The year 2008 was one that most people will remember. The United States was facing tumultuous economic times. The global financial crisis created a wave interest in gold bullion as investors sought safe-haven assets. This spike also caused Gold Eagle bullion and collector coin sales to dramatically increase. For example, during the first six months of the year, 2008 Gold Eagle bullion coins sold around the typical levels of the previous years. Starting after mid-year, sales increased exponentially which forced the U.S Mint to suspend gold bullion coin sales in August. Sales resumed two weeks later on a rationed basis, which limited the number of coins that could be ordered by authorized dealers. Despite the suspension and rationing, sales had exceeded 800,000 cumulative ounces by the year's end. The tenth-ounce gold eagle represented about 4% of overall sales with just over 300,000 pieces minted and less than 1% of pieces receiving the MS69 by NGC.

• 1 of 215 in NGC population!
• Mint State 69
• Design features a male bald eagle in flight carrying an olive branch to his nest, where a female awaits with her young on the reverse and the obverse features the design of Lady Liberty walking confidently against the sun’s rays which was adapted from the famed Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
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