2023 P American Liberty Silver Medal NGC PF70 Advance Release Signed by Edmund C. Moy and David Ryder

This magnificent high relief piece is the sixth medal released in the American Liberty gold and silver series, designs with contemporary depictions of Liberty. Minted in one troy ounce of .999 pure silver this piece measures 1.598 inches (40.6 mm) in diameter.  

This silver medal has the same design as the $100 one-ounce gold coin and has an authorized mintage of 75,000 pieces.

Design

The extremely detailed design features a bristlecone pine, a species native to California, Nevada, and Utah, thought to be the oldest living organisms on Earth, living up to 5,000 years. Bristlecone pines grow in places where other plants cannot and are often the species first to repopulate the land after cataclysmic changes, such as a lava run or glacial runoff.

The equally impressive reverse design depicts a young bald eagle standing on a rocky outcropping moments before it takes flight.

Low Mintage

Low mintage and superb eye appeal are key components of coin collecting. Only 75,000 pieces were minted at the Philadelphia Mint and only 5,250 have been designated as Advance Releases by the U.S. Mint. The extremely limited Advance Release designation is an official U.S. Mint introduced by David Ryder, the only two-time U.S. Mint Director for over one hundred years.

Edmund C. Moy and David Ryder Signatures

This piece is signed by the highest-ranking U.S. Mint officials Edmund C. Moy, the 38th Director and David J Ryder, 34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint. These men brought many exciting modern coins to the marketplace, greatly enhancing the tradition of U.S. coin collecting with their leadership of the world’s premier manufacturer of coins. The Moy and Ryder signatures are the best known in all numismatics and appear together exclusively on NGC certified Mint Director’s Series coins.

Specifications

• Date: 2023
• Metal: Silver
• Weight: 1 oz.
• Purity:.999
• Mint: Philadelphia
• Diameter: 1.598 inches (40.6mm)
• Strike: High Relief Proof
• Condition: PF70 UCAM