earned Numismatic Guaranty Company’s (NGC’s) highest grade, Proof 70 (PF70), which is only given to coins that appear perfect under 5x magnification. This specimen was also certified Ultra Cameo (UC) and First Day of Issue (FDI), the former indicating that it exhibits particularly sharp contrasts between heavily frosted devices and deeply mirrored fields and the latter indicating that it was submitted for grading within 24 hours of its official release from the mint.
