The word, “Liberty” appears prominently across the top of the coin and an image of the U.S. It depicts Lady Liberty, striding forward on mountaintop with the rays of the sun behind her, carrying a flaming torch in her right hand to represent enlightenment and an olive branch, a symbol of peace, in her left. The artwork on the obverse of the coin is reminiscent of the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, a twenty-dollar gold coin produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933 and designed by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt in an effort to beautify American coinage. The face values for 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, and 1/10 oz Eagles are $25, $10, and $5, respectively. American Gold Eagle carries a face value of $50. The Gold Eagle’s purity, weight, and content is guaranteed by the United States Government and backed by the United States Mint. This is equivalent to 22 karats, which had long been the English crown gold standard for gold coins, and before 1834, for American gold coins as well. A Gold Eagle coin will include an additional alloy of 3% silver and 5.33% copper for a more wear-resistant coin of. The gold used to produce these coins must come from mines in the United States, by law.

The Gold Eagle is offered in 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, and 1/10 oz denominations. It was authorized under the Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985 and first released by the United States Mint in 1986. The American Gold Eagle Coin is an official gold bullion coin of the United States.

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