1987 1 oz American Gold Eagle BU (MCMLXXXVII)
This second year of issue Gold American Eagle is one of the few years of the series that featured Roman numerals as the date. Each Gold Eagle is guaranteed by the U.S. Mint for Gold weight and purity, making these great for investing.
Coin highlights
- Contains 1 oz actual Gold weight.
- Multiples of 20 are packaged in mint tubes.All other coins will be in protective packaging.
- Obverse: Adapted from Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ famed Gold Double Eagle design, which features Lady Liberty with flowing hair, a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left.
- Reverse: Designed by Miley Busiek showing a male bald eagle in flight carrying an olive branch to his nest, where a female awaits with her young.
- Produced by the U.S. Mint in West Point, NY. Protect your Gold American Eagle with this clear plastic capsule or display it in style by adding an attractive presentation box to your order. You can also add a coin bezel to turn your Gold Eagle into fine jewelry.With its beauty, patriotic design and legal tender status, Gold American Eagle coins provide diversity to investment portfolios with a hard asset that is both secure and internationally recognized. Add this beautiful 1 oz Gold coin to your cart today!
Specifications
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Grade | Brilliant Unc |
| Legal-tender face value | 50 Dollars |
| Metal | Gold |
| Purity | .9167 |
| Thickness | 2.87 mm |
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