The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the 2025 Laser Engraved American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin on Wednesday, August 20 at noon (EDT). This product is the first American Eagle Silver Proof Coin minted using laser-engraved dies.
Struck at the Mint facility at West Point, these Silver Eagles are minted using laser-engraved master dies, allowing for more detailed designs and improving the quality of finished coins. The coin includes a special laser-engraved privy mark. Production is limited to 100,000 coins, and orders are limited to one coin per household.
The obverse design features a depiction of Adolph A. Weinman’s full-length figure of Liberty in full stride, enveloped in folds of the flag, with her right hand extended and branches of laurel and oak in her left. The Mint returned to its historical assets in 2021 to render a closer reflection of Weinman’s original vision and detail that includes the addition of his traditional artist mark. To Liberty’s left is a special privy mark inspired by the laser symbol that is used to indicate the use of laser-engraved technology. The symbol consists of a sunburst design with radiating lines. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “2025.”
The reverse (tails) design features an eagle as it approaches a landing, carrying an oak branch, as if to add it to a nest. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “1 OZ. FINE SILVER,” and “ONE DOLLAR.” The reverse was created by Mint Artistic Infusion Program Designer Emily Damstra and sculpted by former Mint Medallic Artist Michael Gaudioso.
The 2025 Laser Engraved American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin will be available at the Mint’s sales centers at the Philadelphia Mint, the Denver Mint, and the United States Mint Headquarters Coin Store in Washington, D.C.
I would love to see a video showing the process of laser engraving on this proof. Right now, I can only imagine the fine detail that it will create. I’m also curious as to how fast the process will take for one coin. Compared to the normal use of dies, will lasers be faster?
Laser engraved? I didn’t know they did that!
I also would like to see the how this improves the designs?
I think the laser engraving will be an additional benefit to help hopefully stop counterfeiters. I just received two Satin ASCS that I purchased that were counterfeit and interesting part is now I’m going to use them for educational purposes as well. But I do like all the extra info coin week offers and definitely the giveaways are awesome too
Purchased on first day by 12:02pmET. Confirmation sent 12:20pmET and by 5:30pmET received notice it has been shipped on 20AUG. Now 30AUG and tracking still shows in Dallas, Texas Post Office. Hope Mint and Post Office get the coin to me soon.
Welp, my original ASE Laser Engraved coin got “lost” immediately in USPS system in Dallas. After over three weeks, luckily the Mint had an extra one to send out to me as a replacement.