President Ronald Reagan changed the way Americans invest in silver forever when he signed the Liberty Coin Act in 1985. The President viewed that act as a way to give Americans an opportunity to own precious metals without turning to foreign markets. Since that time, the American Silver Eagle has become the most popular silver coin on the planet! Its beautiful, iconic design inspires collectors around the world, and all kinds of buyers love it because it’s struck in one full ounce of 99.9% fine silver, and it’s guaranteed for weight and fineness by the U.S. Government. These coins have been so popular that between 1986 and 2021 over 560 million were struck. That’s more than HALF A BILLION coins, easily making Silver Eagles the best-selling coins in the world.
Struck for the first 35 years with John Mercanti’s Heraldic Eagle reverse design, these beautiful coins got a new design midway through last year in honor of the 35th anniversary. These 2022 Silver Eagles feature that new “Eagle Landing” design created by Artists Infusion Program (AIP) artist Emily Damstra, who has a long list of coin design credits for both the U.S. Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint. Her design was engraved by recently retired U.S. Mint artist Michael Gaudioso, a classically trained sculptor, designer and painter with more than 40 U.S. coin and medal designs on his resume. The new reverse design depicts an eagle about to land from a flight, grasping an oak branch between its claws. Additionally, thanks to technological advances, the iconic Adolph Weinman design on the front represents a closer representation of the artist’s original vision, and now includes his traditional initials artist’s mark beneath “In God We Trust.”
For any collectible coin or proof, collectors want the “best of the best,” the finest quality available. With coins, quality is measured by grades on a 70-point scale. A grade of 70 represents absolute perfection, even under magnification. There is nothing higher. There’s simply no better condition—and no grade is more coveted by collectors. Of the hundreds of thousands of Silver Eagles sent for certification, only a fraction return with the coveted Mint State-70 (MS70) grade that signifies perfection.
Each of the 2022 Silver Eagles in these sets is certified in perfect Mint State-70 (MS70) condition by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) or Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), two of the top third-party coin-grading services in the world. Each coin has also been designated with the most-desired pedigree of First Day of Issue. Pedigrees are additional attributes of a coin that can increase its collector desirability—and the pedigree collectors want most on American Eagles is First Day of Issue, which means the coins were released on the very first day of production by the U.S. Mint.
But that’s not all! Each of these Silver Eagles will arrive encapsulated in a tamper-resistant holder, featuring an exclusive label, with a hand-signed signature from men and women who played a critical role in the design of these beautiful coins, including the Silver Eagle’s designer Emily Damstra, the coin’s sculptor Michael Gaudioso, the 11th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint Elizabeth Jones, the 12th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint and the designer of the original Silver Eagle reverse design, John Mercanti, and the 34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint David Ryder.
Do not drag your feet on this. The demand for Silver Eagles is exponentially higher than it was when the coin was first introduced 36 years ago because today’s Silver Eagles appeal to collectors and investors alike. Nobody knows the mintage of 2022 Silver Eagles, but it’s a fact that only a very small fraction of those coins will earn the coveted First Day of Issue pedigree and be certified as perfect MS70. Secure yours today.