2022 W Burnished Silver Eagle FDI PCGS SP70 Damstra Signed

2022 W Burnished Silver Eagle FDI PCGS SP70 Emily Damstra 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.

Emily Damstra

Emily Damstra earned an M.F.A. in science illustration from the University of Michigan and embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator. She creates zoological, botanical, anthropological, ecological and paleontological illustrations for diverse clients.

She notes that working on the reverse for the American Silver Eagle was a unique opportunity to leave a lasting impression on a beloved coin. “It was with great care and consideration that I undertook the assignment to design the reverse side of the American Eagle one ounce silver coin, aware that many coin collectors revere the classic Walking Liberty design by Adolph A. Weinman on the obverse. I knew that it would be a challenge to follow the lead of John Mercanti, the United States Mint sculptor and engraver (and later United States Mint chief engraver) who created the original reverse design — a superb rendering of a heraldic eagle.”

Damstra has designed many United States coins and medals, including:

2021 American Eagle Silver Coin Program – reverse
2020 American Innovation $1 Coin Program – Massachusetts reverse
2020 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve reverse
2019 American Innovation $1 Coin Program – Georgia reverse
2019 Native American $1 Coin – reverse
2019 America the Beautiful Quarters® Program – Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness reverse
2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program – Common obverse
2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program – Common reverse
2017 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Program – Silver obverse
2017 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Program – Silver reverse

This beautiful American Silver Eagle was certified and graded by PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service). The grade is MS70 (Mint State 70 or Perfect 70) which means the coin is completely flawless. PCGS 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).