When the program started the mintage of the bullion coins was typically below 10 million now with growth of the demand for these coins the mintages are four times the original rate.
American silver eagle coins mintage.
We wanted to develop a handy guide that shows you mintages from year to year.
Through to the middle of 2010 the mintage total for the sil.
December sales totals unpublished.
It was first released by the united states mint on november 24 1986.
The american silver eagle has been minted since 1986 but the type of coin has not been consistent from year to year.
Current and accurate silver eagles mintage chart.
It is struck only in the one troy ounce size which has a nominal face value of one dollar and is guaranteed to contain one troy ounce of 99 9 pure silver it is authorized by title ii of public law 99 61 liberty coin act approved july 9.
Mintage figures last updated on 01 28 2020.
History of the silver american coin.
When franklin roosevelt s executive order declaring private ownership of gold and silver bullion as unlawful was finally rescinded in 1971 conservatives began pushing for the us mint to reintroduce precious metal coins suitable for investment.
The gold and silver american eagle coin program had its roots in the honest money movement.
Below you will find a table that illustrates the different annual mintages of bullion proof and burnished american silver eagles since the coin s.
1 sales totals through november 30 2019.
2 announced mintage was 30 000 coins.
Basics of the american silver eagle series.
The standard proof 2020 w american eagle silver dollar was released on jan.
9 at 64 50 per coin with no household ordering restrictions or maximum mintage.
As for silver collectors historically the legacy of silver goes back as far back as 4 000 years ago as a means of exchange used to buy and sell goods over the centuries.
The american silver eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the united states.
American silver eagle mintage notes.
Many collectors seek to assemble a complete set of american silver eagle coins by acquiring a coin from every year of mintage 1986 to the present.
In 1986 the united states mint began striking new silver and gold annual coins.
With a mintage of just 240 000 coins the 2020 p struck at philadelphia mint silver eagle is the second rarest issue in the 34 year history of the bullion american silver eagle series.
Representing the silver side are american silver eagles.
Starting in 1986 the american silver eagle program has been enormously successful.