Buying 1/10 oz Gold Eagle Coins is a great way to have highly recognized one tenth ounce gold coins with a small premium over the world’s fluctuating gold spot price. These 1/10 oz gold coins carry legal tender face values of $5 USD yet they are highly traded based on their gold content and overall 1/10 oz gold coin content.
The 22k Gold Eagle Coin is the most popular modern gold bullion coin in overall sales volumes and also comes in 1 oz, 1/2 oz, and 1/4 oz, and this smallest 1/10 gold coin size. Authorized by the US Congress by the Bullion Coin Act of 1985, the highly popular Gold American Eagle Coin has been minted by the US Mint since 1986.
One tenth ounce Gold American Eagle Coins are minted in 22 karat gold (.9167 fine). This makes these 22k gold coins more durable and resistant to scratching. The 22k gold coin’s troy ounce weight, gold bullion content, and .9167 gold coin purity are all guaranteed by the Government of the United States of America and enforced by the US Secret Service.
The 1/10 oz American Gold Eagle Coin’s front or obverse features a throwback to the classic $20 Saint Gaudens gold coin design. This modern gold bullion coin depicts Lady Liberty who holds a torch and an olive branch with the U.S. Capitol Hill in the bottom left background. The one tenth oz gold coin’s year of strike and the word ‘LIBERTY’ is also engraved on the front of this popular gold coin.
The 1/10 ounce Gold Eagle Coin’s back or reverse design is by Miley Busiek. Struck on the back of all one tenth ounce Gold Eagle coins is a large male eagle clutching an olive branch flying over a nest containing a female and baby eagle. The fine gold weight of the coin, its legal tender face value, IN GOD WE TRUST and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA are all stamped on the backside of each 1/10 oz American Gold Eagle coin.