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Even after more than 20 years of being in production, the American Silver Eagle Coin remains one of the most highly prized silver bullion coins on a national as well as a worldwide basis. Initially released by the United States Mint back in’86, American Silver Eagle coins have become the authorized silver bullion coin of our great nation.

The obverse depicts Adolph A. Weinman’s stunning walking liberty design originally used on U.S. Silver Half Dollars beginning’16 to’47. The reverse design is the John Mercanti version of an eagle and shield, representational of our country’s pride and strength.

Collector’s Proof editions of the American Silver Eagle are put out by the United States Mint and are created through a specialized process using burnished coin blanks that are placed manually through the coin presses which have been outfitted with customized dies. The coin is pressed several times so the gently frosted, yet highly-detailed images seem to hover above a mirror-like background.

Following scrutiny by the Mint’s quality control division, each Proof Silver Eagle Coin is encased in a protective plastic casing and mounted in a beautiful presentation case with its own official Certificate of Authenticity. Because Silver American Proof Eagles are manufactured by the United States Mint, each coin’s content, purity and weight are assured by the Government of The United States. These are the only silver bullion coins that can carry this manner of guarantee as they are highly limited in production numbers and are available for order through the Mint and their authorized sellers.

Third-party graded high-grade specimens of proof silver eagles cost far more than normal silver eagles that are uncirculated. It’s worth noting that the high-grade specimens of these Proof Silver Eagle coins will be inclined to be priced more in line with the demand for investment quality coins than the existing market value of silver exclusively.

Another good system of investing in American Silver Eagles is by buying tubes that each consist of twenty factory sealed coins through the U.S. Mint. You may sometimes acquire the coins at a substantial price cut this way, as purchasing the tubes instead of purchasing the coins individually through a bulk rate savings. When sent out by the Mint, each tube comes in a semi-translucent case with a top that has an official marking by the United States Mint.

Donovan Archer writes articles about collecting silver,platinum and gold coins, including beautiful Silver Eagle Proof coins, as well as unique and rare American Silver Eagle Error Coins from the United States Mint.

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