gold and silver bullion has been recognized as a store of value for over
5 000 years these products are accepted and their value is known
all around the world in times of economic uncertainty
or world crisis investors flock to gold and silver
as it is the most liquid of all hard assets
gold and silver bullion come in various sizes and can come in the form
of bars, ingots, rounds or sovereign coins many countries have sovereign gold and
silver bullion coins regulated and backed by the full faith
and credit of the issuing government the government
also supports the weight and purity of these coins
there are many different gold bullion coins such as the canadian maple leaf
the south african krugerrand the chinese golden panda and the
american golden buffalo but by far the most popular gold bullion
coin in the world is the american gold eagle authorized by
the gold bullion coin act of 1985 president ronald reagan signed into law
that these coins are offered in one ounce
half ounce, quarter ounce and 1/10 ounce sizes to accommodate any budget
american gold eagle coins must be minted from newly mined domestic gold
the famed sculptor augustus saint-gaudens designed the obverse
he created this allegorical representation of miss liberty
holding high the torch of freedom and an olive branch representing peace
as she walks towards the viewer the sun is rising over the american capital
his original design was used on the 20 dollar saint gaudens gold double eagle minted
from 1907 until 1933. the design was slightly
modified from his unique design to show 50 stars
representing one star for each state the reverse features
a family of eagles with a bald eagle carrying an
olive branch to its nest miley busiek designed it the american gold eagle
comprises 22 karat fine gold and contains one troy
ounce of fine gold just as in gold many countries mint
their own official sovereign silver coins examples include
great britain's britannia
austria's philharmonic
canada's silver maple leaf and the australian silver koala to name
just a few
however the most popular silver coin in the world
is the american silver eagle it was authorized by the liberty coin act of
july 9 1985. the american silver eagle was
released to the public on november 24 1986 and since it was first released
it has been struck at various times by the philadelphia mint
the san francisco mint and the west point mint
this coin is only offered in one troy ounce
size the obverse design of the american silver eagle coin
is based on adolf a weinman's walking liberty design
which was initially used on the half dollar coins struck
in 1916 to 1947. weinman created an allegorical design of
miss liberty carrying branches of laurel and oak
and walking towards the rising sun the reverse is a modified version of the
great seal of the united states designed by u.s
mint chief engraver john mercanti it features a bald eagle with
outstretched wings grasping arrows in one talon
and olive branches in the other there are 13 five-pointed stars above the
eagle banknote world now offers these and many
other gold and silver bullion products backed by our full guarantee of
authenticity we also provide bullion price charts
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