American Eagle Archives

United States Mint Highlights Changes Coming to Type-2 American Eagle Obverse Designs

June 28, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released highlights of the changes coming to the Type-2 American Eagle Obverse designs for the gold and silver coins. The focus with the new Type-2 coins has been on the new Reverse designs but the Mint has taken time to make minor updates and security updates to the Obverse of the gold and silver coins. When the new designs were announced last year, the Mint made mention of some new …

Mint Updates American Eagle, Morgan & Peace Dollar Release Dates and Household Limits

June 23, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has issued a revised schedule for the release of the upcoming American Eagle Type-2 products as well as the Morgan and Peace Dollars. Sales were expected to begin of the American Eagle’s on July 1 but that has now been delayed to July 20 for the silver Eagle. For the gold Eagle, those dates move from July 8 to July 29. New Household Limits have also been put into place which …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, June 14, 2021. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. Overall, the report shows that the Mint sold just 11,000 bullion coins since the previous report on June 7, 2021. For several reports now, the Mint has show no sales of silver …

NGC Special Labels and Designations for the New 2021-W Proof Silver Eagles

June 10, 2021 by Clinton

2021-W Proof American Eagle Special Label (Image Courtesy of NGC)

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that it will be offering special labels and designations for the upcoming Type-2 2021-W Proof American Eagle silver coins. Alongside the 35th anniversary of American Eagle coinage, a new version of the Silver Eagle will be released by the US Mint on July 1, 2021. Featuring an enhanced obverse and redesigned reverse, the updated 2021-W Proof Silver Eagle is one of the most highly anticipated coins in years, a must-have for …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, May 31, 2021. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. Overall, the report shows that the Mint sold a scant 28,600 bullion coins through to May 31, 2021. For the second consecutive week, the Mint showed no sales of the silver American …

Mint Confirms American Eagle Enrollment Program Auto-Rollovers

May 27, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Type-2 Silver Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint took to Twitter yesterday to confirm what most expected: If you are enrolled in the American Eagle Enrollment Program, you will be automatically rolled into the new Eagle Type-2 enrollments. Further, those already in the Eagle Enrollment Program do not have to do anything with their accounts. They will simply be auto-enrolled for the Type-2’s. In reality, it makes sense for the Mint to do this as it assures that those …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, May 3, 2021. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. This week’s report was the first update to the Bullion Sales report in two weeks. Overall, the report shows that the Mint sold 75,900 bullion coins through to May 24, 2021. …

Mail Bag – Will The New American Eagle Designs Revitalize Interest?

May 21, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes in from Matt and it concerns the American Eagle. Specifically, Matt is curious if the new Reverse designs of the American Eagle coins will revitalize interest in the series. In my opinion, I think it will cause a bump in interest but I’m not sure it will be sustained. Clinton, I wanted to get your opinion on if you think the new design of the (American) Eagles will improve sales …

First Look: American Eagle Type-2 Reverse Official Images Released

May 20, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released the official high resolution images of the upcoming American Eagle Type-2 Reverse designs. The release of the official images comes after photos of the new Reverse for the American Eagle Silver and Gold coins were shown for the first time in the Mint’s Collection Guide mailed to customers. As readers know, the Mint has announced new Reverse designs for both the gold and silver American Eagle. For the gold American Eagles, the …

Crime Blotter: NCIC Reports FedEx Package With Hundreds of American Eagles Missing

May 20, 2021 by Clinton

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The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is asking for the public’s help in locating a stolen or missing FedEx package. The package contained hundreds of American Eagles, some of which were raw and others had been graded by NGC. The package containing the hundreds of Eagles was shipped priority overnight from Dallas, Texas to Beverly Hills, California on April 21, 2021. However, the package never arrived and FedEx is currently not able to locate it. …