5 Dollars "American Gold Eagle" (Bullion Coinage) (Type 1, Family of Eagles) obverse5 Dollars "American Gold Eagle" (Bullion Coinage) (Type 1, Family of Eagles) reverse
United States

5 Dollars "American Gold Eagle" (Bullion Coinage) (Type 1, Family of Eagles) · “American Gold Eagle

United States · 1986–2023 · Gold

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The American Gold Eagle

When America decided to sell gold to the public again in 1986, the Mint didn't draw something new for the front of the coin. It reached back eighty years and borrowed the most beautiful figure ever struck on U.S. money.

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