Yearly Archives: 2010

With 2010 Fractional Gold Eagle Coins due from the United States Mint in two days -- Thursday, June 10, it is a good time to review the history and general values associated with last year's versions.

First introduced in 1986 to allow buyers a convenient and cost-effective method of adding gold to their investment portfolios, the U.S. Mint strikes four different sizes of the American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins -- the standard one ounce, along with fractional 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce and 1/10 ounce sizes.

Last year's fractionals were released on December 3, 2009, which is atypical. They are usually issued much earlier and available for most of the year. But exceedingly high demand for the one ounce coins resulted in delays. Considering these circumstances, slighter mintages could have been expected for the smaller coins.

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