2008 Silver Eagle PCGS MS-70 First Strike

2008 American Silver Eagle - PCGS MS-70 First Strike

Offered here is an authentic 2008 American Silver Eagle, certified by PCGS as MS-70 First Strike.

The 2008 Silver Eagle is a notable modern issue in the American Silver Eagle series. It was produced during a year of sharply increased precious-metals demand tied to the financial crisis, when bullion Silver Eagle sales more than doubled from the prior year and reached a then-record mintage.

The coin carries the PCGS First Strike designation, indicating that it was received by PCGS within the first 30 days of the coin’s official release. That early-submission attribution is a popular collecting distinction within the certified Silver Eagle market.

The 2008 bullion Silver Eagle had a mintage of 20,583,000 coins. While that figure is high by series standards, perfect MS-70 examples remain the top certified grade and are actively collected as date, type, and First Strike pieces.

The obverse features Adolph A. Weinman’s celebrated Walking Liberty design, originally introduced on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar in 1916. Liberty is shown striding toward the sunrise, draped in the American flag, with the date 2008 below.

The reverse features John Mercanti’s classic Heraldic Eagle design, depicting an eagle behind a shield with an olive branch and arrows in its talons and thirteen stars positioned above.

The coin was struck as a bullion issue and bears no mintmark. PCGS attributes the 2008 business-strike Silver Eagle to the Philadelphia Mint.

Struck in 99.9% fine silver, the coin contains one troy ounce of silver and carries a legal tender face value of one dollar.

Graded MS-70 by PCGS, this example has received the highest numerical mint-state grade assigned by PCGS. The First Strike designation recognizes that the coin was submitted to PCGS within the first 30 days of release.

Coin Details

Year: 2008 Mint: Philadelphia Mintmark: None Denomination: One Dollar Series: American Silver Eagle Issue Type: Bullion / Uncirculated Special Variety: First Strike Commemorative Theme: None Composition: 99.9% Fine Silver Silver Weight: 1 Troy Ounce Mintage: 20,583,000 Weight: 31.103 Grams Diameter: 40.60 mm Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Adolph A. Weinman Reverse Designer: John Mercanti Certification: PCGS Grade: MS-70 Designation: First Strike

The combination of the 2008 record-era bullion production, classic Walking Liberty and Heraldic Eagle designs, Philadelphia Mint attribution, and perfect PCGS MS-70 First Strike certification makes this 2008 American Silver Eagle a desirable addition to a certified Silver Eagle, First Strike Silver Eagle, or specialized modern U.S. coin collection.

Please review all photographs and the PCGS certification label carefully for the exact appearance, attribution, designation, and condition of the coin offered.