Gold American Eagle Tribute
Tribute reproduction, not legal tender. American Collectors Mint is not affiliated with the United States Government in any way. The United States Government does not sponsor or endorse these products.
A tribute to the American Eagle design: Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Lady Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch, paired with an eagle on the reverse.
- Gold-tone finish
- No denomination, not legal tender
- Protective capsule, gift box and specification card
- Free shipping on 5 or more tributes (U.S. only)
- Free shipping on 5+ tributes Delivered by USPS with tracking (U.S. only).
- Arrives damaged? We make it right Replacement or refund within 30 days of delivery.
- 14-day returns On unopened items in their original packaging.
- Gift-ready Protective capsule, gift box and specification card.
The story behind the design
Gold American Eagle
The figure of Liberty on this coin comes from Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America's great sculptors. In 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt asked him to make American coins more beautiful, and the result was the $20 "double eagle" gold coin first struck in 1907. Saint-Gaudens died that same year, before the coins were released.
His Liberty strides forward out of the sun's rays, holding a torch in one hand and an olive branch in the other, with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Many collectors consider it the most beautiful design ever used on an American coin. It appeared on the double eagle until 1933.
In 1986 the U.S. Mint returned the design to the front of its new American Eagle gold coin. The back first showed a family of eagles; since 2021 it has shown a close-up portrait of an eagle's head.
Our Gold American Eagle tribute pairs Saint-Gaudens' Liberty with that eagle portrait, as a collectible replica with a gold-tone finish.
The original design
The coin that inspired this tribute
2013 American Gold Eagle, 1 oz proof, shown for reference only. This is not the item you receive: your tribute is a replica with a gold-tone finish, and it has no denomination.
Photos: U.S. Mint, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).
