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Press Manager
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 US Mint - The American Eagle Coin Program is one of the U.S. Mint's most popular programs. 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of the program and of the gold and silver coins. The Mint first issued the coins in 1986 as both bullion and collectible products. American Eagle Platinum Coins started in 1997 and palladium in 2017. In honor of the 35th anniversary, the Mint will release new reverse designs for the American Eagle Gold and Silver Coins. The obverse designs will remain the same, but will be refreshed. Law allows the Mint to change the designs on these coins after 25 years. American Eagle Gold CoinIn 1986, the American Eagle Program launched with a gold coin featuring a historic Liberty obverse design and a reverse of eagles. The obverse comes from Augustus Saint-Gaudens' 1907 Double Eagle Gold Coin. The reverse, by Miley Busiek Frost, depicts an eagle grasping an olive branch flying above a nest of eagles. The 2021 reverse features a new design with the portrait of an eagle. Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) artist Jennie Norris designed the eagle and Mint medallic artist Renata Gordon sculpted it.  American Eagle Silver CoinThe first American Eagle Silver Coins were also released in 1986. The obverse features another iconic early 20th century design, Adolph A. Weinman's "Walking Liberty". The reverse, by John Mercanti, features a heraldic eagle with a shield, grasping an olive branch in the right talon and arrows in the left. The 2021 reverse shows an eagle coming to land on a nest, carrying an oak branch. AIP artist Emily Damstra designed it and Mint medallic artist Michael Gaudioso sculpted it.  The Mint will release the redesigned American Eagle Gold and Silver Coins in mid-2021. Stay tuned to our news announcements for more information.
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Valued Member
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Big improvements. We're halfway there ; now replace the tired old 'too many updates' obverses. I never thought the silver coin design looked as good on that large format vs. the original Half, and I'm afraid Mr. St. Gaudens would address the continuing changes to his gold design with the same brief analysis he applied to the 1903 McKinley Dollar : "deadly". I like the old ones better anyways ; once you've owned a nice 1907 HR MCMVII 20 or a 1916 Half there's no substitute regardless of purpose.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Did everyone see this article - https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...-new-designsThe United States Mint plans to issue multiple 2021 American Eagle gold and silver coins, some bearing the current, original designs, and others bearing the newly approved reverses. The Mint revealed new designs for the American Eagle gold and silver coins on Oct. 1, announcing that they will be issued in mid-2021. However, they declined to provide details about the transition from the old to new designs. Now, Mint officials confirm that, when sales of the American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins begin in January, authorized purchasers will receive coins bearing the original obverse and reverse designs as introduced in 1986. "The Mint will continue to strike and sell bullion coins that feature the original designs until the coins with the new reverse designs are released," U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White said Oct. 21. "We anticipate bullion coins with new designs will be released in mid-2021." |
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The United States Mint plans to issue multiple 2021 American Eagle gold and silver coins, some bearing the current, original designs, and others bearing the newly approved reverses. ASE/AGE collectors will need to fortify their budgets.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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my interest in ASEs has plunged, so i'll gladly be done with ASEs as the Type 1 run comes to a close. moving on to better things.
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Pillar of the Community
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I love the new reverses, though I wish they redid the obverse as well. Oh well, take what you can. This will likely be the first time I purchase gold from the mint.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe, despite my young age, I'm old school. To me these new designs feel like wildlife photos slapped onto coins instead of classical works of art like we used to have. Every new design seems to lose the arrows, the fasces, the olive branch, the shield, etc. Instead of woven symbolism it's an eagle... just an eagle.
Guess I'll just stick to collecting the classics
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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PNWType- i concur. while I'm not completely against a new obverse or reverse design, it's not the designs so much as it's the mint's shenanigans that irk me. the mint has lost me as a customer. I wrote them a lengthy email telling them why (which prompted a canned response from the mint, which I did not fully read before trashing). but getting back to the designs... to me, the new reverse design does not fit well with the old obverse. they ought to have either: redesigned BOTH sides of the coin, or left it alone entirely, which I would have preferred, but since the mint has lost me, I just don't care anymore. the mint has screwed around with the ASEs far far too much the last several years, so I'm done with it. it's a lot easier for me to just walk away from it than cling to it & wish for better days (that never come). I have a Lincoln Wheat cent folder to finish & a type album waiting for me to get going on. the few remaining silver eagles i'll still need can just sit on the back burner, maybe i'll get to them, maybe I won't. i am mostly old school, too, I guess. I don't care for most of the new stuff & the stuff I had been interested in has been wrecked by the mint. I may let the type album determine which set/s are next for me. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Okay, I'll be the bad guy. Don't like the new designs at all. These will never be appealing as long as they are paired with a classic design. A new obverse to match a modern reverse or a classic obverse, classic reverse.
ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
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These will never be appealing as long as they are paired with a classic design. i concur. (and I'm stifling a rant) |
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Valued Member
United States
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I think silver is okay. But the gold one, visually the beak is uncomfortably pushed to the edge. The focus area is very uncentered.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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While no one is forcing any one to collect any coins, I Too have collected the AGE'S and ASE'S from their inception. I also agree, the Mint's playing far too many games that, imo, only advance their bottom line and while some will say, it's ok, I feel they have not only played one game too many, they have also sent their loyal, consistent customers into a frenzy, just to TRY to collect the next and the next and the next ASE's, with the frustrations life has during 2020, I too agree that the mint has no customer service any more, the orders placed back in mid November are STILL being processed, the coins I ordered about a week ago,still being processed too. A call to them is fruitless and while they say " 3 minutes " it is too frustrating after the first 30 minutes and I hang up. The quality control are and have been out to lunch for years too. Overall collecting since 1963 has been a Very passionate and rewarding adventure, only lately I feel the ship has taken on too much water and floating they are, I see the Entire collecting as far the mint's concerned is a ship going under........ PS, I agree the hobby has changed over the years, along with the Mint too, I just had Never thought it would have all these concerns, under the guise of a pandemic too................. |
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United States
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I'll join in. The silver one I'll be cautiously optimistic and see how the final product looks on the coin. The gold one though I'm "eh" about. I personally wish they kept the old design on that one. They couldn't implement their "security" features without changing the designs?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Why does the US Mint keep using the same obverse for the fractional bullion coins as for the 1 oz. versions?
How about refreshing the obverse by borrowing from Saint Gaudens and re-introduce the Indian Head for the 1/2 oz version? Or even a Liberty Head, if there are "sensitivities" towards the Indian Head.
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