Details: Denomination: 100 Year: 2017 Diameter: 27 mm Mint Mark: W Thickness. The Mint will issue the 24-karat gold coins every two years. Certified American Liberty 2017-W High Relief Gold Coin PF69 NGC Brown Label. These will include designs representing Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Native-Americans among others to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States.
#US LIBERTY COINS 2017 SERIES#
The 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin is the first in a series of 24-karat gold coins that will feature designs that depict an allegorical Liberty in a variety of contemporary forms. The coin was designed by Justin Kunz and Chris Costello. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Kunz said he wanted his Liberty to be "distinctive" and forward looking. The 100 Liberty gold coin is struck at 24-carat fineness, weighing exactly 1 troy ounce (31.1 grams). The design completed with the inscriptions: LIBERTY, 1792, 2017 and IN GOD WE TRUST.
The coin was verified by NGC as Proof 70 and is held in one of their coin holder, which features a unique flag label. 9999 fine 24-karat gold at the West Point Mint in high relief, with a proof finish. Beneath her shoulders is the familiar inscription, "In God We Trust." The reverse side shows an eagle in flight. The 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin struck in. The coin’s head, designed by Brigham Young University Professor, painter, and illustrator Justin Kunz, shows a profile of a Black Lady Liberty with a crown of stars over her cornrowed hair. Translated, this phrase means out of many, one. Each one will feature a new depiction of Liberty paying homage to the phrase engraved on the reverse, E Pluribus Unum. 9999 pure 24-karat gold coins that will be released by the United States Mint in the years to come. Mint Chief of Staff, stated in the Washington Post, "We like to say at the Mint that our coins are the metallic footprints of our nation’s history, and symbolize what America values and honors." The 2017 American Liberty Gold Coin is the first in a series of. The Black Lady Liberty commemorative gold coin has a face value set for $100, but is far more valuable to many who embrace this inclusive work of art.Įlisa Basnight, U.S. It also celebrates and "embraces" their past, current, and future contributions and successes as part of our Nation’s diverse community. history, but it represents, acknowledges, and "remembers" black women in U.S. The coin does not represent a specific historic figure in U.S. Living up to the theme, and for the first time ever, the Mint will release a commemorative gold coin depicting Lady Liberty as an African-American woman.
This coin has been manufactured in high relief with a proof finish. 9999 fine 24-karat gold at the West Point Mint in New York. This 100 American Liberty High Relief coin is struck in. The edge features the legend * 225th ANNIVERSARY repeated three times around the coin in raised lettering."Remembering our Past, Embracing the Future" is the United States Mint’s theme this year for its 225th Anniversary. Official ceremony revealing the coin design was presented by US Mint and Treasury Department and took placed January 12, 2017. Other inscriptions include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, 100 DOLLARS, the “W” mintmark and 1 OZ. Initials of artist Chris Costello and Mint sculptor Michael Gaudioso are also featured. Emblematic figures of liberty have graced American coins since the founding of the United States Mint in 1792. The Reverse features an American bald eagle. To mark its 225th anniversary, the United States Mint released the 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin featuring a modern rendition of Lady Liberty. Other inscriptions include the years 1792 - 2017, LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. /rebates/&252f2017-us-coins. Mint sculptor-engraver Phebe Hemphill’s initial “PH” is also featured. The diadem’s design is inspired by Statue of Freedom on Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Liberty has braided hair, tied back in a bun and crowned by a diadem of four large stars. The obverse design features the initials of the artist Justin Kunz “JK”.
A Proof finish silver medal and a four-medal set was also issued this year. In 2015, the first coin in the series was released, a silver medal was released in 2016 and the 2017 version was released on 6th April. Liberty is depicted as an African-American woman for the first time. It belongs to a series of coins that showcase a modern take on Lady Liberty. The US Mint celebrated its 225th anniversary with the release of 2017 American Liberty Proof Gold $100 Coin.
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