1991 American Gold Eagle
The 1991 Gold Eagle was released as the fifth year in the series of 22 karat gold bullion coins from the United States Mint. Coins were offered across a full range of fractional sizes, which each carried a different denomination. The mintages for each denomination showed declines from the prior year levels. As a side note, this was the final year that the American Gold Eagle used a Roman Numeral date. In subsequent years, the date would be shown in Arabic numerals.
The 1991 Proof Gold Eagle coins were produced for coin collectors. The US Mint offered each proof coin as an individual option or as part of a complete 4 Coin Proof Set. Mintages for the proof coins basically began to stabilize. The early years of the series were marked by heavy pent up demand, which had finally begun to subside to core demand with fluctuations based on the changing price of gold.
During 1991, the price of gold spiked above the $400 per ounce level in January, only to spent the rest of the year languishing in the $350-$370 range. The cumulative average price of gold for 1991 was $362.11 per ounce.
1991 Gold Eagle Specifications
Date: MCMXCI (1991)
Mint Mark: none (bullion), W ($50 proof), P ($25, $10, $5 proof)
Composition: 91.67% gold, 3% silver, 5.33% copper
Weight ($10 Coin): 0.2727 troy oz (8.483 grams)
Diameter ($10 Coin): 0.866 inches (22.0 mm)
Thickness ($10 Coin): 0.070 inches (1.78 mm)
Designers: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (obverse), Miley Busiek (reverse)
1991 Gold Eagle Mintages
Bullion Mintage: 243,100 (1 oz), 24,100 (1/2 oz), 36,100 (1/4 oz), 165,200 (1/10 oz)
Proof Mintage: 50,411 (1 oz), 53,125 (1/2 oz), 50,839 (1/4 oz), 70,334 (1/10 oz)
1991 Gold Eagles For Sale
