Pure silver content (grams). 40.6mm Diameter x 2.98mm Thick. In demand year – limited. Silver Eagle coins were first released in 1986 and are now produced at one of the US Mint’s two plants in either San Francisco or West Point, New York. On the front of the coin is the Lady Liberty design by Adolph Alexander Weinman, an American sculptor. Here the lady is wearing an American flag while the sun rises behind her, with the word LIBERTY emblazoned along the top of the coin. Behind her leg is the phrase’In God We Trust’ and at the base of the coin is the year. The reverse of the coin is the classic US herald design of the Eagle and the Shield, as created by John Mercanti. It features 13 stars, which represent the original colonies of America, and features the traditional Latin’E Pluribus Unum’ which means’Out of Many, One’. Why is a Certified “slabbed coin” a better investment over just bullion? PCGS & NGC are the main two impartial Numismatic Grading Services in the world and guarantees that coins are genuine and have been graded accurately and professionally. The sonically sealed solid plastic slab is individually numbered so that the details of coins can be verified on a central database.