The American Silver Eagle Coin is minted annually by the US Mint since 1986. The US Mint produces only enough coins that they think they will be able to sell to investors. American Silver Eagle Mintages vary year to year based on investor demand.
Annual American Silver Eagle Mintage Numbers
The Liberty Coin Act of 1985 authorized the US Mint to create the first American Silver Eagle coins in 1986. The law set base design specifications and standards for the Silver Eagles that includes:
- The coins will be 40.6 millimeters in diameter and weigh 31.103 grams
- Each coin will contain .999 fine silver
- Each coin will feature a design symbolic of Liberty on the obverse side and of an eagle on the reverse side
- Each coin will be inscribed with the of the year of minting or issuance, the words ‘Liberty’, ‘In God We Trust’, ‘United States of America’, ‘1 Oz. Fine Silver’, ‘E Pluribus Unum’, and ‘One Dollar’
- Each coin will have reeded edges
The Liberty Coin Act took effect on October of 1985 with instructions that the first coins would be released in September of 1986.
Many collectors want to buy an American Silver Eagle coin from each mintage year to build a complete set. Some dealers also sell a complete set of Silver Eagles with coins featuring coins from each mintage encapsulated and graded by third-party services like NGC & PCGS.
Some Silver Eagle $1 Coins that have continued to rise in price due to their rarity. Investors and collectors continue to drive auction prices higher for some of these rare coins.
The 1996 Silver Eagle Bullion Coin was the lowest mintage to date. The US Mint produced just 3.6 million Silver Eagle coins dated that year. Even coins in poor condition can fetch high premiums.
The release of the 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle coin in November 2019 was met by incredibly high demand due in part to its limited mintage.
The minted was limited to just 30,000 coins making it the lowest mintage of any variety of American Silver Eagle coin produced to date. The 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof American Eagle Silver coin sold out from the US Mint website in under 15 minutes.
For Proof American Silver Eagles, the previously rarest coin known was the 1995-W.
Only around 30,000 coins were produced that year with the West Point mint mark. The coin was only available as part of a special 10th anniversary set.
During the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 the West Point Mint was shut down for the period from April 15 until April 21. Also during this period, from April 8 to April 20, the U.S. Mint added silver American Eagle production to Philadelphia and produced 240,000 Silver Eagle Bullion Coins at that location.
American Eagle Silver Coin Mintage by Year
Year |
Bullion |
Proof |
Uncirculated (Burnished) |
| 1986 | 5,393,005 | 1,446,778 | |
| 1987 | 11,442,335 | 904,732 | |
| 1988 | 5,004,646 | 557,370 | |
| 1989 | 5,203,327 | 617,694 | |
| 1990 | 5,840,110 | 695,510 | |
| 1991 | 7,191,066 | 511,924 | |
| 1992 | 5,540,068 | 498,543 | |
| 1993 | 6,763,762 | 405,913* | |
| 1994 | 4,227,319 | 372,168 | |
| 1995 | 4,672,051 | 407,822 | |
| 1995-W | 30,125 | ||
| 1996 | 3,603,386 | 498,293 | |
| 1997 | 4,295,004 | 440,315 | |
| 1998 | 4,847,549 | 450,728 | |
| 1999 | 7,408,640 | 549,330 | |
| 2000 | 9,239,132 | 600,743 | |
| 2001 | 9,001,711 | 746,398 | |
| 2002 | 10,539,026 | 647,342 | |
| 2003 | 8,495,008 | 747,831 | |
| 2004 | 8,882,754 | 801,602 | |
| 2005 | 8,891,025 | 816,663 | |
| 2006 | 10,676,522 | 1,092,477 | 466,573 |
| 2006-P Rev Pr | 248,875 | ||
| 2007 | 9,028,036 | 821,759 | 621,333 |
| 2008 | 20,583,000 | 700,979 | 533,757 |
| 2009 | 30,459,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34,764,500 | 849,861 | 0 |
| 2011 | 40,020,000 | 847,473 | 409,766 |
| 2011-S | 99,882 | ||
| 2011-P Rev Pr | 99,882 | ||
| 2012 | 33,742,500 | 832,779 | 226,120 |
| 2012-S | 281,792 | ||
| 2012-S Rev Pr | 224,935 | ||
| 2013 | 42,675,000 | 934,331 | 221,981 |
| 2013-W | 235,689 | ||
| 2013- W Rev Pr | 235,689 | ||
| 2014 | 44,006,000 | 894,614 | 253,169 |
| 2015 | 47,000,000 | 696,001 | 200,016 |
| 2016 | 37,701,500 | 595,664 | 216,422 |
| 2017 | 18,065,500 | (W) – 389,994 (S) – 123,906 3 |
176,739 |
| 2018 | 15,700,000 | (W) – 352,141 (S) – 158,761 |
138,947 |
| 2019 1 | 14,863,5001 | (W) – 319,086 (S) -146,735 |
138,140 |
| 2019-W Rev Pr | 99,911 4 | ||
| 2019-S Enh Rev Pr | 29,8232 | ||
| 2020 5 | 30,089,500 | (W) – 357,048 (S) – 146,729 (W) v75 – 75,0006 |
131,501 |
| 2021 7 | Type 1 – 25,675,500 Type 2 – 2,599,500 |
Type 1 – 299,509
(S) Type 2 – 238,454 (W) Type 2 – 311,982 |
Type 1 – 172,276
Type 2 – |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
American Silver Eagle Mintage Notes
1 – Sales totals through November 30, 2019. December Sales Totals Unpublished.
2 – Announced Mintage was 30,000 coins. Sales totals shown are based on sales data released by the US Mint.
3 – The 2017-S Proof Coin was released in two special sets. One called the “Congratulations Set” (17RF) with an announced mintage of 75,000 units. The other “Limited Edition Proof Set” (17RC) with an announced mintage of 50,000 units. Sales records show 48,906 Limited Edition Proof Sets sold. Sales records do not indicate how many Congratulations Sets were sold that year.
4 – The 2019-W Rev Proof was released as part of the “Pride of Two Nations” set (19XB)
5 – Updated 2020 based on sales figures released by the mint January 5, 2020. The West Point Mint was shutdown from April 15 to April 21, 2020 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Minting of Silver Eagles was briefly shifted to the Philadelphia Mint and 240,000 ASE were minted. The only distinction of the Philadelphia ASEs is the box tracking numbers on the outside of the Monster Boxes. Box tracking numbers 400,000 through and including 400,479 were used on boxes of coins minted in Philadelphia. A total of 480 2020 American Silver Eagle Monster Boxes were minted at the Philadelphia Mint.
6 – The US Mint released a special proof American Silver Eagle coin to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War II on November 5, 2020. This American Silver Eagle is the first to contain a privy mark embossed with v75. This special proof Silver Eagle has a limited mintage of 75,000 coins.
Source: USMint.gov Sales Reports
7 – 2021 will see 2 different designs of the American Silver Eagle. The “type 1” design, which has been the design since the program’s creation. The “type 2” design will be a new design and is expected to be released mid-year. Sales figures updated as of December 28, 2021