An American Silver Eagle contains 1.0000 troy oz of silver — about $59.74 at today's silver price.

Spot price as of July 23, 2026

About This Series

The American Silver Eagle has been the US Mint's flagship silver bullion coin since 1986. The obverse revives Adolph Weinman's Walking Liberty design from the 1916-1947 half dollar; John Mercanti's original heraldic eagle reverse ran for 35 years before being replaced in 2021 with Emily Damstra's landing eagle design. Each coin holds one troy ounce of .999 fine silver. Collectors pursue date runs and registry-quality coins; proof and burnished versions add complexity to the series. The 2008-W Uncirculated and 1995-W Proof are the standout rarities, with the 1995-W in particular crossing six figures at auction.

Specifications

1986–present

Composition: 99.9% Silver
Fineness: 99.9%
Weight: 31.10 g
Diameter: 40.6 mm
ASW: 1.0000 oz
Years Produced: 1986–present

Melt Value

$59.74

Based on silver spot price of $59.74/oz

Spot price as of July 23, 2026

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1.0000 oz silver content × $59.74 spot

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Mintage by year and mint

“Low mintage” marks a year at or below 10% of the median business-strike mintage for its own denomination; “Scarce for the series” marks one above 10% and at or below 25%. The median here is 6,301,986. That is a statement about how many were struck, not about how many survive or what collectors pay.

Low mintage years in this series: 2012 West Point (226,120), 2013 West Point (221,981), 2014 West Point (249,752), 2015 West Point (223,879), 2020 Philadelphia (240,000).

Show all 61 issues, 1986–2020

American Silver Eagle mintage by year and mint, 1986–2020
Year	Mint	Business strikes	Proof	Relative mintage
1986	San Francisco	5,393,005	1,446,778
1987	San Francisco	11,442,335	904,732
1988	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	557,370
1988	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	5,004,646	Not listed by NGC
1989	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	617,694
1989	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	5,203,327	Not listed by NGC
1990	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
1990	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	5,840,210	Not listed by NGC
1991	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
1991	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	7,191,066	Not listed by NGC
1992	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	498,654
1992	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	5,540,068	Not listed by NGC
1993	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
1993	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	6,763,762	Not listed by NGC
1994	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
1994	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	4,227,319	Not listed by NGC
1995	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	438,511
1995	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	4,672,051	Not listed by NGC
1995	West Point	Not listed by NGC	30,125
1996	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	500,000
1996	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	3,603,386	Not listed by NGC
1997	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
1997	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	4,295,004	Not listed by NGC
1998	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
1998	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	4,847,549	Not listed by NGC
1999	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	549,769
1999	West Point	7,408,640	Not listed by NGC
2000	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
2000	West Point	9,239,132	Not listed by NGC
2001	West Point	9,001,711	Not published by NGC
2002	West Point	Not published by NGC	647,342
2003	West Point	8,495,008	747,831
2004	West Point	8,882,754	801,602
2005	West Point	8,891,025	816,663
2006	West Point	Varieties reported separately	Varieties reported separately
2007	West Point	Varieties reported separately	821,759
2008	West Point	Varieties reported separately	700,979
2009	West Point	30,459,000	Not listed by NGC
2010	West Point	34,764,500	849,861
2011	San Francisco	Varieties reported separately	Not listed by NGC
2011	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	Not published by NGC	Not listed by NGC
2011	West Point	Varieties reported separately	Varieties reported separately
2012	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	281,792
2012	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	33,742,500	Not listed by NGC
2012	West Point	226,120	877,731	Low mintage
2013	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	Not published by NGC	Not listed by NGC
2013	West Point	221,981	918,680	Low mintage
2014	San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	44,006,000	Not listed by NGC
2014	West Point	249,752	745,394	Low mintage
2015	Philadelphia, West Point (combined annual total)	47,000,000	Not listed by NGC
2015	West Point	223,879	707,518	Low mintage
2016	Philadelphia, San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	37,701,500	Not listed by NGC
2017	Philadelphia, San Francisco, West Point (combined annual total)	Not published by NGC	Not listed by NGC
2017	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
2017	West Point	Not published by NGC	Not published by NGC
2018	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
2018	West Point	Varieties reported separately	Not published by NGC
2019	San Francisco	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
2019	West Point	Varieties reported separately	Not published by NGC
2020	Philadelphia	240,000	Not listed by NGC	Low mintage
2020	West Point	Not published by NGC	Not published by NGC
Mintages as published by NGC Coin Explorer, 2026-03 snapshot. Covers 1986–2020. NGC Coin Explorer does not list every date and mint, so this is what it publishes rather than a complete census. A further 70 listings it does publish are omitted here because NGC Coin Explorer records no single striking mint for them.