2022 W Burnished Silver Eagle Advanced Release NGC MS70 Gaudioso Signed

2022 W Burnished Silver Eagle Advanced Release NGC MS70 Gaudioso Signed

The 2022-W Burnished Silver Eagle is struck from specially burnished planchets.

U.S. Mint Damstra Gaudioso Designer Series

Burnished Silver Eagle Production Mintage:

2022 - 160,000
2021 - 175,000
2020 - 100,499
2019 - 82,784
2018 - 89,482
2017 - 111,224
2016 - 134,925
2015 - 127,872
2014 - 106,349
2013 - 104,570
2012 - 123,801
2011 - 184,967
2010 - 0
2009 - 0
2008 - 533,757
2007 - 621,333
2006 - 466,573

American Silver Eagle Designs

As they have since their introduction, obverses (heads side) of American Silver Eagles bear Adolph A. Weinman’s extremely popular "Walking Liberty" design which originated on the 1916-1947 half-dollars.

For 2021, the U.S. Mint refreshed the design by utilizing historical assets to more closely resemble the original artist’s work. It also added Weinman’s unique artist mark. Obverse inscriptions include "LIBERTY," "IN GOD WE TRUST," and "2021."

Emily Damstra created and Michael Gaudioso sculpted the new reverse design. It depicts an eagle as it approaches a landing, carrying an oak branch, as if to add it to a nest.

Coin Specifications

Denomination: $1
Finish: Uncirculated
Composition: 99.9% Silver
Weight: 1.000 troy oz.
Diameter: 1.598 inches
Edge: Reeded
Mint and Mint Mark: West Point – W

The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States first released November 24, 1986. American Silver eagles are only struck in the one-troy ounce size, which has a face value of one dollar and is guaranteed to contain one troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver. The Silver American Eagle coins were minted at the San Francisco Mint from 1986 – 1992. From 1993 – 2000 the coins were minted in the Philadelphia Mint. In 2001 the Silver Eagle production moved to West Point where the minting is still done today. Adolph A. Weinman designed the obverse known as The Walking Liberty and Emily Damstra designed the reverse.

Michael Gaudioso

Michael Gaudioso is a graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He earned his Master of Fine Arts from the New York Academy Graduate School of Figurative Art in New York City.

From 1995 to 1999, he studied sculpture at the prestigious Repin Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is a classically trained draftsman and sculptor and taught figure drawing at Villanova University.

Prior to joining the United States Mint’s sculpting-engraving department in 2009, Gaudioso worked as a master painter and designer for America’s oldest and largest stained glass studio, Willet Hauser.

He resides in South Philadelphia with his wife and daughter.

Design and Sculpting Credits

• 2018 Native American $1 Coin – reverse
• 2015 Presidential $1 Coins – Lyndon B. Johnson obverse
• 2014 Presidential $1 Coins – Warren G. Harding obverse
• 2011 First Spouse Gold Coin and Medal Program – Lucretia Garfield reverse
• 2011 Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal – obverse
• 2008 Code Talkers Recognition Congressional Medals Program – Ho-Chunk Nation obverse
• 2008 Code Talkers Recognition Congressional Medals Program – Oglala Sioux Tribe obverse

Sculpting Credits

• 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program – Common obverse
• 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park reverse
• 2020 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin Program – obverse
• 2019 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin and Silver Medal – reverse
• 2019 American Legion Commemorative Coin Program – Silver reverse
• 2019 American Innovation $1 Coin Program – Georgia reverse
• 2019 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – War in the Pacific National Historical Park reverse
• 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Medals (Marine Corps) – obverse
• 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Medals (Navy) – obverse
• 2018 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore reverse
• 2017 American Liberty High Relief 24-karat Gold Coin and Silver Medal – reverse
• 2017 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – George Rogers Clark National Historic Park reverse
• 2016 First Spouse Gold Coin and Medal Program – Elizabeth Bloomer “Betty” Ford obverse
• 2016 Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Program – Silver obverse
• 2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program – Clad obverse
• 2015 Foot Soldiers of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March Congressional Gold Medal – reverse
• 2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program – Clad obverse
• 2015 March of Dimes Silver Dollar Coin – obverse
• 2014 Civil Air Patrol Congressional Gold Medal – reverse
• 2014 First Spouse Gold Coin and Medal Program – Lou Hoover obverse
• 2013 First Spouse Gold Coin and Medal Program – Edith Wilson obverse
• 2013 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin Program – reverse
• 2013 Presidential $1 Coins – William Howard Taft obverse
• 2013 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Program – Gold obverse
• 2012 First Spouse Gold Coin and Medal Program – Frances Cleveland (Term 1) reverse
• 2012 First Spouse Gold Coin and Medal Program – Caroline Harrison obverse
• 2012 National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Silver Dollar Coin – obverse
• 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – El Yunque National Forest reverse
• 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – Olympic National Park reverse
• 2011 United States Army Commemorative Coin Program – Silver obverse
• 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Program – Gold reverse
• 2011 First Spouse Gold Coin and Medal Program – Julia Grant obverse
• 2008 Code Talkers Recognition Congressional Medals Program – Pueblo of Acoma Tribe obverse
• 2008 Code Talkers Recognition Congressional Medals Program – Cherokee Nation obverse
• 2008 Code Talkers Recognition Congressional Medals Program – Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe obverse

This beautiful American Silver Eagle was certified and graded by NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation). The grade is PF70 (Proof 70 or Perfect 70) which means the coin is completely flawless. Ultra Cameo is designated for Proof coins based on their fully frosted design and highly reflective fields on the obverse and reverse, giving it a pleasant visual contrast. NGC is a highly respected grading company and one of the largest in the United States.

*The coin pictured is only a representation of the coin you will receive, not the exact coin (serial numbers will vary).