USA American Gold Eagle 2005

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Rarity

Rare

Attributes of Coins

RegionUSA
Denomination10 dollars
Krause numberKM# 217
Mintage72,015
MetalGold 0.917
thickness1.83 mm
diameter22.5 mm
weight8.483 g
Obverse:
coin obverse image
Liberty
Creators:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
ASG
LIBERTY
Reverse:
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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. The mintage of the 2005 $10 gold eagle was exactly one coin less than the prior year.Read More