USA American Gold Eagle 1988


Rarity
Rare
Attributes of Coins
Region | USA |
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Denomination | 10 dollars |
Krause number | KM# 217 |
Mintage | 49,000 |
Metal | Gold 0.917 |
thickness | 1.83 mm |
diameter | 22.5 mm |
weight | 8.483 g |
Obverse:

Liberty
Creators:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
ASG
LIBERTY
Reverse:

Bird
Creators:
Miley Busiek (MB)
10 DOLLARS
¼ OZ. FINE GOLD
E PLURIBUS UNUM
IN GOD WE TRUST
MB JW
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction of Coins
First struck in 1986, the Gold Eagle coin program is one of the world's most popular gold coin programs. The coins are available in 1/10oz, 1/4oz, 1/2oz, and 1oz sizes, with face values of $5, $10, $25, and $50, respectively. Surprisingly enough, there was another huge drop in mintage this year as well. In fact, it was even bigger than last year at nearly 82%! This makes 1988 $10 gold eagles one of the lowest mintages of the series at only 49,000 pieces.Read More