{"product_id":"2017-silver-eagle-business-strike-ngc-ms70-mercanti-flag-label","title":"2017 Silver Eagle - Business Strike - NGC MS70 Mercanti Flag Label FDOI","description":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwenty Fifth Year of Issue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e34,764,500 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estruck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned by John Mercanti! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW31189305 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31189305 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSilver Eagles issued on the first day have the advantage of being slightly higher-grade, since the dies tend to wear down gradually over the year. Which is not to say that coins produced at the end of the year aren't worth an MS70 grade, nor to imply that the first coin sold was necessarily the first coin struck. It's just nice to have for that extra sparkle of luster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW31189305 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW164634235 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164634235 BCX0\"\u003eSomewhere along the way with these Mercanti-signed special Silver Eagles, we should mention that they won't be available forever. In 2021, the US Mint switched over to a different reverse design. John Mercanti held the post of Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, from the inception year of the Silver Eagle program in 1986 to his well-earned retirement in 2010. His iconic heraldic eagle design has been a bold feature of the Silver Eagle, so 2017 is one of the last four years to own this distinctive design in the series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0}' class=\"EOP SCXW164634235 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0}' class=\"EOP SCXW164634235 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW7546342 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7546342 BCX0\"\u003eWhile we honor Mercanti, let's not forget the classic Walking Liberty design on the obverse, by Adolph A. Weinman in 1916. This makes 2017 just past the 100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW7546342 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" data-fontsize=\"10\" class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW7546342 BCX0\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW7546342 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7546342 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanniversary mark for the classic Walking Liberty image. You have to give it its due: they don't make them like this anymore. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0}' class=\"EOP SCXW164634235 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW7546342 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7546342 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47737756 BCX0\"\u003eDon't miss this opportunity to add this choice specimen to your silver coin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Preformatted Text\" class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 GrammarErrorHighlight SCXW47737756 BCX0\"\u003ecollection!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"US Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45262452916513,"sku":"CTV001110","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9891\/7153\/products\/2017.png?v=1685056166","url":"https:\/\/dev-coinstv.myshopify.com\/products\/2017-silver-eagle-business-strike-ngc-ms70-mercanti-flag-label","provider":"dev-coinstv","version":"1.0","type":"link"}