1987 American Eagle Gold Coin 1oz MCMLXXXVII

The 1987 American Eagle is an American gold coin, minted by the United States Mint. The weight of the coin is 33.93 grams with a fineness of 916.7 (22 carat gold), this means it contains 31.10348 grams of pure gold. The diameter of the coin is 32.7 mm. The 1oz American Eagles have a face value of 50 Dollars and are legal tender in America.

The obverse of the 1987 US Eagle 1oz Gold Coin depicts ‘Liberty’ holding an olive branch in one hand and a torch in the other, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The year of issue is indicated in Roman numerals.

The inscription on the coin reads 'LIBERTY'.

The reverse of the 1987 1oz Gold US Eagle depicts the Type 1 design of a family of eagles by Miley Frost. It includes the face value of 50 Dollars and the inscriptions ‘UNITED.STATES.OF.AMERICA’, ‘E PLURIBUS UNUM’, ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’, and ‘1 OZ. FINE GOLD’.