American eagles are Minted by the U.S. government and yes they are legal Tender. If you go to a store to buy something with them the cashier will look at you like you are crazy but they have to accept it is cash.
how to distinguish if it legal tender or not: If it has a Dollar value like $1 Dollar then it can be used as tender(provided it's minted by The U.S. government). If it just says 1 Oz. silver then it's just bullion.
Here is the U.S. gov link showing they are legal tender http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/american_eagles/index.cfm?Action=american_eagle_silver
how to distinguish if it legal tender or not: If it has a Dollar value like $1 Dollar then it can be used as tender(provided it's minted by The U.S. government). If it just says 1 Oz. silver then it's just bullion.
Here is the U.S. gov link showing they are legal tender http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/american_eagles/index.cfm?Action=american_eagle_silver
Very interesting, thank you for writing.
