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2. American Silver Eagle - Wikipedia

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   The American Silver Eagle is struck only in the one-troy ounce, which has a nominal face value of one dollar and is guaranteed to contain one troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver. It is authorized by Title II of Public Law 99-61 (Liberty Coin Act, approved July 9, 1985) and codified as 31 U.S.C. § 5112(e)-(h). Its content, weight, and purity are ...

3. American Silver Eagle mintage figures - Wikipedia

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   The obverse of the American Silver Eagle. The American Silver Eagle is a United States bullion coin that has been minted since 1986. Each coin is .999 fine silver. Circulating coins have been minted at the Philadelphia Mint, San Francisco Mint, and West Point Mint, though do not bear a mint mark. Proof and uncirculated coins do have mint marks ...

4. Peter (eagle) - Wikipedia

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   Peter Jefferson the eagle. Peter Jefferson was a bald eagle who lived at the Philadelphia Mint from c. 1830 until 1836. He became well known after a while and was let out of the Mint each night to fly around the city of Philadelphia.

5. United States Mint coin sizes - Wikipedia

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   Dimes, quarters and half dollars are also struck in 90% silver for special annual collector's sets. The silver-colored Susan B. Anthony dollar was replaced with gold-colored Sacagawea dollar in 2000 and Presidential Dollars 2007-2016; though the composition changed, the coin's size and weight remain the same.

6. Coinage Act of 1792 - Wikipedia

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   The silver content of a dollar under this act was almost exactly equal to 1 / 5 of the silver content of the contemporary British pound sterling, or 4 British shillings. Under Sec.14, any person could bring gold or silver bullion and have it coined for free or later for a small fee, exchange it immediately for an equivalent value of coin.

7. American Eagle bullion coins - Wikipedia

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   American Eagle bullion coins are produced by the United States Mint. [1] These include: American Silver Eagle; American Gold Eagle; American Platinum Eagle;

8. Coinage Act of 1834 - Wikipedia

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   It raised the silver-to-gold weight ratio from its 1792 level of 15:1 (established by the Coinage Act of 1792) to 16:1 thus setting the mint price for silver at a level below its international market price. [1] [2] The Act redefined the U.S. Eagle coin (ten U.S. Dollars) as containing 232 grains of fine gold, compared to 247.5 grains in the ...

9. Dollar coin (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States. It was designed by Adolph A. Weinman and John Mercanti and it was first released by the United States Mint on November 24, 1986. It is struck only in the one troy ounce size, which has a nominal face value of one dollar and is guaranteed to contain one troy ...