Uncle Sam, adapted from James Montgomery Flagg's 1917 recruiting poster, points directly at the viewer beneath the legend "I WANT YOU!" The date "1988" and a small "AMC" monogram appear to the right of his hat, with "TO BE PROUD OF AMERICA" struck along the lower rim.
The Great Seal of the United States: an eagle with wings displayed, an olive branch and bundle of arrows in its talons, a federal shield on its breast, and thirteen stars above framed by a scalloped border. The legend reads "GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES," with "1 TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER MADE IN USA BY AMC" struck along the base.
Manufacturer confirmed to American Medallion Corporation via two independent struck marks: an AMC monogram on the obverse and a spelled-out "MADE IN USA BY AMC" line on the reverse.
A scarce vintage AMC round — sales are infrequent, with multi-year gaps common between transactions.
| Date | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | 71.88 | Most RecentHighest Ever |
| May 24, 2024 | 31.64 | |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 35.01 | |
| Dec 9, 2022 | 30.06 | |
| Aug 29, 2022 | 30.00 | |
| Aug 22, 2022 | 32.00 | |
| Jun 27, 2022 | 31.00 | |
| Mar 5, 2021 | 32.00 | |
| Feb 8, 2021 | 44.88 | |
| Mar 22, 2020 | 27.00 | |
| Jan 30, 2020 | 21.50 | |
| Dec 21, 2015 | 28.00 |
Scroll for full 12-sale history ↓
1988 I Want You AMC Silver Round Overview
The 1988 I Want You AMC Silver Round brings one of the twentieth century’s most recognizable images — Uncle Sam pointing directly at the viewer — onto a 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver bullion round struck by American Medallion Corporation (AMC) of Houston, Texas. The obverse design draws on James Montgomery Flagg’s 1917 “I Want You for U.S. Army” recruiting poster, one of the most widely reproduced pieces of American commercial art, repurposing its familiar composition into a numismatic tribute rather than a call to enlist. Struck above the figure is the date 1988 alongside a small AMC monogram, while the legend reads “I WANT YOU!” above Uncle Sam’s hat and “TO BE PROUD OF AMERICA” along the lower rim — a patriotic reframing of Flagg’s original wartime slogan for a Reagan-era bullion market that saw private mints producing a wide range of Americana-themed silver rounds.
The reverse carries AMC’s rendition of the Great Seal of the United States: the heraldic eagle with wings displayed, an olive branch in one talon and a bundle of arrows in the other, a federal shield across its breast, and a constellation of thirteen stars overhead framed by a scalloped, beaded border. The arched legend reads “GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES,” with “1 TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER MADE IN USA BY AMC” struck along the base — a spelled-out manufacturer identification that, per this site’s attribution standard, counts as a mint mark in its own right, independent of the discrete AMC monogram on the obverse.
This round sits alongside other standalone AMC bullion issues of the period, such as the Totem Pole and Bowie Knife rounds, which similarly paired Americana subject matter with AMC’s house bullion format rather than belonging to a numbered or titled series. As with those issues, the 1988 I Want You round qualifies for inclusion here through AMC’s documented Houston, Texas manufacturing lineage rather than through Texas-themed subject matter — the design has no Texas content of its own.
1988 I Want You AMC Silver Round Attribution
This round carries a struck date of 1988 directly on the obverse, so no undated-attribution logic is required here. Manufacturer attribution to American Medallion Corporation is established by two independent struck marks: the small AMC monogram beneath the date on the obverse, and the fully spelled-out “MADE IN USA BY AMC” line on the reverse. Both meet this site’s evidentiary standard of a struck mark on the coin itself.
No distributor or issuer documentation — original packaging, period catalog, or COA — has been located specifically for this round, so the Distributor field is left as Unknown pending discovery of primary documentation, rather than inferred from AMC’s general distribution patterns for other rounds.
The reverse die has been directly verified against the documented example examined for this entry (39.25mm × 3.00mm, calipers), which shows a plain, motto-free star cluster within the beaded border above the eagle’s head. A survey of roughly twenty WorthPoint sold listings for this round shows the same plain reverse consistently across all examples, supporting a single confirmed reverse die for this issue.
1988 I Want You AMC Silver Round Notes
- The obverse design is derived from James Montgomery Flagg’s 1917 “I Want You for U.S. Army” poster; the coin’s legend substitutes “TO BE PROUD OF AMERICA” for the original recruiting slogan.
- The AMC mint mark appears twice on this round: as a discrete monogram on the obverse and as a spelled-out manufacturer line on the reverse.
- Mintage quantity has not been documented and is recorded as Unknown pending discovery of period sales literature or catalog data.
1988 I Want You AMC Silver Round References
- WorthPoint sold listings survey (~20 examples), “1988 Uncle Sam – I Want You To Be Proud of America Round – AMC 1 Troy oz .999 Silver” — worthpoint.com
- Documented example examined (this entry)
- Texas Stacker Archives
