2011 Last US WWI Survivor $1 American Silver Eagle GEM BU

2011 Last US WWI Survivor $1 American Silver Eagle GEM BU

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Frank Buckles
The last surviving American veteran of World War I, Buckles died of natural causes on February 27, 2011 at the age of 110 in his home in West Virginia. Buckles served as an ambulance driver and guard for captured enemy soldiers, and was stationed in Bordeaux and other locations. After the armistice, he helped repatriate German prisoners of war, and later worked for the White Star Line steamship company. Buckles also survived being a civilian prisoner of war in the Philippines during World War II. His story is the subject of the documentary film Pershing's Last Patriot: "the Frank Woodruff Buckles Story. "

2011 Last US Survivor of WWI $1 American Silver Eagle GEM MINT BU

The American Silver Eagle is considered one of the most popular coins worldwide. The creation of these iconic 1 Troy oz of .999 fine silver coins was authorized through the Liberty Coin Act of 1985, and production began in 1986. Known to many as the official bullion coin of the United States, a redesign was introduced by the US Mint in 2021. The original obverse design, based on Adolph A. Weinman’s 1916 “Walking Liberty” half dollar, has been updated with the help of modern technology. Now a closer reflection of Weinman’s original design, the obverse includes the addition of the traditional artist’s mark on the coin itself. As with the obverse, the reverse of the Silver Eagle also received an update in design. Before the summer of 2021, the design was that of the heraldic eagle of the United States, which was created by the former Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, John Mercanti. This design features an American bald eagle behind a heraldic shield with arrows and an olive branch in its talons. The new reverse design, also known as “Eagle Landing,” shows an eagle approaching a landing, carrying an oak branch to add to a nest. This new reverse design was created by one of the U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program designers, Emily Damstra.