Affordability. Credibility. Beauty. They're the qualities that have made American Silver Eagle Coins the world's best-selling silver coins.

American Silver Eagle Coins have been produced and sold in proof finishes since 1986. Each contains a one troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver. They have always featured a rendition of sculptor Adolph A. Weinman's magnificent Walking Liberty design, originally prepared and executed for the Nation's first circulating half-dollar coin in 1916. The reverse of the coin features John Mercanti's heraldic eagle. American Silver Eagle Proof Coins are beautiful collectibles, thoughtful gifts and memorable incentives or rewards.

The United States Mint produces proof versions of American Silver Eagle Bullion coins for collectors. They undergo a specialized minting process, which begins by manually feeding burnished coin blanks into presses fitted with special dies. The coin is struck multiple times so the softly frosted, yet detailed images seem to float above a mirror-like field and carries the "W" mint mark reflecting its striking at the United States Mint facility at West Point. After scrutiny by white gloved inspectors, each American Eagle Proof Coin is sealed in a protective plastic capsule and mounted in a handsome satin-lined velvet presentation case with its own official Certificate of Authenticity. Since American Eagle Proof Coins are produced by the United States Mint, each coin's content, weight and purity are guaranteed by the United States Government.