2005 Silver Eagle
2005 American Silver Eagle
The 2005 Silver Eagle bullion coins had a mintage of 8,891,025. This was very close to the number of coins sold in the prior year, but would be the last year the mintage fell within the narrow range established over the prior few years.
The 2005 Proof Silver Eagle was offered by the United States Mint starting on March 15, 2005. This release date was several weeks earlier than typical. The coins were sold at $27.95 and had an unlimited mintage during the year of issue. In prior years, the Mint had set a maximum authorized mintage for the offering. The unlimited mintage helped bring proof coin sales to their highest level since 1987.
For collectors of certified coins, perfect graded proof coins in both NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo and PCGS PR70DCAM are relatively attainable. The US Mint continued to produce coins of consistently high quality. On the bullion coin side, NGC MS 70 coins are relatively abundant, while PCGS has not graded any coins in MS70.
The overall average price of silver during 2005 was $7.32 per ounce.
2005 Silver Eagle Mintage
Bullion Mintage: 8,891,025
Proof Mintage: 816,663
2005 Silver Eagle Specifications
Mint Mark: none (bullion), W (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
2005 Silver Eagles For Sale
