Silver American Eagle Coin

Is the gold a more dense metal? Or is is simply an optical illusion and the thickness is actually greater on the gold coin?

It is not an optical illusion. Gold is the denser metal, as you correctly suspect. Therefore, when comparing coins of the same weight of gold and silver, the gold coin will be the smaller in size.

Besides, gold coins are just fascinating to collect!

2008-07-17 06:35:36 by tigerhuy

In this episode of spare change we look at the American Silver Eagle. The history behind this silver coin is very interesting along with the ...

I'm not talking about investing hundreds of dollars on them. What I am saying is, you hear a lot of people saying a $1 today isn't going to be worth as much later right? Well if I were to purchase a Silver American Eagle coin this year, would the $40 or so dollars spent on it be better served that way or just being saved at home.

Not really.

Coin collecting is more like baseball cards - occasionally you'll get something in your collection with several times the face value. Usually you strive for coins that are rare but not necessarily valuable.

An example would be an Indian head penny from the 1800's. It's not something you'll find every day but it's not worth much more than it's face value. Even though it's at least 100 years old there were still plenty minted and enough out there that the value has increased so little.

You would get a better return rate by investing $100 in a certificate of deposit at an FDIC insured financial institution. In 3 to 6 months you could almost double it depending on where you lived and who your account was with. Then reinvest it again for a longer time and higher interest rate. Keep going.

Coin-wise what's hot right now are the presidential dollar coins. There has been talk of doing away with the Sacagawea and Susan B. Anthony coins in addition to minting comemorative coins on all the presidents.

2007-04-07 23:57:29 by Shanizzel

Price: $3.99

You can send it to the many grading services, who for a fee, will grade your coin and place it in a hermetically sealed case (slab).

2008-06-17 08:23:52 by kitty_katt_79

Price: $19.99 $17.99

AS OF MAY 7th 2009 I JUST BOUGHT 5 SILVER AMERICAN EAGLE AND THEY EACH COST $14...IS THAT A GOOD DEAL? ALSO I WAS WONDERING HOW COME IT HAS NO DATE ON IT AND OTHERS DO?

No date? Sounds like it could be a counterfeit. Where did you buy them? Were they uncirculated or proof?

2009-05-07 21:38:15 by Gettmoney!

Year: 1997
Condition: Mint, uncirculated

The Silver value is based on the current Silver Price, which is currently somewhere between $10 and $11 per troy ounce, however the collector's value of the coin may be worth much more. One of the best resources to find estimated values of any world coin is the Standard Catalog of World Coins. It is an excellent resource for information on coins.

2008-12-20 12:06:48 by susan n