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 by year.
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.
We wanted to develop a handy guide that shows you mintages from year to year.
2 announced mintage was 30 000 coins.
3 the 2017 s proof coin was released in two special sets.
The us mint produced 5 3 million silver eagles in the first year.
The other limited edition proof set 17rc with an announced mintage of 50 000 units.
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.
The turn of the century brought a change in the production of american silver eagle coins.
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 lowest mintage for a bullion coin is the 1996 silver eagle at 3 603 386.
1 the 2017 s proof coin was released in two special sets.
1 sales totals through november 30 2019.
It was first released by the united states mint on november 24 1986.
9 at 64 50 per coin with no household ordering restrictions or maximum mintage.
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.
American silver eagle mintage notes.
Production ranged between 5 7 million per year for most of the first decade.
Starting in 1986 the american silver eagle program has been enormously successful.
Below you will find a table that illustrates the different annual mintages of bullion proof and burnished american silver eagles since the coin s.
The highest mintage proof issue was the inaugural year of 1986 with 1 446 778 pieces distributed.
Current and accurate silver eagles mintage chart.
December sales totals unpublished.
Mintage figures last updated on 01 28 2020.
Moreover american gold eagle coins are available in 1 10 1 4 1 2 and 1 troy oz weights with a release each year.
The american silver eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the united states.
These us mint coins for sale have become the most popular coin in the world.