USA American Gold Eagle 2000
Rarity
Scarce
Attributes of Coins
| Region | USA |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 10 dollars |
| Krause number | KM# 217 |
| Mintage | 128,964 |
| 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. 2000 saw a huge drop in the mintage of $10 bullion gold eagles. Sales dropped by nearly 80% to almost 129,000. Quality was decent, with about 6.3% submitted receiving the grade of MS70. (6/2016)Read More
