Five related products launch today from the United States Mint with the release of the 2025-W Proof American Gold Eagles. These include four individual proof Gold Eagles in varying sizes, along with a four-coin set that contains all of them.
The largest of the individual coins is the one-ounce piece, followed by fractional sizes of one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce, and one-tenth ounce. They carry face values of $50, $25, $10, and $5, respectively, and are each struck in 22-karat gold (91.67% gold, 3.0% silver, balance copper) at the U.S. Mint’s West Point facility.
Despite their hefty price tags, American Gold Eagles remain popular. This is especially true for the Mint’s bullion versions, which are sold for investment purposes, but also applies – albeit to a lesser extent—to today’s proof editions. Collectors seek proof editions for their enhanced detail, with frosted design elements contrasting against mirror-like backgrounds.
Last year’s proof Gold Eagles, which debuted in May, recorded sales through March 9 of this year totaling 3,685 one-ounce coins, 1,919 half-ounce coins, 5,249 quarter-ounce coins, 10,346 tenth-ounce coins, and 4,755 four-coin sets.
Coin Designs
Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ depiction of Liberty appears on the obverse (heads side) of American Gold Eagles, as it has since their introduction in 1986. In 2021, historical artifacts and modern technology were used to enhance the design in celebration of the program’s 35th anniversary. However, the artwork itself dates back much further, originally appearing on $20 gold coins minted from 1907 to 1933. Obverse inscriptions include "LIBERTY," "2025," and a "W" mintmark indicating production at the West Point Mint.
Alongside the refreshed obverse in 2021, the U.S. Mint introduced an entirely new reverse (tails side) design, which continues on these latest coins. It features a detailed close-up of an eagle’s head, created by Jennie Norris of the U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) and sculpted by Mint Medallic Artist Renata Gordon.
Reverse inscriptions include "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and "IN GOD WE TRUST." Also displayed are the artists’ initials, the coin’s face value, and its precious metal weight.
Specifications of American Gold Eagles
The table below presents the specifications for each American Gold Eagle.
| $50 | $25 | $10 | $5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | 22 Karat Gold (91.67% Gold 3.0% Silver Balance Copper) |
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| Weight | 1.0909 troy oz. (33.931 grams) |
0.5455 troy oz. (16.966 grams) |
0.2727 troy oz. (8.483 grams) |
.1091 troy oz. (3.393 grams) |
| Diameter | 1.287 inches (32.70 mm) |
1.063 inches (27.00 mm) |
0.866 inch (22.00 mm) |
0.650 inch (16.50 mm) |
| Edge | Reeded Edge Variation | Reeded Edge | ||
| Thickness | 0.113 inch (2.87 mm) |
0.085 inch (2.15 mm) |
0.070 inch (1.78 mm) |
0.049 inch (1.26 mm) |
Limits, Prices and Ordering
Numismatic gold coins from the U.S. Mint can be ordered through its online store.
Debut pricing, along with product, mintage, and household order limits for the 2025 Proof American Gold Eagles are as follows:
| Product Option | Product Limit | Mintage Limit | Household Order Limit | Price* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 $50 American Eagle Gold Proof Coin (1 oz.) | 7,500 | 17,500 | 3 | $3,850.00 |
| 2025 $25 American Eagle Gold Proof Coin (1/2 oz.) | 4,000 | 14,000 | 3 | $1,950.00 |
| 2025 $10 American Eagle Gold Proof Coin (1/4 oz.) | 6,000 | 16,000 | 3 | $1,002.50 |
| 2025 $5 American Eagle Gold Proof Coin (1/10 oz.) | 12,000 | 22,000 | 3 | $430.00 |
| 2025 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins (Four-Coin Set) | 10,000 | N/A | 3 | $7,182.50 |
*Like other precious metal coins from the U.S. Mint, pricing is subject to weekly adjustments based on the Mint’s precious metals coin pricing matrix.
25+% premium – count me out ! Once you’ve got ONE proof example, who needs to pay that premium when you can get the bullion version for hugely lower premiums? It’s like getting extra gold for free when you buy bullion.
Again, JMHO
DaveSWFL, your logic makes perfect sense to me. I wonder though, how many out there collect gold coins chiefly for numismatic purposes rather than investment purposes
That’s me!
The price of these coins in the 1980s and 1990s had a premium as well. Needless to say, they are worth MUCH more than what I bought them for then.
It is done. No waiting room. I sailed through the order process.
The 40-year run continues. Since I’ve been ordering from the Mint, except for the WWII privy, I’m not sure I’ve ever had to resort to the secondary market for a gold proof American Eagle coin.
REB,
Congratulations on your success and commitment in assembling a complete American Eagle Gold Proof Coin series (1986-2025), a truly remarkable achievement.
Thanks, Rich.
Good consistency Reb, pricey nowadays but say in 2027: who know$? Personally, I started buying proofs in1986….nowhere close to a full run, but at the millennium I picked up many proof 1z AGE for around $420….25 years but a nice investment. Many 10th z proofs over the years @LCS @$60 a pop, I can’t fathom paying close to $500 for a 10th z Au. No doubt Cag will say too cheap, but they will be Availabe looong time. I always look for the next play Pd cheap, stocks y, I did short Musks Tesla, cleaned up a bit, ended 1… Read more »
I completely understand your frustration. I’ve nearly bailed multiple times over the years. The last instance was that damned Flowing Hair Gold. Grrrrrrr.
Yup Reb, I was like Michael Corleone, the 2019 ASE enhanced was a mess…..I really stopped most tried for the V75s, a couple others CU really quick, hey dragged me back with the FHG, I passed in fHS despite the privy chance, deep down x spot+ I passed in. FHG was a repeat of several traumatize (hahahaha) efforts. Especially nasty as I was fast, got from waiting room to mint I 1 m entered into clicked buy…REMOVE FROM YOUR CART….uh ok, resulting ins cluster and many like me scratching their heads. The Mint lied on mintages, Vthe Mint lied on… Read more »
Hey REB. I am like you. But I didn’t start collecting coins in until 2009.I have the 2013 1/2oz proof eagle that I need to grade one day. It’s the only Type 1 I have besides the 2 coin 1/10 oz Gold eagle designer set. Maybe I will have PCGS grade it at the new coin show IMEX I think it’s called. It’s going to be in Nashville Tennessee and I have never been there so would be nice to take my mom and cousin or possibly the World Fair of Money in Oklahoma. I have all the 1/2oz for… Read more »
“This year a lot of gold coins are coming out. I have the whole liberty series so I have to save for that and maybe the Gold Batman, Superman, and Wonder woman.”
I hear you, AdamL. There’s TOO much gold out this year. There are the ones you mentioned AND the Marine Corps commem along with the Buffalo, And who knows? Maybe the Mint will run it back with another privy on gold like last year’s Flowing Hair.
Enjoy those coin shows, man. I went to my first one last month in Charlotte and thoroughly enjoyed it.
cagcrisp 02/11/2025
Reply to Rick
No prediction…
cagcrisp 02/11/2025
Reply to cagcrisp
90:1 currently
In 9 months:
Under 90:1 -130
Over 90:1 +110
Fast Forward 37 days:
Currently 91:1
In 2002 I bought my first four piece gold set for $999.99 from the US mint the 2025 set from the mint is $7182 today .$6182 difference in 23 years so what is the price going to be in 23 years from now? Lets hear your opinions.
Spitballin’ here but I think gold will likely be over $10,000 per ounce by 2048. So, the set will be in the neighborhood of $13-15k. I doubt I’ll be around for my guess to be checked; so, I don’t have to worry about spittin’ into the wind on this one.
REB,
If your prognostication comes true, somehow I doubt the mint will be selling the set for anywhere close to $13-$15K. With 1.85 ounces of Au, their price point would be in the $20 plus range. It depends on how greedy they are in 2048. I doubt any of us will be around for that scenario! Cheers.
I’m just speculating here, but it’s possible, Craig, that even your prediction of $20K (although you did say plus) for the price of the gold four-coin set in 2048 may end up being just a bit low. I’m guessing it will be closer to $23K-$24K the way things are going unless something drastic changes between now and then, which of course is always a possibility. But like you said, not many of us are going to be around by then to find out who was the closest.
I initially put the price point in the $20-$25k range, but since it is all speculation, I just decided on the $20K plus range. I doubt they’d be selling many sets at those prices, right? I’m curious as to how many 2025 sets they’ll part with at $7182.00…Yikes!
But i. 2048 any pay phones will cost $1,000 for a long distance call…
Well interesting but I’d be old…..111 by then
Mike,
I also have many sets bought at that price point. Never thought in a million years that I’d see the price point the mint currently wants. But then again, back in 90’s I never thought we’d be over 36 trillion in debt! I’m happy with the Au coins I have, and even though I have plenty of $$$’s to spend, I’m not interested in paying over $7K for 1.85 ounces of Au.
REVERAND
Just sayin’ – $800 to strike a coin in proof just seems like gouging! How can they strike silver Kennedy’s for less than 1/10 of of the cost.
OK, I know, because they can! And lots of people have money to burn.
I just wonder how many more they’d sell at a $400 premium. Guess we’ll never know
The silver proof AWQs are getting ready to be mailed out. $95 a set of five. Nothing like the cost of the four coin gold proof set. Ouch. I remember my 1995 AGE and 2006 Buffalo gold proofs were both $999. And I thought the Gold Buffalo was a steal. I believe the following year, the price ballooned up to $1300.
The clad AWQ are coming out next …the silver versions coming in April as part of the Annual silver proof set.
Thanks. I think this’ll be my last silver proof set. It’s gotten too expensive and I’ve decided to stick with the ASE, Morgan and Peace dollars. With that, I’m happy with what I have.
I noticed that the Mint took down the April 3rd release date for the silver proof AWQs, I wonder why?
Knowing the Mint. CarlS, it might be because they’re going to raise the price again.
Antonio,
If you paid $999 for the proof 2006 buffalo coin, in 2006, then you paid too much. I bought several from the mint in 2006 for a mere $800 each. Oh, those were the days! Cheers
Something interesting to ponder… Consider the 2025 Proof GAE 4-coin set (1.85 oz gold) debut price today of $7,182.50 with the gold spot price of $3,045, yielding a gold melt value of $5,633.25. The 2024 Proof GAE 4-coin set debut price was $5,980.00 and the 2023 Proof GAE 4-coin set debut price was $5,332.50. This example demonstrates that U.S. Mint Gold American Eagle, American Buffalo and Liberty products are really worth their weight in gold and underscores cagcrisp’s view on the Mint’s pricing of its numismatic gold.
The United States Mint has been giving away Gold for years…
Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been – Wayne Gtetzky
Wise words…..perhaps a new quatrain
Sooner or later we all know the puck will end up in the net, but it is all the back-and-forth that determines how the game should be played.
Not exactly. If the price of gold is determined by the precious metal market then all the Mint is doing is following the same price guidelines as everybody else.
I disagree. Gold has been going up so no matter what your proof gold investment is, it looks like you make money on paper. Wait till you sell. $5,400 for the four coin proof set today. You could have made more just by buying the four coins in bullion. Or invest your money in the market. Sounds like 1929 where the shoe shine boy gives stock tips and they all work out great because it is a bull market. Buy the proofs because you like them and appreciate their beauty. If you make money, that’s a bonus.
Spoken like a true guru! I’d bet that the Mint’s gold bullion sales will be coming to an end within the next year or two. The reason? There’s a rush of countries building gold reserves, and the US will likely follow suit. Perhaps in anticipation on a new world gold standard. Once that happens, I predict no more sales to the public will be the opening round, followed by a gov buy-back program.
The World’s Above Ground Stock of Gold: All of the known Gold mined since the beginning of Modern Civilization has been estimated to be around 216,265 tonnes (source: World Gold Council). Due to mining, the World’s Gold Supply increases by 1-2% a year. 1 tonne = 2000 pounds = 32,000 ounces. 32,000 ounces x 216,265 Tonnes = 6,920,480,000 ounces = 6.9B ounces of Gold that exists in the world today. 6,920,480,000 ounces x $3,000/ounce = $20,761,440,000,000 = $20.7T USD The World’s entire Above Ground Stock of Gold is worth = $20.762T USD. The World’s Narrow Money Supply (M0): The world’s… Read more »
Returning the US to The Gold Standard is a Project 2025 proposal, which has been endorsed by Russell Vought, Director of OMB, and a number of Trump advisors including Judy Shelton and John Allison. Trump himself has publicly expressed a desire to return to it as well. The audit is the first step.
The US would need to grow its reserves in advance of any return. That is what Russia, China, India and a number of other countries are currently doing.
There isn’t enough Gold in the world to make it happen for the US. Gold would need to go to $60K an ounce to make it work across all of the World’s Largest Economys. In 2024, Zimbabwe went to a Gold Standard. But its total money supply was only worth $575M. The Gold Standard was abandoned in 1933 due to extreme price volatility in the World Economy and it was preventing the World Economy from growing and getting out of the Great Depression. There are a lot of benefits to having a floating fiat currency. As long as a country has… Read more »
The countries with the largest gold reserves are ranked as follows:
1.United States: 8,133 tons
2.Germany: 3,352 tons
3.Italy: 2,452 tons
4.France: 2,437 tons
5.Russia: 2,333 tons.
China’s gold reserves are approximately 2,279.56 tons as of the fourth quarter of 2024.
Source: http://www.worldpopulationreview.com
The cost of mining one ounce of gold varies depending on factors like location, mining methods, and operational expenses. On average, the all-in sustaining cost (AISC) for mining gold is estimated to range between $1,000 and $1,200 per ounce.
source: http://www.americanbullion.com
Regardless of the whether or not returning to the Gold Standard is practical or actually happens, the fact remains that counties are racing to grow their gold reserves– and I’ll wager that Trump will act to do the same. This will have implications for the Mint’s bullion program.
Major D said…”Perhaps in anticipation on a new world gold standard.” Fortifying and building up a nation’s gold reserve is not the same as re-adopting the Gold Standard. Inventorying and revaluing a nation’s gold reserve in not the same as re-adopting the Gold Standard. Project 2025….it advocates instead that the dollar be backed by a commodity like gold. In reality, only a very small percentage of our money could be backed by Gold. It sounds good on the Campaign Stump. But the numbers say “Impossible.” For 1 USD to equal 1 Dollar of Gold when Gold was $20/ounce – yes.… Read more »
The Current Value of the US Gold Reserve:
8,133 Avoirdupois Tones of Gold = $780B USD
Assume: 1 ounce of Gold = $3,000.
Assume: Purity = 99.9%
Finally, Major D, remember this……..
Socrates taught Plato.
Plato taught Aristotle.
Aristotle taught Alexander the Great.
And Alexander the Great ruled the World.
You’ve just been schooled.
The Signs Are There: The Gold Standard Is Coming Back
The signs are there, but the logic isn’t. Neither is the math. The non-thinking person who wrote that article didn’t do his homework and obviously lacks intellectual breadth on the subject. Zimbabwe had experienced severe hyper-inflation for several decades and eventually their currency became worthless. So, they had no choice but to go to a Gold Standard. It was kind of like being put on C.O.D. or Cashiers Check Required for a buyer whose money was no longer good or they no longer had credit in the world markets. Fortunately for Zimbabwe, their inflation exhausted money supply was very small… Read more »
E1,
and Assume: the gold is still in our reserves!
I’m not sure, E 1, that there’s any way to get around the cold hard fact that the total amount of gold in the hands of the US government is without question categorically inadequate when compared to the size of all the ingredients of the economy.
Trump could revalue @$30,000 an Oz. Problem solved
Bring it! I’ll take it!
Cheers
It seems to me, E 1, that perhaps this isn’t so much a case of there not being enough gold to go around but rather a matter of far too many dollars chasing what limited amount of gold there is. It’s similar to what I’ve been saying for over sixty years, that it’s not a matter of there being a shortage of natural resources on earth but rather a case of there being far too many people for what will ever be available.
E1,
Actually scientists estimate there is a vast amount of gold in our core. Some claim there is enough to cover our entire planets surface to a depth of 2′ worth of Au. Would that be enough to back our currency? The problem, of course, is extracting it to the surface. I think we’ll be able to mine asteroids laden with precious metals long before any of that Au gets to our surface.
Trump seems hotter on a National Vitcoin reserve…talk about blowing taxpayers $$$$, I think it not th kind of blowing he prefers….
E 1, at present with the world above ground stock of gold totaling about 6.9 billion ounces and the world’s total population at approximately 8.2 billion people, means there is less that 1 ounce of gold per person in the world to go around.
Rich,
I concur and still not enough to support a modern-day Gold Standard Currency.
Cheers
Thanks for the concise statistics and commentary, capturing the physical gold discussion better than anywhere I have seen, and i have been studying since 2006.
You are very welcome Harry.
Cheers
E 1 and Rich,
With the addition of every single new soul on the planet the gold-to-person ratio will fall further. If nothing else, the mere fact that the earth’s population continues to grow unchecked at an exponential rate tends to put the absolute kibosh on there being any possibility of a workable return to the gold standard.
“In order for the entire World to convert to a Gold Standard, the price of Gold would need to be $59,224 per ounce.”
This means that just 1/10 of an ounce of gold would be worth double what an entire ounce of gold is valued at now. It also means to view a gold coin worth anything less than a thousand dollars (or 1/60 of an ounce) would likely require substantial magnifying assistance.
Kaiser,
At $59,224 per ounce we would all be Heros!
E 1,
I really like Motorhead’s cover of Heroes, one of Lemmy’s last recordings.
Thanks in advance.
My $30k proposal was low huh, make it $100k and 2,000 Ag
A flourishing stock market benefits many, a thriving gold market serves a few.
Rich,
I’m a bit lost here. If this year’s set costs $7182.50 for what is presently $5,633.25 worth of gold, how does that equate to the set being worth its weight in gold?
Sir Kaiser,
I was off base on that one. “Worth its weight in gold” was meant to refer to the set of gold coins being valuable more so than being pricey/costly, and I was thinking in terms of something Richard Russell wrote, “figure your gold in number of ounces, not dollar value.”
Kind of like Pawn Stars mantra , You can ask whatever price you want, BUT, what are people, paying? MY FEELNG if Au hits 4-5k, proof value will be Ltd. To intrinsic Au in that situation imho
For LBMA Gold PM USD price, today makes three consecutive daily closes above the $3,000 breakthrough level. Here is this week’s LBMA Gold PM prices:
3/20/2025 = $3,038.15
3/19/2025 = $3,027.55
3/18/2025 = $3,025.80
3/17/2025 = $2,996.50
I see nobody around here pulled the trigger the other day for a 5 Kilo McCartney coin. It’s very odd to see the same exact hammer price($38.4K)for all 4 of the Silver coins!? There was no minimum bid set?, as last week one of them was at $8K in pre-auction bidding.
I predicted 700K for the unique Gold peice, but not too terribly off($600K).
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/auctions/3-1GVQEO/march-2025-historic-presentation-edition-gold-and-silver-5-kilogram-coins-honoring-paul-mccartney-from-the-royal-mint-lots-15001-15005
That’s really not too bad, considering the rarity and size. It would be a bargain for any hardcore McCartney/Beatles fan.
AISC does NOT reflect the entire picture of the cost to mine gold. Miners are NOT making $1800 per ounce of gold they produce
Rich,
Per your special request, Hawkwind in the house. 11 years later – R.I.P. Lem.
Commercial free on a beautiful Spring Sunday night in Northern California.