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Over the years, the American gold Eagle from the US mint has become the USA’s most popular bullion coin, and our biggest gold coin seller by far. Each 1-ounce Eagle contains a full 31.1 grams of pure gold, with an additional alloy of silver and copper, bringing the total weight up to about 33.9 grams. We now have in stock 2015 dated gold American Eagles in 1-ounce, half-ounce, quarter-ounce, and tenth-ounce sizes.
- This magnificent bird is widespread in the wilder country of North America, Europe, and Asia. About the same size as the Bald Eagle, the Golden is less of a scavenger and more of a predator, regularly taking prey up to the size of foxes and cranes. The Golden Eagle was important to many Native American tribes, who admired the eagle's courage and strength, and who ascribed mystical powers to.
- The Golden Eagle is one of the largest, fastest, nimblest raptors in North America. Lustrous gold feathers gleam on the back of its head and neck; a powerful beak and talons advertise its hunting prowess. You're most likely to see this eagle in western North America, soaring on steady wings or diving in pursuit of the jackrabbits and other small mammals that are its main prey.
Note that the price table contains prices for current-year American Gold Eagles and for back-dated American Gold Eagles. {When available.}
As a rule, back-dated coins sell at smaller markups over spot than current-year coins
Prices based on current spot gold of
Compare American Gold Eagle with other gold productsGold American Eagles
The American gold Eagle from the U.S. Mint are the most popular gold bullion coin in this country, and make up over 80% of the U.S.. physical gold bullion market. This bullion gold Eagle has been a tremendous success for the U.S. Mint.
For both large and small purchases, the American Eagles are our biggest seller in gold bullion. And, although in the long run it may not matter which form of gold bullion you decide to purchase, there are good reasons for buying Eagles:
- They are low-cost bullion products that are easy to buy and sell at reasonable price spreads.
- They are easy to store, because they’re issued in space-saving Treasury tubes, instead of the more cumbersome individual packaging that comes with all sizes of Kangaroos, Dragons, Pandas, and the fractional-size Canadian Maples.
- They are made of tough 22karat gold (91.7% pure), a much more scuff-resistant material than the pure (99.9% or better) forms of bullion.
- Some of the various sizes of gold Eagles may have a value to collectors in the future based on their scarcity. A strong after-market has already developed as collectors look to complete their sets going back to 1986 – particularly scarce are some of the low-mintage half- and quarter-ounce Eagles from the early 1990’s.
Eagles are struck bearing a modified version of a design by Augustus St. Gaudens which graced the old $20 U.S. gold coins issued from 1907 to 1933.
The one ounce size Eagle is very close in size to the older $20 coin, but was arbitrarily assigned a nominal face value of $50. Logically, the tenth-ounce version has a $5 face value, and the half-ounce a $25 value.
But, following the lead of the Royal Canadian Mint in dismissing with any common sense in assigning legal tender valuations to gold bullion coins, the Mint slapped a $10 face value to the quarter-ounce Eagle. Of course, any school-child could have pointed out 1/4 of $50 is $12.50, but the committee that decided to call it $10 obviously lacked even one bright child among them.
We recommend gold American Eagles as our first choice for gold bullion purchases in the U.S.
Eagles are also the largest component of our U.S. Treasury gold portfolio. The coins featured here, and in our U.S. Treasury gold portfolio, are all Mint-fresh current year dated gold bullion Eagles.
For larger purchases, Eagles come from the Mint in original sealed high-impact plastic boxes weighing approximately 40 pounds. Each box contains 500 pure ounces of gold in one size, with the coins packed tight in sealed Treasury tubes.
The one-ounce Eagle box contains 25 tubes of 20 coins each.
The half-ounce Eagle box contains 25 tubes of 40 coins each.
The quarter-ounce Eagle box contains 50 tubes, with 40 coins in each.
The tenth-ounce Eagle box has 100 tubes, with 50 coins in each tube.
The one-ounce Eagle coin has a $50 nominal face value, is 91.67% fine gold, and weighs 1.0909 troy ounces. The most popular size bullion coin, it is issued 20 coins per Treasury tube. Its diameter is 32.7 mm, thickness 2.87 mm.
The half-ounce Eagle coin has a $25 nominal face value, is 91.67% fine gold, and weighs .5455 troy ounce. The least popular size bullion coin, and often the lowest mintage, it is issued 40 coins per Treasury tube. Diameter is 27mm, thickness 2.15mm.
The quarter-ounce Eagle coin has a $10 nominal face value, is 91.67% fine gold, and weighs .2727 troy ounce. About the size of a nickel, it is popular in jewelry. It is issued 40 coins per Treasury tube. Its diameter is 22mm, its thickness 1.78 mm.
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The tenth-ounce Eagle coin is a $5 face value coin, 91.67% fine gold (22 karat), and weighs .1091 troy ounce. Smaller than a dime, it is a popular small gift item. It is issued 50 coins to a Treasury tube. Diameter 16.5 mm, thickness 1.26mm.
| American Gold Eagle Specifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face Value | Gold Content | Weight Oz | Weight Grams | Diameter mm | Thickness mm | Gold Fineness | |
| 1 oz. | US$ 50 | 1.0000 | 1.0909. | 33.93 | 32.7 | 2.87 | 916.7 |
| 1/2 oz. | US$ 25 | 0.5000 | 0.5454 | 16.96 | 27 | 2.15 | 916.7 |
| 1/4 oz. | US$ 10 | 0.2500 | 0.2727 | 8.483 | 22 | 1.78 | 916.7 |
| 1/ 10 oz. | US$ 5 | 0.1000 | 0.1091 | 3.393 | 16.5 | 1.26 | 916.7 |
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Migration - Some golden eagles live in their nesting territory all year. Others may migrate due to lack of food during the winter. They do not have to migrate large distances, because of their excellent hunting abilities.
Symbol - The golden eagle is Mexico's national bird.
Immature golden eagle
Lifespan - Fifteen to twenty years.
Diet - Groundhogs, marmots, foxes, skunks, cats, rabbits, grouse, ground squirrels, crows, pheasants, meadowlarks, tortoises, and snakes.
Golden eagles escaped the plague of DDT contamination, because their diet consists of small grass-eating mammals. However, deliberate poisoning, shooting, and trapping of golden eagles continues today, despite laws protecting them. The motivations behind this may be a misguided attempt to protect livestock or an intentional effort to obtain feathers for sale on the black market.
Doris Mager, the 'Eagle Lady' from Florida, received a young female golden eagle that had been the result of the artificial insemination of its mother. (Artificial insemination is often used in captive breeding programs for birds of prey; it is usually done with birds that are tame.) The bird lived with Doris for fifteen years and was the star of her bird-of-prey show until it died in 1996. Doris took this show to schools around the nation to teach people about the various birds of prey and their conservation. This golden eagle was probably seen by more Americans than any other eagle, even more than Old Abe, the famous Civil War bald eagle from Wisconsin.
Golden eagles are protected in the United States through the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Possession of a feather or other body part is a felony with a fine of up to $10,000 and/or 10 years in prison, although federally recognized Native Americans are able to possess these emblems which are traditional in their culture.
USGS Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Golden Eagle
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