2021 $25 1/2-oz Gold American Eagle Type 1 BU

Another Spectacular Year of a Collector Favorite!

Out of the many things we’ve learned in millennia of human experience, one thing is obvious — gold endures. Whether it’s used in commerce or kept away in vaults, the value and craftsmanship of gold coinage lives from generation to generation. This timeless endurance is why, after South Africa’s Gold Krugerrand was introduced in 1967 and China’s Gold Panda made its debut in 1982, it was absolutely inevitable that the United States would establish its own bullion coin for the ages.

Final Release of Miley Busiek’s Family of Eagles Reverse Design

What makes these 2021-dated coins so significant is that they will the final Gold Eagles to feature Miley Busiek’s iconic “Family of Eagles” design that appears on the reverse. The U.S. Mint had announced that 2020 would be the last year to feature the design, but in the fall it confirmed that it would begin its production run of 2021 dated Brilliant Uncirculated bullion Gold Eagles with Miley Busiek’s original reverse design, and complete the 2021 run with the new reverse design. This coin was given a Type-1 pedigree to note that it bears the original Busiek Family of Eagles Reverse design. It represents a monumental year for the Gold Eagles with a first and a last in the same year of one of the Mint’s most popular coin series!

Authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, the Gold Eagle Program would quickly establish itself as a global standard for bullion that is artistically rich, perfectly collectible and thoroughly American. Celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2021, the $25 Half-Ounce Gold Eagle has returned with its beloved, time-honored design!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• THE ULTIMATE SAINT-GAUDENS CREATION . . .—These Half-Ounce Gold Eagles exhibit a stunning design of Lady Liberty walking forward with focus and purpose, torch in one hand and olive branch in the other. Originally introduced on the famous 1907 $20 Double Eagle and born from collaboration between Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Theodore Roosevelt, this design reveals beautifully intricate details (like the U.S. Capitol building in the distance) with each viewing.
• . . . PAIRED WITH A PATRIOTIC FAMILY! – Featuring a male bald eagle carrying an olive branch to his family, sculptor Miley Busiek’s design for the reverse continues to serve as a perfect modern companion to Saint-Gaudens’ vision. This will be the LAST time the U.S. Mint will use this design and will replace it with a new reverse later in 2021.
• EXPERTLY STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE GOLD – 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 half-ounce planchet of 91.67% fine gold into a breathtaking work of numismatic art.
• U.S. LEGAL TENDER – Minted in gold mined in the United States with weight and content guaranteed by the U.S. government, each 2021 Half-Ounce Gold Eagle bullion coin is $25 U.S. legal tender, as seen on the coin’s reverse.
• GRADED IN BU CONDITION – Your 2021 Half-Ounce Gold Eagle will arrive to you in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition, exactly as it left the U.S. Mint.
• TYPE 1 DESIGNATION – This coin was given the Type-1 pedigree to note that it bears the original Busiek Family of Eagles Reverse design.

The general public can’t purchase 2021 Half-Ounce Gold Eagles like these directly from the U.S. Mint. Only approved bullion distributors can buy them directly from the source. Fortunately, GovMint.com is your connection to buy these beautiful bullion coins! But don’t wait too long — this popular series is a perennial hit with collectors and goldbugs alike. Make these Gold Eagles part of your collection today!