Information about effigy: American Eagle

American Eagle

The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States of America, because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks, and also because it was then believed to exist only on this continent.

The eagle appears in flight on some early dollar coins, while on other coins it is standing.

On most American coins though it is shown in its heraldic form.

American Eagle - showing 100 of 397 coins (Page 2 of 4)
NameMintageLegend
Quarter Dollar 1874 Seated Liberty 863,900 *************←1874 →
Twenty Cents 1875 1,327,990 ************* 1875
Quarter Dollar 1875 Seated Liberty 5,113,500 ************* 1875
Quarter Dollar 1876 Seated Liberty 31,357,150 ************* 1876
Twenty Cents 1876 25,900 ************* 1876
Quarter Dollar 1877 Seated Liberty 24,099,710 ************* 1877
Twenty Cents 1877 (Proof only) 350 ************* 1877
Twenty Cents 1878 (Proof only) 600 ************* 1878
Quarter Dollar 1878 Seated Liberty 3,396,800 ************* 1878
Quarter Dollar 1879 Seated Liberty 14,700 ************* 1879
Quarter Dollar 1880 Seated Liberty 14,955 ************* 1880
Quarter Dollar 1881 Seated Liberty 12,975 ************* 1881
Quarter Dollar 1882 Seated Liberty 16,300 ************* 1882
Quarter Dollar 1883 Seated Liberty 15,439 ************* 1883
Quarter Dollar 1884 Seated Liberty 8,875 ************* 1884
Quarter Dollar 1885 Seated Liberty 14,530 ************* 1885
Quarter Dollar 1886 Seated Liberty 5,886 ************* 1886
Quarter Dollar 1887 Seated Liberty 10,710 ************* 1887
Quarter Dollar 1888 Seated Liberty 1,226,833 ************* 1888
Quarter Dollar 1889 Seated Liberty 12,711 ************* 1889
Quarter Dollar 1890 Seated Liberty 80,590 ************* 1890
Quarter Dollar 1891 Seated Liberty 6,204,600 ************* 1891
Quarter Dollar 1916 Standing Liberty 52,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1916
Quarter Dollar 1917 Standing Liberty 37,857,600 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1917
Quarter Dollar 1918 Standing Liberty 32,692,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1918
Quarter Dollar 1919 Standing Liberty 15,104,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1919
Quarter Dollar 1920 Standing Liberty 37,826,400 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1920
Quarter Dollar 1921 Standing Liberty 1,916,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1921
Quarter Dollar 1923 Standing Liberty 11,076,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1923
Quarter Dollar 1924 Standing Liberty 16,892,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1924
Quarter Dollar 1925 Standing Liberty 12,280,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1925
Quarter Dollar 1926 Standing Liberty 15,732,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1926
Quarter Dollar 1927 Standing Liberty 13,284,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1927
Quarter Dollar 1928 Standing Liberty 10,607,600 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1928
Quarter Dollar 1929 Standing Liberty 14,262,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1929
Quarter Dollar 1930 Standing Liberty 7,188,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRVST 1930
Quarter Dollar 1932 Washington 6,248,800 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1932
Quarter Dollar 1934 Washington 35,439,252 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1934
Quarter Dollar 1935 Washington 43,924,000 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1935
Quarter Dollar 1936 Washington 50,505,837 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1936
Quarter Dollar 1937 Washington 28,543,142 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1937
Quarter Dollar 1938 Washington 12,312,045 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1938
Quarter Dollar 1939 Washington 43,268,795 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1939
Quarter Dollar 1940 Washington 46,756,846 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1940
Quarter Dollar 1941 Washington 111,842,087 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1941
Quarter Dollar 1942 Washington 138,988,323 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1942
Quarter Dollar 1943 Washington 137,495,600 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1943
Quarter Dollar 1944 Washington 132,116,800 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1944
Quarter Dollar 1945 Washington 103,717,601 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1945
Quarter Dollar 1946 Washington 66,712,800 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1946
Quarter Dollar 1947 Washington 43,426,400 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1947
Quarter Dollar 1948 Washington 67,922,800 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1948
Quarter Dollar 1949 Washington 19,380,400 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1949
Quarter Dollar 1950 Washington 56,331,116 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1950
Quarter Dollar 1951 Washington 87,908,402 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1951
Quarter Dollar 1952 Washington 102,365,073 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1952
Quarter Dollar 1953 Washington 88,793,320 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1953
Quarter Dollar 1954 Washington 108,785,725 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1954
Quarter Dollar 1955 Washington 21,740,781 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1955
Quarter Dollar 1956 Washington 77,147,884 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1956
Quarter Dollar 1957 Washington 125,704,112 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1957
Quarter Dollar 1958 Washington 85,360,552 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1958
Quarter Dollar 1959 Washington 87,587,523 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1959
Quarter Dollar 1960 Washington 93,855,926 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1960
Quarter Dollar 1961 Washington 123,721,172 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1961
Quarter Dollar 1962 Washington 166,928,775 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1962
Quarter Dollar 1963 Washington 212,679,829 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1963
Quarter Dollar 1964 Washington 1,268,476,875 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1964
Quarter Dollar 1965 Washington 1,822,077,540 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1965
Quarter Dollar 1966 Washington 823,363,083 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1966
Quarter Dollar 1967 Washington 1,525,895,192 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1967
Quarter Dollar 1968 Washington 325,307,006 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1968
Quarter Dollar 1969 Washington 293,518,631 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1969
Quarter Dollar 1970 Washington 556,394,174 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1970
Quarter Dollar 1971 Washington 371,139,161 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1971
Quarter Dollar 1972 Washington 529,376,728 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1972
Quarter Dollar 1973 Washington 582,661,739 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1973
Quarter Dollar 1974 Washington 1,157,228,868 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1974
Quarter Dollar 1977 Washington 728,332,130 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1977
Quarter Dollar 1978 Washington 811,952,933 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1978
Quarter Dollar 1979 Washington 1,009,174,955 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1979
Quarter Dollar 1980 Washington 1,157,714,293 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1980
Quarter Dollar 1981 Washington 1,181,501,916 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1981
Quarter Dollar 1982 Washington 984,831,267 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1982
Quarter Dollar 1983 Washington 1,294,620,572 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1983
Quarter Dollar 1984 Washington 1,226,093,174 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1984
Quarter Dollar 1985 Washington 1,299,144,671 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1985
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1986 American Eagle 912,609 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVI
Gold Ounce 1986 American Eagle 1,808,940 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVI
Gold Half Ounce 1986 American Eagle 599,566 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVI
Gold Quarter Ounce 1986 American Eagle 726,031 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVI
Quarter Dollar 1986 Washington 1,058,508,490 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1986
Gold Quarter Ounce 1987 American Eagle 269,255 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVII
Gold Ounce 1987 American Eagle 1,192,998 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVII
Gold Half Ounce 1987 American Eagle 274,653 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVII
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1987 American Eagle 580,266 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVII
Quarter Dollar 1987 Washington 1,242,321,905 LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1987
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1988 American Eagle 303,381 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVIII
Gold Quarter Ounce 1988 American Eagle 147,028 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVIII
Gold Ounce 1988 American Eagle 552,133 LIBERTY MCMLXXXVIII
Showing 101 to 200 of 397 Coins.
Advertising
Royal Mint
Royal Mint
American Eagle: Details
Year1794
CountryUnited States
Advertising (helps this site)
Buy coins at Amazon
Sub-types
ImageDetails
Flying Eagle
From 1836