The Silver American Eagle is one of the most beautiful coins the United States Mint has ever produced. Collectors and investors appreciate both their beauty as a numismatic piece as well as their intrinsic precious metal value.

Silver Eagles that have been graded either MS-69 or MS-70 have started to become more popular over the past few years.

MS-70 is the highest grade available and until quite recently coin grading services did not grade many American Silver Eagles MS-70. In order to achieve an MS-70 grade according to PCGS, a coin must have “flawless surfaces under 5x magnification”.

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2012 1oz American Silver Eagle PCGS MS70 First Strike    US $81.80

2012 AMERICAN SILVER EAGLE MS70 NGC EARLY RELEASES BLUE LABEL    US $73.00

2011 AMERICAN EAGLE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SILVER COIN SET EARLY RELEASE MS70 PF70 NGC    US $1,131.09

2012 SILVER AMERICAN EAGLE PCGS MS70 JOHN MERCANTI SIGNED LABEL    US $66.00

2007 W American Silver Eagle NGC MS 70    US $84.99

2005 ICG MS 70 ONE OZ SILVER AMERICAN EAGLE    US $31.00

2005 AMERICAN EAGLE $1 SILVER COIN ICG MS 70 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE    US $51.00

2008 W NGC MS70 EARLY RELEASE BURNISHED AMERICAN SILVER EAGLE 1 DAY AUCTION ONLY    US $41.25

2008 NGC MS70 EARLY RELEASE AMERICAN SILVER EAGLE 1 DAY AUCTION ONLY    US $15.50

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Prior to mid 2007 PCGS was adverse to grading any Silver Eagles MS-70 due to the significant possibility that milk-spotting would form on the surface of the coins. Milk-spotting was known to have happened even after a coin had be “slabbed”.

In the first twenty-one years of uncirculated American Silver Eagles only 16 coins had attained an MS-70 grade. PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service), one of the two most respected coin grading services – the other being NGC – started to grade 2006 and 2007 Mint State Silver American Eagles on June 28, 2007.

By March 31, 2008 PCGS had certified 3,053 2007-W MS-70 First Strike Silver Eagles. Approximately 400 additional 2007 Silver Eagles were graded MS-70 over the next year.

By the spring of 2009, PCGS had graded 10,100 2008 American Silver Eagles MS-70 and 18,875 2009 Silver American Eagles received an MS-70 PCGS grade as well.

If you do decide to invest in MS-70 Silver American Eagle coins consider purchasing only coins that were graded by a first tier grading service – either PCGS or NGC. And take the number of coins that were graded MS-70 for any particular year into account.