American Eagle Silver Coin Archives

Coin History – The Silver American Eagle

October 28, 2020August 31, 2020 by Clinton

2019 American Eagle Silver Proof Obverse

One of the coins that many collectors look forward to each year is the Silver American Eagle. Available in bullion, Proof and Uncirculated condition – as well as some special one-off finishes – the Silver American Eagle is a relatively inexpensive way to add silver bullion to your portfolio or coin collecting. In fact, it can actually be used to fund your Individual Retirement Account (IRA). But like many coins throughout the coinage history of …

Mail Bag – Will This Year’s American Eagles Be More Valuable

August 13, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Dani and they ask an interesting question regarding American Eagles. Will the 2020 issues of the American Eagle gold and silver coins be more valuable than others with the Reverse of these coins slated for change in 2021? Dani writes… Hi, I wanted to know if the American Eagle coins are going to be more valuable this year because of the change on the tails (Reverse) coming next year. …

Last of 2019 American Eagle Enhanced Reverse Proof Coins On Sale Today

August 12, 2020 by Clinton

2019 American Eagle Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof

Today is your final opportunity to pick up one of the Enhanced Reverse Proof American Eagle silver 1-ounce coins from the United States Mint. Less than 100 of the 30,000 coins minted remain available and starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific, the Mint is set to sell those remaining coins. The coins is priced at $65.95 and comes in the blue velvet case that American Eagles come in these days along with a Certificate …

NGC Designations and Label Options for the 2020-W Burnished Silver Eagle

July 8, 2020 by Clinton

Burnished 2020-W American Eagle NGC Early Release Label (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing special designations and labels for the Burnished (Uncirculated) silver 2020-W American Eagle. That bullion coin is set for release later today from the United States Mint. The US Mint has announced that the American Eagle 2020 One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, commonly referred to as the Burnished Silver Eagle, is available starting July 8. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, mints around the world have …

Silver 2020-W American Eagle Available Today

July 8, 2020 by Clinton

2020-W American Eagle Silver 1-Ounce Coin (Image Courtesy of The US Mint)

The United States Mint is set to start sales of the silver 2020-W American Eagle 1-ounce bullion coin today. The Uncirculated coin will be available starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This will be the second silver American Eagle release for 2020, following the Proof release back in January. The silver 2020-W American Eagle Uncirculated coin is priced at $54 and available directly from the United States Mint. You can go to the product page and …

2020-W American Eagle Silver 1-Ounce Coin Sales Start July 8

July 1, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint is set to start sales of the 2020-W American Eagle silver 1-ounce bullion coin on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The Uncirculated coin will be available starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific next Wednesday. This will be the second silver American Eagle release for 2020, following the Proof release back in January. The 2020-W American Eagle silver Uncirculated coin is priced at $54 and available directly from the United States Mint. …

CCAC Releases American Eagle Reverse Candidates

June 22, 2020 by Clinton

American Eagle Proof and bullion Gold Coin Reverse

As reported back in January, the American Eagle gold and silver coins are slated for a Reverse make over in 2021. Next year represents the 35th anniversary of the release of the series, making a change of the Reverse of the gold proof and silver bullion coin timely. Coming out of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting last week, we now have a glimpse of what that new Reverse could look like next year. …

NGC Certifies Majority of Emergency Production 2020(P) Silver Eagles

June 11, 2020 by Clinton

NGC First Day of Issue 2020-P Emergency Product American Eagle (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following Press Release comes from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing that the grading company has now graded a majority of the 240,000 emergency production 2020-P American Eagle silver bullion coins made in April. The one-off series of Eagle’s were produced in April at the height of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has once again demonstrated its position as the leader in modern coin certification: The third-party grading service has already certified …

NGC to Attribute Emergency Production 2020 Bullion Silver Eagles from the Philadelphia Mint

May 5, 2020 by Clinton

2020-P American Eagle Silver Bullion Emergency Production Label from NGC

NGC has issues a Press Release announcing that they will be attributing Emergency Production status and labels to American Eagle silver bullion coins struck in Philadelphia. At the height of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the United States Mint temporarily shifted minting of the American Eagles from West Point to Philadelphia. This was done between April 8, 2020 and April 20, 2020. In all, there were approximately 240,000 of them struck, making it almost an instant …

Mint Out of American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins

March 13, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint yesterday informed Mint Authorized Purchasers that they are temporarily out of American Eagle silver bullion coins. Numismatic News first reported the email that the Mint sent out, which indicated that the Mint had sold some 300% more in the first few weeks of March than were sold in February. This is to inform you that we have temporarily sold out of American Eagle silver eagle bullions. Our rate of sale in …