2000 Silver Eagle

2000 American Silver Eagle The 2000 Silver Eagle saw mintages increase once again after Y2K rekindled interest in precious metals. The bullion coin mintage exceeded 9 million. This exceeded the levels of the prior year and came close to the previous all time high mintage reached in 1987. The 2000 Proof Silver Eagle was offered [...]

1999 Silver Eagle

1999 American Silver Eagle Mintage levels were pushed to new heights with the 1999 Silver Eagle. The main driver was the uncertainty surrounding Y2K, which caused an increased demand for physical precious metals. Much of the buying was concentrated in bullion Gold Eagles, which experienced record sales levels, but silver bullion also benefited. The mintage [...]

1998 Silver Eagle

1998 American Silver Eagle The 1998 Silver Eagle had its mintage creep higher for bullion coins, as the price of silver spiked and then dropped during the year. In the following year, the number of silver bullion coin sales would jump to even higher levels due to an increased interest in precious metals leading up [...]

1997 Silver Eagle

1997 American Silver Eagle The 1997 Silver Eagle has the third lowest bullion coin mintage for the series, however it only carries a slight premium. In total, the US Mint produced 4,295,004 of the silver bullion coins, representing a higher total than only 1994 and 1996. The 1997 Proof Silver Eagle has the third lowest [...]

1996 Silver Eagle

1996 American Silver Eagle The 1996 Silver Eagle saw the lowest bullion coin mintage for the entire series at only 3,603,386 coins. This proved to be the floor for silver bullion demand, as mintages climbed steadily for the next several years and have never revisited the low level experienced this year. The bullion 1996 Silver [...]

1995 Silver Eagle

1995 American Silver Eagle The 1995 Silver Eagle marked the tenth year of release for the popular bullion and collector coin series. On the bullion side, the US Mint released the standard one ounce silver coins. The final mintage for the year was 4,672,051. Collectors were provided with two different versions of the 1995 Proof [...]

1994 Silver Eagle

1994 American Silver Eagle The uptick in mintage in the prior year proved fleeting. The 1994 Silver Eagle experienced a decline that brought the mintage to the lowest level for the series thus far. The mintage of just 4,227,319 bullion coins remains the second lowest of the series overall. The mintage for the 1994 Proof [...]

1993 Silver Eagle

1993 American Silver Eagle The 1993 Silver Eagle showed an increased mintage for the bullion version of the coin as the price of silver bounced off its lows. The US Mint sold nearly seven million 1993-dated coins to silver bullion investors and collectors. The rise in demand would prove to be temporary, however, with mintages [...]

1992 Silver Eagle

1992 American Silver Eagle The 1992 Silver Eagle experienced a drop in demand for the bullion version of the coin. After three consecutive years of consecutive increases, the mintage fell by more than 1.5 million to 5,540,068. This came as the price of silver edged lower for another year. The 1992 Proof Silver Eagle showed [...]

1991 Silver Eagle

1991 American Silver Eagle The United States Mint’s silver bullion coin series entered its sixth year with the 1991 Silver Eagle. The mintage increased for the third consecutive year to 7,191,066 coins. This number represented a temporary peak, which would not be exceeded until the pre-Y2K demand drove the mintage for the 1999 bullion coin [...]

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