50 Dollars "American Gold Eagle" Bullion Coinage (2008) — United States

Overview

A Proof 50 Dollars "American Gold Eagle" bullion coin from the United States, minted in 2008 at the West Point Mint. Features Standing Liberty on the obverse and a family of eagles on the reverse. Composed of Gold (.917) (Silver .030, Copper .053) with a mintage of 30,237 pieces.

Specifications

Country

United States

Year

2008

Composition

Gold (.917) (Silver .030, Copper .053)

Weight

33.931 g

Diameter

32.7 mm

Thickness

2.83 mm

Mint

United States Mint of West Point

Mintmark

W

Shape

Round

Technique

Milled

References

KM#219, Fr#B1, PCGS#9806, 9807, etc.

Issuer

United States

Design details

Collector insights

• Design heritage: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Miley Frost is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
• Struck at: United States Mint of West Point (mintmark W). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
• Low mintage: Only 30,237 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
• Precious metal content: Gold (.917) (Silver .030, Copper .053) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
• Catalogue reference: Listed as KM#219, Fr#B1, PCGS#9806, 9807, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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