The 2021-2025 “First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series” features newly designed one ounce 99.95 percent platinum proof coins.
The common reverse showed an eagle in flight carrying an olive branch.įirst Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series The obverse designs featured a different scene with Liberty each year. From 2018 to 2020, the Mint issued the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence Series. In 2017 for the 20th anniversary of the platinum proof program, the coin bore its original 1997 design. Preamble to the Constitution (2009 to 2014).
The obverse features Liberty wearing a cap with wings used on the 1916 Mercury Dime. Like the silver coins, the palladium coins re-create historic designs by Adolph Weinman. The proof coin design changes each year.Īmerican Eagle Palladium Coins were first released in 2017 as bullion and 2018 as proof. The bullion coin features the Statue of Liberty on the obverse and a soaring eagle on the reverse. The Mint first released American Eagle Platinum Coins in 1997. Since 2021, the coins feature a new reverse showing an eagle carrying an oak branch coming to land. Her right arm is extended and she carries laurel and oak branches in her left. Liberty walks in profile, draped in the folds of the American flag. The obverse of the American Eagle Silver Coins uses the “Walking Liberty” design by sculptor Adolph A.
Since 2021, the coins feature a newly designed portrait of an eagle on the reverse. The design, by famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, shows Liberty facing forward, holding a torch in one hand and an olive branch in the other. The obverse of the American Eagle Gold Coins features a version of Liberty first used on the 1907 $20, or “double eagle” coin. The Mint also makes proof and uncirculated versions of the American Eagle coins for collecting. The program has since expanded to include platinum and palladium coins. Mint launched the American Eagle Coin Program in 1986 with gold and silver bullion coins for investors.