The American Eagle Gold Coin series includes bullion, proof, and burnished options for coin enthusiasts. While the proof and burnished are both collectible coins, each one has its own distinctive visuals. Right now, you can buy 1998-W Proof American Eagle 1/10 oz Gold Coins in perfect condition at Provident Metals.

Highlights:

• Arrives with a protective plastic slab from the NGC!
• 11th release of the Proof American Eagle 1/10 oz gold weight!
• Limited number of certified perfect coins available!
• Contains 1/10 Troy oz of actual gold content.
• Bears a face value of $5 (USD) fully backed by the American government.
• Issued a Grade of PF70 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
• UCAM specimen.
• The obverse features an image of Lady Liberty.
• On the reverse is a family of American bald eagles.
• Includes W mint marks from the West Point Mint.

Your purchase of a 1998-W Proof American Eagle 1/10 oz Gold Coin in this listing comes with a PF70 certification from the NGC. Coins with this grade exhibit full, original mint luster and no detracting flaws of any kind on the designs or surface areas. Ultra-cameo, or UCAM, coins have contrasting strong, frosted designs and deeply-mirrored, clear background fields.

Obverse

The image of Lady Liberty from the $20 Gold Double Eagle features on the obverse of 1998-W Proof American Eagle Gold Coins. Designed in 1907 by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, this vision of Liberty in front-facing relief depicts her as she walks away from Washington D.C. with a torch in one hand and an olive branch in the other hand.

Reverse

In the reverse imagery of 1998 Proof American Eagle Gold Coins, the US Mint uses an exclusive design from Miley Busiek. In this depiction, a male bald eagle flies over the family nest as a female is perched within the nest watching over a young hatchling.

History

The Proof American Eagle 1/10 oz Gold Coin was one of the last two weights introduced in the collection. The 1 oz coin debuted in 1986, the 1/2 oz coin in 1987, and the 1/4 oz along with the 1/10 oz coin in 1988. While the Proof American Eagle 1/10 oz Gold Coin has not proven as popular as its bullion counterpart, it still proves top among the four proof weights in most years. In 1998, in particular, this weight was the highest minted of the four at 39,395 coins. That is more than 10,000 coins more than the next closest weight.

Ordering

1998-W Proof American Eagle 1/10 oz Gold Coins ship with a protective plastic slab and bear a W mint mark from the West Point Mint.

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