Beautiful Coin

This is a beautiful coin that is highly collectible and very liquid in the marketplace. For a pure silver play, I would instead recommend reputable silver rounds at a lower price than the eagle, which sells for a larger premium over spot. The obverse design of the walking liberty half dollar by Adolph Weinman was so popular that it was reused for this coin. The reverse was a new design by John Mercanti, and features a striking heraldic eagle and shield. There are different versions of this coin, including standard strikes and proof strikes (today there are way too many variations, including reverse-only proof). The composition is 99.93% silver plus 0.07% copper to add strength (contains one full ounce of silver). The only thing I don't like is that it is easily damaged and tones very easily if not properly stored. I would like to see a mix of 80% silver + 20% copper (with one full ounce of silver included), which would be much more durable and would allow the coin to be easily circulated if desired. I would also like to see smaller versions of this coin for circulation. The previously used 90% silver/10% copper mix up through 1964 was a bit too soft and delicate. The Canadians used to produce 80% silver coins, which makes more sense.Read full review