The American Gold Eagle Coin is one of the official gold bullion series’ from the United States Mint. It was first released in 1986 as authorized under the Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985. The coins are minted from a 22k alloy, the remainder is a mix of copper and silver.
In celebration of the US Mint releasing the 2019-W Quarters into the wild, the coin grading company PCGS, has announced a number of rewards and bounty programs to those who submit some of the first coins for grading. The reward of $5,000 for first qualifying 2019-W Lowell quarter submitted and certified to PCGS has been … Read morePCGS Awards $5,000 Bounty for Circulated W Mint Mark Quarters
The US Mint ships bullion coins, including American Silver Eagle coins in bulk to authorized wholesale distributor in special packaging called a Silver Monster Box. After minting, the US Mint packages bullion coins in plastic tubes. Each standard tube holds twenty 1 oz coins. The tubes are then fitted into the Silver Monster Box 25 … Read moreWhat is a Silver Monster Box?
The U.S. Mint will begin shipping 2019 American Eagle Silver and Gold Coins to their list of Authorized Purchasers (wholesalers) this week. Retail online bullion dealers are anticipated to begin shipping pre-orders for 2019 American Silver Eagle and American Gold Eagle coins beginning on Monday January 14, 2019. With the 2018 American Eagle coins selling … Read more2019 American Eagle Coins Beginning to Ship from Mint
According to sales data released by the U.S. Mint this week, sales of both American Silver Eagle (ASE) and American Gold Eagle (AGE) coins were down in 2018. According to sales data, the U.S. Mint sold 245,500 ounces of Gold Eagle bullion coins during 2018. This was down from 302,500 ounces in 2017 and 985,000 in 2016. Silver … Read moreSales of American Eagle gold and silver coins drop to 11 year low
The US Mint has announced the availability of the 2019 American Silver Eagle coins. Dealers are already accepting pre-orders of 2019 Silver Eagles at reduced premiums in anticipation of the January 7 release date. Additionally, several trusted and reputable national online bullion dealers have reduced the dealer premiums on 2018 American Silver Eagle coins to … Read more2018 American Silver Eagle Premiums Dropping
Unlike other world mints, the United States Mint does not sell its bullion coins directly to the public. Instead, the coins are distributed through a network of official distributors called Authorized Purchasers. The Authorized Purchasers then create a two-way market by buying and selling to precious metal wholesalers and private investors. In the United States, … Read moreUS Mint Authorized Wholesale Purchasers
The US Mint’s authorized purchasers were notified that they could begin placing orders for 2019 silver, gold and platinum Eagle Coins and 2019 Gold Buffalo coins starting on January 7, 2019. A spokesman for the US Mint announced that production of 2018-dated coins has ended and any remaining inventory would be used to fill orders … Read more2019 Silver and Gold Eagle Bullion Coin Availability Announced by US Mint