The gold and silver american eagle coin program had its roots in the honest money movement.
American silver eagle coins mintage.
The american silver eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the united states.
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.
Starting in 1986 the american silver eagle program has been enormously successful.
American silver eagle mintage notes.
History of the silver american coin.
It was first released by the united states mint on november 24 1986.
In 1986 the united states mint began striking new silver and gold annual coins.
Through to the middle of 2010 the mintage total for the sil.
Sales totals shown are based on sales data released by the us mint.
The standard proof 2020 w american eagle silver dollar was released on jan.
Below you will find a table that illustrates the different annual mintages of bullion proof and burnished american silver eagles since the coin s.
Representing the silver side are american silver eagles.
Mintage figures last updated on 01 28 2020.
December sales totals unpublished.
Current and accurate silver eagles mintage chart.
2 announced mintage was 30 000 coins.
9 at 64 50 per coin with no household ordering restrictions or maximum mintage.
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.
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.
One called the congratulations set 17rf with an announced mintage of 75 000 units.
We wanted to develop a handy guide that shows you mintages from year to year.
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.
1 sales totals through november 30 2019.
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franklin roosevelt s executive order declaring private ownership of gold and silver bullion as unlawful was finally rescinded in 1971 conservatives began pushing for the us mint to reintroduce precious metal coins suitable for investment.