1986(S) $1 Silver Eagle NGC MS70 w/Mercanti Signature

A 35-Year-Old Secret Revealed! Mint-Identified 1986 Silver Eagles

The American Eagle Silver Dollar, known to buyers and collectors as the Silver Eagle, is perhaps the most widely-secured silver bullion coin on the planet. That includes collectors, who have enjoyed adding a full ounce of 99.9% pure American silver to their collection each year since the series began in 1986. But there’s always been a problem: since the Silver Eagle doesn’t feature a mint mark, there’s no way to tell which mint struck each coin, meaning there’s no way to tell how scarce it really is! That is, there wasn’t a way to tell — until now!

Mint-Identified Via the Freedom of Information Act

A recent United States Mint response to a Freedom of Information Act inquiry confirmed that all first- and second-year Silver Eagles were struck at the San Francisco, Mint allowing us to offer this first-year 1986 coin sonically sealed in an acrylic capsule with a label identifying it for the first time as “Struck at San Francisco.” Not only that, but it has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in flawless Mint State-70 (MS70) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded coin has ZERO imperfections — showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended!

Personally Signed by the Legendary John Mercanti!

And as if the mint-identification and flawless grade weren’t enough, there’s another aspect to this coin that will have collectors going absolutely Ga-Ga: It has been encapsulated with a special label that was personally signed by John Mercanti, the now-retired 12th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint and the designer of the Heraldic Eagle that appears on the Silver Eagle’s reverse! A giant in the numismatic world, Mercanti has produced more coin and medal designs than any person in U.S. Mint history. With his Heraldic Eagle being replaced in 2021 with a new design, even more attention is being paid to previously released Silver Eagles—especially first-year releases like this!

We have only an extremely limited number of these coins available, so hurry and secure yours now and share a secret 35 years in the making!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• KEY FIRST-YEAR-OF-ISSUE – This 1986 American Silver Eagles is from the first year of this series, which today is arguably the most widely collected silver dollar in the world.
• MINT-IDENTIFIED SILVER EAGLE – A Freedom of Information Act inquiry confirmed that this Silver Eagles was struck at the San Francisco Mint. It has been encapsulated with a label identifying it as being “Struck at San Francisco.”
• WEINMAN’S CLASSIC WALKING LIBERTY . . . – Adolph A. Weinman’s iconic Walking Liberty design first made its debut on the 1916 half dollar, lasting three decades before bowing out in 1947. In 1986, this iconic image was reborn for the Silver Eagle with her exquisitely detailed beauty remaining on the coin ever since.
• . . . PAIRED WITH JOHN MERCANTI’S HERALDIC EAGLE! – This coin’s stoic and symbolic heraldic eagle was created by designer John Mercanti — the most prolific coin and medal designer in United States Mint history!
• EXPERTLY STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – The craftspeople of the U.S. Mint are known around the world for their skill and attention to detail. It's this talent that transforms each one-ounce planchet of 99.9% fine silver into a beautiful piece of numismatic art.
• U.S. LEGAL TENDER – Each Silver Eagle coin is one dollar United States of America legal tender, as seen on the coin’s reverse, and measures 40.6 mm diameter.
• PERFECT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 1986 Silver Eagle has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect Mint State-70 (MS70) condition.
• SIGNED BY JOHN MERCANTI – Your coin will be sonically sealed in an acrylic holder and encapsulated with a label personally signed by John Mercanti, the 12th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint!

Don’t miss your chance to secure a mint-identified first-year 1986 American Silver Eagle graded by NGC in Perfect Uncirculated Mint State-70 condition and encapsulated with a label personally signed by John Mercanti. Click it to your cart today!