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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;usc96, post: 909720, member: 25676&quot;]How and why did the US Mint decide on the size and dimensions for the American Gold Eagles and the American Gold Buffalos?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have several proof American Gold Eagles and the American Gold Buffalos in my collection, but they are in plastic capsules.&nbsp; Today I picked up one of the non proof American Gold Eagles.&nbsp; When I was showing it to my wife, next to an original $20 Saint Gaudens, I noticed the size difference.&nbsp; The AGE (and the Buffalos) have a smaller diameter than either the $20 Saint Gaudens or a $20 Liberty Head, and they are thicker than either.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know why?</p><p><br /></p><p>While we are on the topic of size and dimensions, was anyone else surprised by the diminutive diameter of last year&#039;s UHR coin?&nbsp; I made a trip to the Smithsonian earlier this year and saw the original UHR so I guess it is correct in size, but I must admit that I was a little disappointed when I received it.&nbsp; I thought I would be receiving a coin with the same diameter as a Saint Gaudens, and from what I&#039;ve read (in the little booklet that came with the 2009 UHR coin) the US Mint did a 34 mm UHR coin prior to trying the 27mm version.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Both versions were scrapped because of technical difficulties which the US Mint overcame through technical advances over time that allowed them to issue the 2009 UHR coin.&nbsp; Now that I see that the US Mint has no problem being untrue to original dimensions (the size difference between the Saint Gaudens and the GAE), I wonder why the US Mint didn&#039;t shoot for the full size 34 mm version when they did the 2009 UHR?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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