This presentation explains why the Silver American Eagle has become such a sought after numismatic by collectors all over the world. It also shows a comparison of the values of MS 70 ("Mint Stated") perfect 70 (flawless) Silver American Eagle coins for the years 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 from NBC's shopping site (retail market) [DISCLAIMER: Historically the Silver American Eagle, has increased in value; there is no claim or guarantee that the Silver American Eagle will continue to increase in value]

1. Comparison of Values of the American Silver Eagle Coin and How They Became so Popular. Silver American Eagle

2. Under US President Reagan, U.S. Mint Director Donna Pope had exactly what she views her finest accomplishment: Development of the American Eagle Silver and American Eagle Gold bullion coin products. This had been a very first in the historical past of the U.S. Mint. The purpose of the program was to provide individuals the opportunity to possess physical silver and gold certified in Weight and purity through the U.S. Mint. Later on, Congress authorized them to be utilized in IRA plans. The plan was an instant success…. but there ended up being an unintended outcome: Mainly because of their particular elegance and built-in intrinsic value (especially with the silver eagles). It turned out that American Eagles (especially the silver dollars) became a great overnight sensation amongst collectors throughout the world, who quickly started out collecting all of them and also making sets of them by date and condition.

3. Through its start in 1986, savvy enthusiasts observed the Silver Eagle series as a "ground floor" ability to obtain top quality coins as they were introduced. So the enthusiasts began busily submitting Silver Eagles to the top independent grading services, ANACS, PCGS and NGC. The Goal was simple ”Find Silver Eagles that would certainly come back with the top possible grade: MS70 (as near to perfection as the Mint can produce. Several coins did come back as MS70'd, so the Silver Eagle Growth ended up being on! Today, the majority of Silver Eagles that have been created are bullion coins. That is, they are basically worth a little premium above the spot value of an ounce of silver. However for those Silver eagles that will be graded MS70, it's a completely distinctive story. In the case of just one of the rating services, PCGS, of the hundreds of 1000's of Silver Eagles provided for grading through 2007, only 1 in 20,588 received the MS70 grade!

4. Market prices of MS70 American Eagle Silver Coins have skyrocketed. Take a look at the PCGS market price guide for just a very few of this series so far: 1986 - MS70 American Silver Eagle Coin $4,000 1988 - MS70 American Silver Eagle Coin $4,000 1995 - MS70 American Silver Eagle Coin $4,000 1997 - MS70 American Silver Eagle Coin $3,000 1998 - MS70 American Silver Eagle Coin $2,500 (There is no guarantee that the Silver Eagles will continue to increase in value) Now… I adore accumulating the American Silver Eagle bullion coins, and I believe that the value of silver per ounce is in for a big increase (just my opinion), but that is practically nothing in comparison to the potential of the MS70 graded American Eagle Silver Coins . They are simply beautiful and exciting to collect! We all know that the most important factors in collectables are CONDITION, rarity, metal content and collector demand. The Silver Eagle is a genuine legal tender silver bullion coin struck by the United States Mint. It has been made each year since 1986 in a limited edition. All coins are graded on a 70-point scale with 70 being absolute perfection. This coin has been independently graded and certified as perfect Mint State 70 (abbreviated MS70) condition, making this coin a treasure. The grading is done by ANACS - America's oldest and most respected coin-grading company.

5. Here is an interesting article that was written by David E. Levenstein “ Silver -- Precious Metal with Huge Potential ” on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 http://ow.ly/1e0ET ( DISCLAIMER : I am not an investment advisor; and these articles are only an indication of my interests and opinions. They are not to be taken as advice). The Silver Eagle is a genuine legal tender silver bullion coin struck by the United States Mint. It has been made each year since 1986 in a limited edition. Only about 10% of the Silver Eagles that are minted are graded MS70 (coins are graded on a 70-point scale with 70 being absolute perfection). “Mint State”70 (abbreviated MS70) is certified and graded as the highest quality that a coin can be made.

11. [Disclaimer: There is no guarantee that the value of collectable, graded coins will continue to increase in value. Also, it should be noted that most of the previously shown coins have been graded by different grading companies]