2008 BALD EAGLE RECOVERY AND NATIONAL EMBLEM

"The undersigned hereby certifies this coin as a genuine 2008 Bald Eagle Proof Clad Half Dollar Coin, struck in accordance with legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President on January 20, 2004, as Public Law 108-486. This coin has been produced by the Department of the Treasury, United States Mint, to honor the Bald Eagle's restoration to America's waterways and skies, commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and celebrate the removal of this national symbol from the Endangered Species List. This coin is legal tender of the United States."

VARIETIES MINTED:

Bald Eagle Gold Five Dollar Uncirc.
Bald Eagle Centennial Gold Five Dollar Proof
Bald Eagle Centennial Silver Dollar Uncirc.
Bald Eagle Centennial Silver Dollar Proof
Bald Eagle Centennial Half Dollar Uncirc.
Bald Eagle Centennial Half Dollar Proof

SPECIFICATIONS FOR GOLD FIVE DOLLAR:

DATE 2008
MINT West Point ("W") on Uncirculated 
and on proof.
UNCIRCULATED MINTAGE 15,009
PROOF MINTAGE 59,269
WEIGHT 8.359 grams
DIAMETER 0.85" or 21.6 mm
COMPOSITION 90% Gold
10% Copper
DESIGNER(Obv.) Susan Gamble
DESIGNER (Rev.) Don Everhart
DESIGN (Obv.) Two Young Eagles
DESIGN (Rev.) Great Seal of the United States

 

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SILVER DOLLAR:

DATE 2008
MINT Philadelphia ("P") on Uncirculated     
and on proof.
UNCIRCULATED MINTAGE 119,204
PROOF MINTAGE 294,601
WEIGHT 26.73 grams
DIAMETER 1.500" or 38.10 mm
COMPOSITION 90% Silver
10% Copper
DESIGNER(Obv.) Joel Iskowich
DESIGNER (Rev.) Joel Iskowich
DESIGN (Obv.) Eagle in Flight
DESIGN (Rev.) Great Seal of the United States Circa 1782

 

SPECIFICATIONS FOR HALF DOLLAR:

DATE 2008
MINT San Francisco ("S") on Uncirculated     
and on proof.
UNCIRCULATED MINTAGE 120,180
PROOF MINTAGE 220,577
WEIGHT 11.340 grams
DIAMETER 1.205" or 30.61 mm
COMPOSITION 75% Copper
25% Nickel
DESIGNER(Obv.) Susan Gamble
DESIGNER (Rev.) Donna Weaver
DESIGN (Obv.) Baby Eaglets in Nest
DESIGN (Rev.) Bald Eagle "Challenger" with American Flag

 

gold_obverse
Gold Five Dollar Obverse
Uncirculated

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 Gold Five Dollar Reverse
Proof

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Silver Dollar Obverse
Proof

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Silver Dollar Reverse
Proof

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Half Dollar Obverse
Proof

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Half Dollar Reverse
Uncirculated

    

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