Monday, June 8, 2009

Gold 1/10 oz. American Eagle



CONDITION : Proof
DATE : 1999
MINT : West Point Mint
MINTMARK : "W"
DIAMETER : 0.650 inches (16.50 mm)
THICKNESS : 0.049 inch (1.25 mm)
COMPOSITION : 91.67% gold, 3.0% silver; balance copper
FINENESS : 0.900 ± 0.0030 pure silver
WEIGHT : 0.1091 troy ounce (3.393 grams)
CONTENT : Gold 0.1000 troy oz. (3.110 grams)

DESIGN :
OBV. : A version of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' full length figure of Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left.
REV.: Male eagle flying above a nest containing female eagle and hatchlings.

ARTISTS:
OBV. : Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907)
REV. : Miley Busiek, Sculptor, Dallas, Texas. (Model executed by Sherl J. Winter; Sculptor and Engraver, U.S. Mint)

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