Privy marks are rare on mint state Silver Eagles. This is only the second one the U.S. Mint has ever issued, following the 2024 Star Privy, and it is the first to use an eagle as the device. The coins were struck at Philadelphia rather than West Point, and authorized mintage was capped at 500,000, placing this among the smallest bullion Eagle releases in the program’s history.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: 1 troy ounce (31.103 grams) of .999 fine silver
- Metal Type: Silver, struck at the Philadelphia Mint
- Obverse Design: Walking Liberty by Adolph A. Weinman, with the eagle privy mark
- Reverse Design: Landing eagle by Emily Damstra
The obverse carries Weinman’s Liberty striding left toward a rising sun, the American flag draped over her shoulder and streaming behind her, oak and laurel branches gathered in one arm. LIBERTY arcs across the top, IN GOD WE TRUST sits at the right, and 2025 appears at the base. The privy mark is placed just left of IN GOD WE TRUST: a small oval containing an eagle in raised relief. It is subtle enough that you have to know where to look, which is exactly how privy marks are meant to work.
The reverse shows Damstra’s bald eagle coming in to land, wings fully spread and talons reaching for a branch with an oak sprig below. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA curves along the left rim, ONE DOLLAR runs across the bottom, and 1 OZ. FINE SILVER and E PLURIBUS UNUM fill the right side. This design replaced the heraldic eagle in 2021.
The coin measures 40.6 mm across and 2.98 mm thick, with a reeded edge and $1 legal tender status. Coins are sold in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. Philadelphia does not normally strike bullion, so these can show more contact marks or spotting than typical West Point Eagles. That is how the Mint released them, and it is not a defect.
Low mintage, a first-ever privy device, and a mint of origin outside the usual bullion facility give this issue a strong collector case. Order yours today and we will ship it insured in discreet packaging.