2013-W American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …..
 

The United States Mint issued a two-coin American Silver Eagle set to mark the seventy fifth Anniversary of the West Level Mint. The West Level Mint was established in 1938 as a bullion depository and was the principal storage location for the US silver stockpile. Positioned on the campus of the United States Army Academy at West Level, New York, the ability dealt with overflow manufacturing for the Philadelphia Mint, producing Lincoln Memorial Cents from 1974 to 1986, and Washington Quarters from 1977 to 1979.

Congress gave the ability official mint standing in 1988, however the first use of the “W” mintmark got here in 1983 with the issuance of the 1983 Los Angeles Olympics $10 gold commemorative cash. The primary American Silver Eagle Proof to be struck on the West Level Mint was the important thing date 1995-W American Silver Eagle Proof. From 2001 onward, West Level was the first facility utilized by the Mint to provide Proof Silver Eagles.

The U.S. Mint took orders for the 2013 American Eagle West Level Two-Coin Silver Set beginning on Might 9 and ending on June 6. The set’s difficulty worth of $139.95 works out to only over $191 in 2024 inflation-adjusted {dollars}. The Mint reported gross sales of 281,310.

How A lot Is a 2013-W American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof Price?

These excited by accumulating the 2013-W American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof have three buying choices. One can both buy the 2013 American Eagle West Level Two-Coin Silver Set, which incorporates the Reverse Proof and the 2013-W American Silver Eagle Enhanced Uncirculated coin, or the Reverse Proof licensed in Proof 69 or 70.

Taking a look at our 2013-W American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof distribution chart reveals two key factors: roughly 1/3 of the whole mintage has been licensed, and 70s outnumber 69s at a 1.62:1 ratio. Whereas greater than half of the cash licensed had been submitted throughout the first two years of launch, third-party grading companies proceed to obtain submissions. We count on the entire variety of cash licensed will enhance by at the very least 30,000 within the subsequent 10 years. Subsequently, we’d skip the Proof 69 coin in favor of recent uncooked cash in authentic authorities packaging or Proof 70s. Proof 69s promote for about $100-$110, whereas units promote for $160-$180.

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Market Knowledge and Noteworthy Specimens

High Inhabitants: PCGS PR70 (17,500, 10/2024), NGC PF70 (39,902, 10/2024), and  CACG MS70 (4, 10/2024).

• PCGS PR70 #28393296: eBay, October 27, 2024 – $121.50. Edmund Moy signature label.
• PCGS PR70: eBay, October 27, 2024 – $152.
• NGC PF70 #3791257-007: eBay, October 27, 2024 – $157.50.
• PCGS PR70 #30113547: eBay, October 27, 2024 – $125. John Mercanti signature label.
• NGC PF70 #3710840-017: eBay, October 26, 2024 – $134.50. Early Releases.
• NGC PF70 #3792963-258: eBay, October 26, 2024 – $142.
• PCGS PR70 #28326287: eBay, October 25, 2024 – $176.

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Design

Obverse:

Adolph A. Weinman’s Girl Liberty is wearing a flowing robe and draped with a big billowing American flag. She holds laurel and oak branches in her left hand that symbolize the civil and navy glories of the US, respectively. As Liberty strides confidently in the direction of the rising solar, she reaches out an open hand. So giant is Girl Liberty that she is superimposed over the obverse legend LIBERTY ringing the obverse – in truth, she obscures half of the “BE” and nearly the whole “R”. Above Liberty’s rear foot is the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, and beneath her is the date 2013.

The design bears a notable resemblance to sculptor Oscar Roty’s The Sower, a typical picture on French cash. Numismatist Roger Burdette posited in his ebook Renaissance of American Coinage (2007) that this was not a coincidence and whereas Adolph Weinman didn’t immediately copy, he did derive important inspiration from Roty’s work. Weinman’s Liberty Strolling design shortly grew to become one in all America’s most iconic numismatic photographs, used with minor modifications on the American Silver Eagle bullion coin beginning in 1986.

Reverse:

United States Mint Chief Engraver John Mercanti’s Heraldic Eagle is positioned on the heart of the reverse. Clutched in its beak is a ribbon that bears the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. Above its head is a constellation of 13 stars configured in an upside-down pyramid formation. Wrapping across the prime of the design is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the fineness and denomination 1 OZ. FINE SILVER. ONE DOLLAR wrap across the backside. The W mintmark of the West Level Mint is positioned beneath the department.

Edge:

The sting of the 2013-W American Silver Eagle bullion coin is reeded.

Coin Specs

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