American Silver Eagle (1986-Present)

During President Reagan's administration, in December 1985, Congress passed a law authorizing the U.S. Mint to once again produce legal tender gold and silver coins. After more than fifty years without a general circulation, legal tender silver dollar in production, in 1986 the United States Mint began production on the Silver American Eagles.

Having recently marked their 20th Anniversary, the Silver Eagles are now in their third decade of production and by total mintage and cumulative sales, have proven themselves to be the most popular silver dollar coin in U.S. history. Since their inception, the obverse of the Silver Eagles has featured the splendid Walking Liberty design originally prepared by Adolph A. Weinman to adorn the nation’s first circulating half-dollar coin minted from 1916-1947. Weinman also designed the equally famous Mercury Dime. Given the Walking Liberty design’s massive popularity, it proved the perfect choice to adorn the Silver Eagle’s obverse. The Silver Eagle reverse design features a traditional heraldic eagle designed by famed U.S. Mint sculptor-engraver John Mercanti. For several years around 1830, an American Bald Eagle named Peter lived inside the first U.S. Mint until he was killed in a mint press accident. He served as a model for many early coin designs and Mercanti may have used him as well. Together, the two designs combine to create one of the most beautiful and memorable coins ever created by the United States Mint.

The Silver American Eagles are the largest legal tender, silver dollar ever produced by the United States Mint and contain one full Troy ounce of pure .999 fine silver. The U.S. government guarantees the coin’s weight and pure silver content, which makes the coins exceedingly popular among collectors everywhere. Given the coin’s silver content and the price of silver in today’s markets, the legal tender denomination of One Dollar is basically ceremonial as the coin itself is much more valuable than one dollar, another of the many reasons the Silver Eagles are so popular with collectors.

Featuring the popular Adolph A. Weinman Walking Liberty design on the obverse and a heraldic eagle design created by modern day Mint engraver/sculptor John Mercanti on the reverse, the Silver American Eagles are widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and archetypic United States coin designs in history.

ASE Specs:
Weight: 31.103g / 1 troy oz
Diameter: 40.66 mm
Thickness: 2.98 mm
Edge Type: reeded
Metal: Silver
Denomination: US $1

Here is a 1986 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 5,393,005

Obverse

Reverse

This is a 1986 San Francisco Proof Eagle.

• Type: Proof
• Mint: S
• Mintage: 1,446,778

Obverse

Reverse

This is a 1992 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 5,540,068

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2000 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 600,000

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2001 West Point Proof Eagle.

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: 746,154

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2002 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 10,539,026

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2002 West Point Proof Eagle.

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: 647,342

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2003 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 8,495,008

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2003 West Point Proof Eagle.

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: 747,831

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2004 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 8,882,754

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2004 West Point Proof Eagle.

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: 783,219

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2005 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 8,891,025

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2005 West Point Proof Eagle.

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: 823,000

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2006 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 10,676,522

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2006 West Point Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Burnished, Unc
• Mint:
• Mintage: 470,000

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2006 Philadelphia Reverse Proof Eagle.

• Type: Reverse Proof
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 250,000

This ASE was part of a special 3-coin set issued by the US Mint to commemorate the 20th anniversory of the American Silver Eagle program. The set contained the 2006 Unc and Proof coins as well as this Reverse Proof.

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2006 West Point Proof Eagle.

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: Not Listed

Obverse

Reverse

This is a 2007 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: 9,028,036

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2007 West Point Uncirculated Eagle

• Type: Burnished, Unc
• Mint: W
• Mintage: Not Listed

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2007 West Point Proof Eagle

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: Not Listed

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2008 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle.

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: Not Listed

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2008 West Point Uncirculated Eagle

• Type: Burnished, Unc
• Mint: W
• Mintage: Not Listed

Obverse

Reverse

Here is a 2008 West Point Proof Eagle

• Type: Proof
• Mint: W
• Mintage: Not Listed

Obverse

Reverse

This is a 2009 Philadelphia Uncirculated Eagle

• Type: Unc
• Mint: P
• Mintage: Not Listed

Obverse

Reverse

• Type:
• Mint:
• Mintage:

Obverse

Reverse