2022 W Silver Eagle NGC MS70 Advance Release – Cabral Signed- First-Ever Advance Release T2 Burnished coin
These 2022 coins struck at the West Point Mint are the first burnished Silver Eagles in the new Type 2 series certified as Advance Release coins. Only 12,000 coins were eligible for Advance Release certification, the lowest designated mintage of any Type 1 or Type 2 Silver Eagle. (2021 and 2022 Advance Release Proof coins had designated mintages of 30,000 coins).
The Advanced Release designation signifies this coin is from a small group of coins, (12,000) the absolute first to be released from the United States Mint before the coins were offered to collectors and the general public. This coin is certified in flawless MS70 condition by NGC and is individually hand-signed by Anna Escobedo Cabral, 42nd Treasurer of the United States. The Cabral signature is one of the best known and most sought-after signatures in all of the numismatics having also appeared on the $100 bills series 2003A, 2004A, 2006, and 2006A.
Collector Highlights
First Type 2 Advance Release Burnished coin
Key date first full year of production coin
Rare Advance Release Certified – Very Limited
Top-ranked NGC Anna Cabral's signature
NGC MS70 UST – Highest Grade
W for West Point mintmark
Only 12,000 coins eligible for Advance Release certification