2019-P 2 oz Australia Wedge-Tailed Eagle NGC PF70 UC Piefort Mercanti Box & CoA
2019-P 2 oz Silver Australia $2 Wedge-Tailed Eagle NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo Piefort Issue Mercanti Signed Flag Label (Box & CoA)
Mercanti-Perth Mint Partnership Returns for the 2019 Wedge-Tailed Eagle Silver Proof
In 2014, John Mercanti and the Perth Mint made numismatic history with the introduction of the Wedge-Tailed Eagle Series. It was the first time that a former Chief Engraver of the United States Mint partnered with a foreign mint to create a legal-tender coin. Since then, Mercanti's skill in design and engraving combined with the Perth Mint's exceptional production quality has given flight to what has since become a beloved series the world over.
The Mercanti-Perth Mint partnership continues in 2019 with the release of a new one-year-only design that is sure to have particular appeal to collectors. For this year's design, Mercanti, the 12th Chief Engraver at the U.S. Mint, has given us a portrait of an eagle in flight descending against a backdrop of sun rays, its talons extended as if closing in on its prey. Struck in fantastic high relief in two full ounces of highly-pure 99.99% silver, this double-thick piedfort coin features a magnificent design that celebrates Australia's largest bird of prey – a design that could have originated only through the brilliant talents of John Mercanti!
Your 2019 Wedge-Tailed Eagle Two-Ounce Silver Piedfort Proof was expertly crafted by the mint from hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields! Plus, it will also come in its original government packaging with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity from the mint.
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