


These are not sold directly to the public, but are distributed through a network of authorized purchasers. The bullion coins carry a standard finish and are considered to be precious metals investment coins. Since the launch of the series, different versions of Gold Eagle coins have been offered for investors and collectors. Out of 39 other design submissions, Norris had an outright advantage having previously handled raptors where she had the opportunity to see birds up close. Norris’ Eagle Portrait design was to be the new reverse Type 2 design of the iconic American Gold Eagle issued on all versions of that coin mid-2021 and moving forward. coin was selected only a little over a year after she joined the AIP and was unveiled in October 2020.

Graphic illustrator and artist Jennie Norris was selected to join the Artistic Infusion Program in July 2019. Frost originally created a sculpture based on this Family of Eagles design, which was selected as the official commemorative for Reagan’s first inaugural. The reverse of the Type 1 coin was designed by Miley Frost (Busiek) and features a male eagle bringing an olive branch to a nest of eagle hatchlings and female eagle. The iconic allegorical Liberty figure is portrayed striding forward with a torch in her right hand and olive branch in her left.
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The original Type 1 obverse design for the series is based on the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, introduced into circulation in 1907. 2017 $50 1 oz Mint State Gold Eagle Gold Eagle Type 1 and Type 2 Designs
