A 1908 Eagle, Graded MS62

1908 Eagle Reverse

The eagle was a base-unit of denomination issued only for gold coinage by the United States Mint. The eagle was the largest of the four main decimal base-units of denomination used for circulating coinage in the United States prior to 1933, the year when gold was withdrawn from circulation. These four main base-units of denomination were the cent, the dime, the dollar, and the eagle, where a dime is 10 cents, a dollar is 10 dimes, and an eagle is 10 dollars. Just as the cent base-unit of denomination served as the basis of the copper half cent, the copper cent, and the copper double-cent coins and just as the dime base-unit of denomination served as the basis of the silver half-dime, the silver dime, and the silver double-dime coins and just as the dollar base-unit of denomination served as the basis of the silver quarter-dollar, the silver half-dollar, the silver dollar, and the gold dollar coins, the eagle base-unit of denomination served as the basis of the gold quarter-eagle, the gold half-eagle, the eagle, and the double-eagle coins. With the exceptions of the gold dollar, the three-cent nickel, and the five-cent nickel, the unit of denomination of coinage prior to 1933 was conceptually linked to the precious or semi-precious metal that comprised a majority of the alloy used in that coin. The cent was the base-unit of denomination in copper. The dime and dollar were the base-units of denomination in silver. The eagle was the base-unit of denomination in gold. A 1908 eagle, graded Mint State 62 by PCGS. File links The following pages link to this file: Eagle (coin) ... A 1908 eagle, graded Mint State 62 by PCGS. File links The following pages link to this file: Eagle (coin) ... Reverse of a 1908 Eagle File links The following pages link to this file: Eagle (coin) ... Reverse of a 1908 Eagle File links The following pages link to this file: Eagle (coin) ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... word coinage Coín (a town in Malaga province in Spain) 1¢ euro coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of money. ... Mrs. ... Look up centi- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For the numerical prefix centi- see Wiktionary. ... Look up Dime on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Dime has several different meanings, here are some of them: Dime novel - genre of (often low-priced) 19th century novels. ... The dollar (represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic brown Atomic mass 63. ... The half-cent coin was produced in the United States from 1793-1857. ... The two-cent coin was produced in the United States from 1864-1873 with decreasing mintages throughout that time. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... The United States three cent coin was a unit of currency equaling 3/100th of a United States dollar. ... The United States five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a unit of currency equaling one-twentieth, or five-hundredths, of a United States dollar. ...

Analogous to a quarter-dollar's valuation of 25 cents, a quarter-eagle had the value of $2.50. Analogous to a half-dollar's valuation of 50 cents and analogous to a half-dime's valuation of 5 cents, a half eagle had the value $5. Analogous to a double-cent's valuation of two cents and a double-dime's valuation of 20 cents, a double eagle's valuation was $20. During the 1850s following the discovery of gold in California, an additional fifth unit of denomination was proposed, called a union whose value would have been 10 eagles or, equivalently, 100 dollars. Although prototypes of union and half-union gold coins were minted and presented for inspection to Congress, no such union-denominated and half-union-denominated coins were ever minted for circulation because the double-eagle coin was viewed as a substantial sum of money for the general public at the time and a half-union or union coin would primarily have circulated only among banks and other financial institutions. Despite this absence of a half-union coin for general circulation, a single issue of a gold commemorative $50 coin was minted in 1915. All of these gold coins have been retired and are no longer produced for circulation. Although technically still legal tender the value of the gold content vastly exceeds the face value since 1971, the year at which the value of the dollar ceased being pegged to a fixed amount of gold. They are generally held either by coin collectors or as an investment in gold. The two-cent coin was produced in the United States from 1864-1873 with decreasing mintages throughout that time. ... The 1933 Double Eagle, Saint Gaudens design Double Eagle is the official term used for gold coins of the United States with a denomination of $20. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ...

Quarter eagles were issued for circulation by the United States Mint from 1796 until 1907; half eagles from 1795 until 1929; eagles from 1795 to 1933; double eagles from 1850 to 1933, although for each of these ranges of years there were occasional gaps in production. The diameter of quarter eagles was 17 mm; of half eagles 21 mm; of eagles 27 mm; and of double eagles 34 mm. The purity of all circulating gold coins in the United States was 22 karats (11 parts gold to 1 part alloy). The weight of quarter eagles was 67.5 troy grains (4.37 g); of half eagles 135 troy grains (8.75 g); of eagles 270 troy grains (17.5 g); of double eagles 540 troy grains (1.125 troy ounces or 35 g). For other meanings, see Carat. ... In the physical sciences, weight is the interaction of matter with a gravitational field. ... Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals and gemstones. ... A grain is a unit of mass equal to 0. ... For other meanings of gram, see gram (disambiguation). ... The ounce is the name for a number of different units of mass (oz), and also of two units of fluid volume (fl oz) and of one unit of force, the ounce-force (ozf). ...

American eagle: silver, gold, and platinum bullion

The United States' circulating eagle denomination from the late 18th century to first third of the 20th century should not be confused with the bullion and collector coins named "American Eagle" which are manufactured from silver since 1986 or gold since 1987 or platinum since 1997. A precious metal is a rare metallic element of high, durable economic value. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Atomic mass 195. ...

See also

• American Gold Eagle
• American Silver Eagle
• American Platinum Eagle

The American Gold Eagle is the official gold bullion coin of the United States. ... The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States. ... The American Platinum Eagle is the official platinum bullion coin of the United States. ...

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