American Silver Eagles Mintage

The American Silver Eagle bullion coin was first issued in 1986 as part of the American Eagle Bullion program. Each coin contains one ounce of .999 fine silver. The weight, content, and purity of the coin is guaranteed by the United States government. As the first official silver bullion coin of the United States, the coin has sold in large numbers, especially amidst the renewed interest in precious metals investment experienced in recent years.

American Silver Eagle
American Silver Eagle

The design for the obverse of the coin is taken from Adolph A. Weinman’s Walking Liberty Half Dollar, considered to be one of the most beautiful designs in history. The reverse features a heraldic eagle with shield designed by John Mercanti.

For the American Silver Eagle bullion coin series:

  • There have been 25 different coins released between the years 1986 and 2010. The series is ongoing, with a new coin issued each year.
  • There have been a total of 176,768,582 coins minted and issued through 2008.
  • The highest mintage for an individual year (through 2008) occurred in the year 2008, when 20,583,000 coins were minted.
  • The lowest mintage occurred in the year 1996 when 3,603,386 coins were minted.
  • The average mintage, considering years from 1986 through 2008 is 7,685,591.

American Silver Eagle Mintages

IssueMintage
19865,393,005
198711,442,335
19885,004,646
19895,203,327
19905,840,210
19917,191,066
19925,540,068
19936,763,762
19944,227,319
19954,672,051
19963,603,386
19974,295,004
19984,847,549
19997,408,640
20009,239,132
20019,001,711
200210,539,026
20038,495,008
20048,882,754
20058,891,025
200610,676,522
20079,028,036
200820,583,000
200930,459,000
201034,764,500
201140,020,000
201233,742,500
201342,675,000
201444,006,000
201547,000,000
201637,701,500
201718,065,500
201815,700,000
201914,863,000
202030,089,500
2021(W) Type 11,811,000
2021(P) Type 1495,500
2021(S) Type 11,000,000
2021(W) Type 213,968,500
2021(S) Type 21,000,000
2022TBD

Source: Silver Eagles