2025-W Silver Eagle w/Army 250th Anniversary Privy Mark Proof NGC PF70UC First Day of Issue w/Black Core & Ryder Signature

2025 Silver Eagle Honors 250 Years Of The U.S. Army With Special Privy Mark

If not for the United States Army, where would we be? Formally established by the Second Continental Congress as the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, it's actually been around longer than the country it defends! Now, for the first time in the American Silver Eagle series, a privy mark appears on a Type 2 Proof coin–struck to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army. This historic release is the first in a three-coin military tribute series from the U.S. Mint. The privy mark is a modified seal of the U.S. Army and appears just to the right of Lady Liberty above the "IN GOD WE TRUST" inscription.

An Intersection Of Military History And Modern Numismatic Innovation

Each coin was beautifully struck by the West Point Mint in a full Troy ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and features the "W" mintmark. Like every Silver Eagle struck since the coin's inception in 1986, the obverse features Adolph Weinman's famous Walking Liberty design. The reverse display Emily Damstra's Landing Eagle design that first appeared in 2021, replacing John Mercanti's "Heraldic Eagle" design that had appeared from 1986 to 2021. To differentiate between the two, the 1986–2021 Heraldic Eagles were designated as Type 1 coins while the Landing Eagle design that has appeared since 2021 are designated as Type 2 coins.

Flawless Signed Proofs From The First Issued

Not only do these coins come in gorgeous proof condition with beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields, but each one available here has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) as being in flawless Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition, a distinction that means these perfectly-graded proofs have ZERO imperfections–showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended. In addition, NGC has designated that these special privy-marked Silver Eagles are First Day of Issue (FDI) coins, meaning they were purchased within one day of the first day they were made available for sale and were received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository within one week of the release date along with documentation that demonstrates the date when they were purchased. Each will also come sonically sealed in a museum-quality acrylic holder with a black display core and encapsulated with a label personally signed by GOVMINT Ambassador David J. Ryder. The former 34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint who served from 1992 to 1993 and from 2018 to 2021, Ryder was named by Coin World as one of its "Most Influential People in Numismatics."

Lowest Mintage Type 2 Silver Eagle Proof To-Date

Although the limited mintage of 100,000 for these special privy-marked 2025-W Silver Eagle Proof may seem like a lot, this mintage is actually the lowest mintage Type 2 Silver Eagle Proof to-date! In fact, over the course of the Silver Eagle's 40-year history, only a handful of Silver Eagles have a lower mintage! The numismatic world is buzzing about this low mintage, first ever, patriotic/military themed variety of the American Silver Eagle Proof with a 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army privy mark that has never been struck before now! You've got your marching order: click this important, key-date Silver Eagle to your cart right now!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• WEINMAN'S LIBERTY WALKS WHILE DAMSTRA'S EAGLE LANDS! – Gracing the United States half dollar from 1916 to 1947, Adolph A. Weinman's lyrical Walking Liberty made a triumphant return for the Silver Eagle's debut in 1986, holding her feature role on the coin's obverse ever since. Opposite Lady Liberty on the coin's reverse is the new Eagle designed by Emily Damstra that replaced John Mercanti's Heraldic Eagle design in 2021.
• EXPERTLY STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – The craftspeople of the West Point Mint are known around the world for their skill and attention to detail. It's this talent that transforms each one-ounce planchet of highly pure 99.9% fine silver into beautiful pieces of numismatic art.
• UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – Each 2025-dated American Silver Eagle with a U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Privy-Mark is one dollar United States of America legal tender.
• PERFECT PROOF CONDITION – Your 2025-W American Silver Eagle with a U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Privy Mark has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition.
• KEY FIRST DAY OF ISSUE DESIGNATION – NGC has further certified that this Silver Eagle is a First Day of issue (FDI) coin, a designation reserved for coins purchased within the first day of release and submitted to grading within the required timeframe.
• SIGNED BY A COIN WORLD GIANT – This coin will come in an acrylic holder with a back display core and encapsulated with a label personally signed by David J. Ryder, the former 34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint who served from 1992 to 1993 and from 2018 to 2021.
• LOW MINTAGE RELEASE – Just100,00 of these U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Privy-Marked 2025-W Silver Eagle Proof have been authorized for worldwide release, the lowest mintage Type 2 Silver Eagle Proof to-date!

Pay tribute to the United States Army with this 2025-W $1 One-Ounce American Silver Eagle w/Army 250th Anniversary Privy Mark Proof. It's available now graded by NGC in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) First Day of Issue (FDI) condition and signed by David Ryder!