2021 $1 1-oz Silver Eagle Type 2 PCGS MS70 First Strike w/ Jerry West Signature

The NBA Celebrates 75 Years With Silver Eagles Signed By NBA Legend Jerry West!

The National Basketball Association marked its 75th Anniversary of play in 2021 by announcing an anniversary team consisting of the 75 greatest players in league history. One of those players was the legendary Jerry West. The 6-3 guard known as “Zeke From Cabin Creek,” played his entire 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and later served as the team’s head coach in the 1970s and then became the team’s general manager and helped build the Lakers’ “Showtime” dynasty in the 1980s. One of the game’s greatest clutch players, the silhouette of West dribbling the ball has been the official logo of the NBA since 1969—a span of more than 50 years! To help celebrate the NBA’s 75th Anniversary, West personally signed a small group of 2021 Silver Eagles, and we’re making them available on a first-come, first-served basis!

The New American Silver Eagle Comes In For a Landing

These Silver Eagles are the Type 2 variety and feature the reverse design created by Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) artist Emily Damstra and displays a full image of a Bald Eagle coming in for a landing with an oak branch held in its talons as if to add to its nest. It was given the Type 2 designation after it replaced the original design created by John Mercanti in 1986. The Type 2 pedigree differentiates it from the Type 1 coins that bear the original Mercanti Heraldic Eagle reverse design.

Flawless Type 2 Silver Eagles

Each 2021 Type 2 Silver Eagle available in the offer also comes graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) as being in perfect Mint State-70 (MS70) condition, a distinction that means these almost-flawless coins showcase impressive full strikes and indistinguishable imperfections—well above and beyond the quality of the vast majority of coins in the series. In addition, PCGS has further certified that these Silver Eagles are First Strike (FS) coins, a designation that means they were received by PCGS or an PCGS-approved depository within the first 30 days of their release. Collectors seek out these coins because they are produced with new dies and considered to have sharper strikes and deeper mirrors than those that are struck later.

The perfect blend of sports and coins, celebrate the NBA’s 75th Anniversary with a 2021 One-Ounce T-2 Silver Eagles personally signed by Jerry West—the man shown in the NBA logo! Don’t wait, reserve yours now graded by PCGS in perfect Mint State-70 First Strike condition!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• INCLUDES LABEL PERSONALLY SIGNED BY NBA LEGEND JERRY WEST – This coin has been sonically sealed in a museum-quality acrylic holder and encapsulated with an exclusive NBA 75th Anniversary label personally signed by Jerry West, the man who appears on the NBA’s official logo!
• 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. Weinman’s initials appear for the first time directly under the “In God We Trust” motto on the coin’s obverse.
• . . . PAIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH EMILY DAMSTRA’S ALIGHTING EAGLE! – This coin’s full bodied Bald Eagle coming in for a landing was created by designer Emily Damstra, replacing the Heraldic eagle design created in 1986 by John Mercanti.
• 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 measuring 40.6 mm in diameter.
• UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – Each 2021 Silver Eagle bullion coin is one dollar United States of America legal tender, as seen on the coin’s reverse.
• ADDED SECURITY FEATURE – For the first time, the Mint has instituted an enhanced security feature consisting of an anti-counterfeit measure that incorporates small gaps within the coin’s reeded edge.
• PERFECT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 2021 Type 2 Silver Eagle has been graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in perfect Mint State-70 (MS70) condition.
• KEY FIRST STRIKE CERTIFICATION – PCGS has certified that your Silver Eagle is a First Strike (FS) coin, meaning that it was among the first struck by the mint and was verified within the first 30 days of issue.
• TYPE 2 DESIGNATION – This coin was given the Type-2 pedigree to note that it bears the new Damstra Eagle Reverse design.

Silver Eagles like these are perennial favorites, usually flying out of our vaults as soon as they arrive! Whether you're new to the series, a diehard collector or a silver stacker looking to add to your reserve, this is your chance to secure these 2021 first-ever Type 2 Silver Eagles for your very own. Don’t wait—order yours today!