1986 American Eagle Twenty Five Dollar Gold
Base
About This Coin
The 1986 American Eagle Twenty Five Dollar Gold is a United States gold coin from the American Eagle Twenty Five Dollar Gold 1986 to Date series — the first year of the series. The Mint's figure for 1986 is 599,566 bullion coins. No half-ounce proof was made that year. The obverse is Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Liberty from the 1907 double eagle, striding forward with a torch and an olive branch; the reverse, by Miley Busiek, shows a male eagle carrying an olive branch above a nest where a female eagle sits with their young. Struck in 91.67% gold, 3% silver, 5.33% copper, weighing 16.97 grams, 27 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens/Miley Busiek.
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Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(1)
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