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American Silver Eagle coins are not only considered by many to be terrific investments, they're also some of the most beautiful coins in the world. The Silver Eagle, which is the official silver bullion coin of the United States, contains a full troy ounce of 99.99% pure silver and was first released by the Mint around Thanksgiving of 1986.
Although more than 200 million of the bullion coins have been minted over the course of time, they almost didn't see the light of day. Here's a short history of the coin.
The Federal Goverment Wants to Reduce the Deficit
There was a big push to reduce the federal deficit during the 1970s and early 80s. Several administrations proposed selling off the silver in the Defense National Stockpile in order to make this happen.
However, even the announcement of a proposed sale caused the price of silver to drop like a rock. Because of this mining interests in the United States strongly opposed the proposals.
In any case, the Regan administration wanted it to happen and the House Armed Services Committee approved a request to sell stockpiled silver at the start of the 1982 fiscal year. However, just before the sale was about to take place a group of politicians in Idaho were able to block the auction, claiming that the sale would have a "disastrous effect" on the silver mining interests throughout the country, and especially in Idaho.
Senator McClure Tries to Pass a Bill - and Fails
In 1982 Senator James A. McClure (R-Idaho) introduced his first bill that proposed that the silver in the National Defense Stockpile be disposed of by the minting of silver coins. The theory was that if coins were issued they would have a minimal effect of silver's price.
The bill failed. So about six months later, in January 193, Senator McClure tried again. And failed again.
Senator McClure Doesn't Give Up
But he didn't give up. In 1985 Senator McClure added an amendment to another bill. Called the Liberty Coin Act, this bill passed. Among other things it gave the Secretary of the Treasury the power to mint and issue silver bullion coins and numismatic coins as legal tender of the United States. When President Regan signed the bill on July 9, 1985 it became law.
As a result the American Silver Eagle bullion program came into being. It proved to be so popular that when it became obvious that the United States' silver stockpile would be depleted the "Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act" was passed and signed by President Bush on July 23, 2002.
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