2008 Silver Eagle
2008 American Silver Eagle
The 2008 Silver Eagle saw its mintage surge to a new all time high, nearly doubling the prior record. The spike in demand came amidst a sharp increase in the price of silver and surging worldwide demand for precious metals. Demand was so high that sales of the coin had to be [...]
2007 Silver Eagle
2007 American Silver Eagle
The 2007 Silver Eagle showed a slight mintage decline from the prior year as the price of silver fell into a new range. This year was the last time the mintage was below the 10 million mark, as interest in silver increased in the following years. The mintage would more than double [...]
20th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set
2006 20th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set
To celebrate the 20th year of American Silver Eagle coins, the US Mint released The 20th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set. Each set included three Silver Eagle coins, one struck with a proof finish, one struck with an uncirculated finish, and one struck with a special reverse proof finish. The reverse [...]
2006 Silver Eagle
2006 American Silver Eagle
The 2006 Silver Eagle marked the twentieth anniversary for the popular bullion coins series. The milestone came amidst a sharply higher price for silver and a surge in bullion coin sales.The final bullion coin mintage of 10,676,522, represented the third time that sales had exceeded the 10 million mark. The United States [...]
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 [...]
2004 Silver Eagle
2004 American Silver Eagle
The 2004 Silver Eagle showed a slight mintage increase from the prior year but stayed within the 8 million coin range. This silver bullion version of the coin was sold to collectors and precious metals investors through the US Mint’s network of authorized bullion dealers.
The US Mint also offered a collectible proof [...]
2003 Silver Eagle
2003 American Silver Eagle
The 2003 Silver Eagle declined in mintage by over 2 million from the prior year. Silver Eagle bullion coin mintages would stay in the 8 million range the for next three years.
The United States Mint offered a proof version of the coin for collectors. The 2003 Proof Silver Eagle went on sale [...]
2002 Silver Eagle
2002 American Silver Eagle
The 2002 Silver Eagle showed an increased mintage from the prior year by over 1.5 million. This brought the total above the 10 million mark for the first time in fifteen years. This would prove to be a temporary peak, as the mintage did not reattain the mark for another four years.
The [...]
2001 Silver Eagle
2001 American Silver Eagle
The 2001 Silver Eagle experienced a slight decline from the prior year sales level. However, the bullion coin mintage still exceeded the 9 million mark, which was historically very high for the series.
Besides the bullion coin, the US Mint also offered a collectible proof version of the coin which it offered for [...]
