1987 Silver Eagle
1987 American Silver Eagle
The 1987 Silver Eagle marked the second year of release for the series. It was also the first year that bullion coins were available for sale for the entire year. In the prior year, bullion coins were only sold for the final two months. Sales of the bullion coins were extremely high with over 11 million. This represented the highest bullion coin mintage for the series until the record was broken in 2008.
The 1987 Proof Silver Eagle coin mintage dipped from the inaugural year which is a common occurrence for modern collector series. The United States Mint offered these coins for sale during 1987 priced at $23.00 each.
During 1987, the overall average price of silver was $7.01 per ounce.
1987 Silver Eagle Mintages
Bullion Mintage: 11,442,335
Proof Mintage: 904,732
1987 Silver Eagle Specifications
Mint Mark: none (bullion), S (proof)
Designers: Adolph A. Weinman (obverse), John Mercanti (reverse)
Composition: 99.93% silver, 0.07% copper
Weight: 31.101 grams (1.000 ounces)
Diameter: 40.6 mm (1.598 inches)
Thickness: 2.98 mm (0.117 inches)
Edge: Reeded
1987 Silver Eagles For Sale
