American Silver Eagle Mintage By Year

The lowest mintage for a bullion coin is the 1996 silver eagle at 3 603 386.

American silver eagle mintage by year.

The us mint produced 5 3 million silver eagles in the first year. It was first released by the united states mint on november 24 1986. 1 sales totals through november 30 2019. 3 the 2017 s proof coin was released in two special sets.

1 the 2017 s proof coin was released in two special sets. The american silver eagle has been minted since 1986 but the type of coin has not been consistent from year to year. American silver eagle mintage notes. These us mint coins for sale have become the most popular coin in the world.

The american silver eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the united states. Basics of the american silver eagle series. December sales totals unpublished. Current and accurate silver eagles mintage chart.

The highest mintage bullion year is 2015 with sales reaching an astounding 47 000 000 coins and achieving the sixth annual sales record in seven years. 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. Moreover american gold eagle coins are available in 1 10 1 4 1 2 and 1 troy oz weights with a release each year. Production ranged between 5 7 million per year for most of the first decade.

One called the congratulations set 17rf with an announced mintage of 75 000 units. Sales totals shown are based on sales data released by the us mint. The turn of the century brought a change in the production of american silver eagle 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. The highest mintage proof issue was the inaugural year of 1986 with 1 446 778 pieces distributed. The american gold eagles are struck using 0 9167 purity gold the silver eagle coins are minted from 0 999 purity silver while the platinum variants are created using 0 9995 pure platinum. We wanted to develop a handy guide that shows you mintages from year to year.

The other limited edition proof set 17rc with an announced mintage of 50 000 units. One called the congratulations set 17rf with an announced mintage of 75 000 units. Below you will find a table that illustrates the different annual mintages of bullion proof and burnished american silver eagles since the coin s. 9 at 64 50 per coin with no household ordering restrictions or maximum mintage.