Because the coin is not a silver eagle, with a date 1902 the coin is a MORGAN dollar. The first Silver Eagle was made in 1986.
No US silver dollars or bullion "eagle" coins have an eagle on both sides. You may have a privately minted piece, a fantasy coin, or a "magician's coin" made by cutting two genuine silver dollars in half like an Oreo cookie and swapping the sides.
As of today the value is about $17.00 it's a bullion coin and the value is just for the silver. FYI it's called a Silver Eagle or American Silver Eagle coin
Although it has an Eagle on the reverse, the coin is not a Eagle coin, it's an 1885 Morgan dollar worth from $23.00-$30.00
If the coin has a mintmark it is under the eagle and above the letters DO in dollar on the reverse of the coin. But not all US coins have mintmarks, if it has none the coin was made in Philadelphia.
Because the coin is not a silver eagle, with a date 1902 the coin is a MORGAN dollar. The first Silver Eagle was made in 1986.
From your description the coin is a Americain Silver Eagle that is made from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver, value as of today is about $19.00
7-4-11>>> The coin is actually an American Silver Eagle bullion coin that is made from one ounce of .999 pure silver.
It's a 2000 one-ounce Silver Eagle bullion coin and as of today is about $18.00
The American Silver Eagle is a coin worth one dollar. It is an official bullion coin, meaning it is stored for its value and not traded in regular commerce. The coin is 99.9% silver, with an image of Walking Liberty on one face and the titular eagle on the other.
A 2007-W Silver Eagle is one Troy ounce of pure silver.
No US silver dollars or bullion "eagle" coins have an eagle on both sides. You may have a privately minted piece, a fantasy coin, or a "magician's coin" made by cutting two genuine silver dollars in half like an Oreo cookie and swapping the sides.
A 1 pound Silver Eagle is worth about $200.
The value of an uncirculated 1999 Silver American Eagle Littleton coin fluctuates based on the market for silver. However, a coin can be expected to have a value of about $40.
The least minted American Silver Eagle was the 1995-W, it is a proof coin that only slightly more than 30,000 coins were made.
As of today the value is about $17.00 it's a bullion coin and the value is just for the silver. FYI it's called a Silver Eagle or American Silver Eagle coin
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