2011 1oz American Silver Eagle Coin

The 2011 American Silver Eagle issued by the United States Mint and struck in .999 fine silver. It contains one troy ounce of silver with a face value of $1. The obverse features Adolph A. Weinman’s Walking Liberty design, depicting Liberty walking towards the sunrise, draped in the American flag and carrying branches of laurel and oak. The reverse of the coin features John Mercanti’s heraldic eagle design, showing an eagle with a shield, arrows and an olive branch.

US Silver Eagles have a diameter of 40.6 mm and metal weight of 31.103 grams. The reverse of the coin bears the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, “1 OZ. FINE SILVER”, “ONE DOLLAR” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” (meaning 'ONE OF MANY'). The 2011 issue features the original heraldic eagle reverse design, which was used on American Silver Eagles from their introduction in 1986 through to 2021, this design is known as the 'Type I' design.