United States bullion coins
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United States bullion coins are government-issued precious metal coins, typically made of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium, produced primarily for investment and sometimes collected for their designs and limited mintages.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Liberty gold coins | 1 |
| United States Mint bullion program | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bullion coin
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investment product ⓘ |
| backedBy | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectorAppeal |
burnished uncirculated versions
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limited mintages ⓘ special finishes such as proof ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| denominationType | US dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
American eagle imagery
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Liberty motifs ⓘ inscriptions required by US law ⓘ national symbols of the United States ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom |
United States circulating coinage
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United States commemorative coins ⓘ |
| eligibleFor | certain precious metals IRAs in the United States ⓘ |
| faceValueRelation | face value is typically below metal value ⓘ |
| includesSeries |
America the Beautiful silver bullion coins
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American Buffalo gold bullion coin NERFINISHED ⓘ American Gold Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ American Palladium Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ American Platinum Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ American Silver Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1986 American Eagle bullion program ⓘ |
| issuer | United States Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTender | true ⓘ |
| market |
global bullion market
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online bullion dealers ⓘ retail coin dealers ⓘ |
| material |
gold
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palladium ⓘ platinum ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| mintingAuthority | United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mintLocation |
Philadelphia Mint
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San Francisco Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ West Point Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| packaging |
individual capsules for collector versions
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tubes for bulk bullion issues ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | investment ⓘ |
| qualityControl | produced to exact weight and fineness standards ⓘ |
| regulation | United States federal law ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | collecting ⓘ |
| standardFineness |
typically high purity
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varies by series ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Internal Revenue Code provisions ⓘ |
| typicalWeights |
1 troy ounce
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fractional troy ounce denominations ⓘ |
| valueBasis |
market price of metal
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precious metal content ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American Liberty gold coins
Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch (Saint-Gaudens type)
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United States bullion coins
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this entity surface form:
United States Mint bullion program