American Silver Eagle Mintage

American Silver Eagle Mintage Number | Coin Collections Pro

The value of collectable coins frequently determined by their mintage, simply how many coins were minted during certain year. To help you assess a value of American Silver Eagle, we put together a table showing mintage of this coin by years since series started in 1986.

This table displays the mintage numbers for American Silver Eagle coins . It includes both bullion versions of the coin in the first column, and proof versions in the second column. These figures are based on sales figures reported by the US Mint, which may differ from the final mintage figures when released.

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Collectible Silver Eagle Coins Canceled for 2009

American Silver Eagles are the official silver bullion coin of the United States. These coins have been issued since 1986 and contain one ounce of silver. Both bullion versions and collectible versions have been offered by the United States Mint. In 2009 demand for silver bullion coins resulted in the cancellation of the collectible versions of the coins. Collectors wonder if the same thing might happen for 2010. The bullion version of the coin is distributed by the United States Mint through their authorized purchaser network. These large scale buyers purchase the coins directly based on the price of silver plus a fixed mark up. The authorized purchasers distribute the coins to other bullion dealers and sell the coins to the public, and provide an outlet for resale. The collector coins are sold directly by the United States Mint. Recent offerings have consisted of a proof version of the coin, which features frosted raised elements and mirrored background elements to produce a cameo effect. These high quality strikes are sold at a premium price. A second offering is the collectible uncirculated coin. These are struck on specially burnished blanks and carry a "W" mint mark to signify mintage at West Point. Legally, the United States Mint is required to produce the bullion coins in quantities sufficient to meet full public demand. Unfortunately, there is no such legal requirement to produce the collector versions of the coins. Due to the limited number of precious metals blanks, the US Mint was forced to prioritize the production of the bullion coins. An official announcement was made in October 2009 that the US Mint would not be producing the collector versions of the American Silver Eagle for 2009. The reason cited was the legal obligations which favor the production of bullion coins. The US Mint announced that they were working to secure greater supplies of precious metals in the future, so that hopefully production of collector coins could resume. In recent months, American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales were suspended at the authorized purchaser level. This suspension was followed by a resumption of sales on a rationed basis. Since the supply is begin rationed, the US Mint is obviously not meeting full demand, causing collectors to doubt the status of collectible versions of the coins for 2010.

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News

United States Mint 2010 Commemorative Coins

Coin Update News - Jan 11, 2010

CoinNews.net (press release)Each program will include the issuance of a silver dollar coin with a limited mintage and availability period. The 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life 2009 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins Sold OutCanadian Ultra-High Relief 2010 Sun Silver Coin Sells Outall 13 news articlesnbsp;raquo;

Mint Stats: Old Dates Will Confuse Mintage Numbers

NumisMaster.com - Jan 07, 2010

The Mint sold 28766500 silver American Eagles in 2009, including 2773000 in December. However, another 107500 silver Eagles were sold in January by the Jan.

Historic Hoards Echo in Population Reports

NumisMaster.com - Jan 08, 2010

Coin Update NewsAfter all, they are part of a set and a set of large cents is not likely to move in price at the same rate as double eagles or silver dollars or Jefferson Royal Canadian Mint Launches Newest 2010 Collector Coinsall 4 news articlesnbsp;raquo;

A Preview and Summary of 2010 Coins

Coin Update News - Jan 04, 2010

To start 2010, the status of most gold and silver bullion related issues remains unclear. The one ounce bullion Gold Eagle and Silver Eagle coins will be and morenbsp;raquo;

Collectors Have to Pay Up Now for History

NumisMaster.com - Dec 30, 2009

Coin Update NewsClearly with its low mintage and fairly small numbers today, the 1796 No Stars quarter eagle in any grade is worthy of a high price, but no price guide had US Mint Provides 2009 Fractional Gold Eagle Sell Out Figures2009 Kennedy Half Dollar Two Roll Sets Sold OutUS Mint silver coins offerings in 2010all 89 news articlesnbsp;raquo;