American Silver Eagle Coins Mintage

Basics of the american silver eagle series.

American silver eagle coins mintage.

Mintage figures last updated on 01 28 2020. 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franklin roosevelt s executive order declaring private ownership of gold and silver bullion as unlawful was finally rescinded in 1971 conservatives began pushing for the us mint to reintroduce precious metal coins suitable for investment.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 american silver eagle has been minted since 1986 but the type of coin has not been consistent from year to year. 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.

December sales totals unpublished. It was first released by the united states mint on november 24 1986. 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. 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.

In 1986 the united states mint began striking new silver and gold annual coins. Current and accurate silver eagles mintage chart. 1 sales totals through november 30 2019. 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.

We wanted to develop a handy guide that shows you mintages from year to year. The american silver eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the united states. Representing the silver side are american silver eagles. 2 announced mintage was 30 000 coins.

The standard proof 2020 w american eagle silver dollar was released on jan. Starting in 1986 the american silver eagle program has been enormously successful. Sales totals shown are based on sales data released by the us mint. American silver eagle mintage notes.

One called the congratulations set 17rf with an announced mintage of 75 000 units. 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. 9 at 64 50 per coin with no household ordering restrictions or maximum mintage. History of the silver american coin.

The gold and silver american eagle coin program had its roots in the honest money movement.