American Eagle Silver Dollar Collection
American Silver Eagle Key Dates
Key-date American Eagle silver dollars are the scarcer dates that are usually more difficult to find. These 99.9% silver coins are needed by every collector hoping to build a complete date and mint mark collection. Some of the most popular regular-issue and Proof American Eagle key dates are listed below:
1986 First-Year
While this year is technically not a "key-date," the 1986 Uncirculated and Proof versions of the Silver American Eagle are the first issues of this wildly popular series.
1994
This 1994 issue with a mintage of 4,227,319 marked the first time the production of Uncirculated Silver American Eagles dropped below 5 million.
1994-P
This 1994 Philadelphia Proof issue is the lowest mintage Proof of the series, with the exception of special edition and reverse proof coins.
1995-W Proof
Only 30,132 West Point Proofs were issued in 1995 - all as part of a special 10th anniversary set. This is the lowest mintage of all Silver Eagle Proofs to date, making it a major Key Date for the series.
1996
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles from 1996 are the series' key date, with a mintage of 3.6 million. This is the lowest regular-issue coin in the series.
2011-S Burnished
Issued as part of a special 25th anniversary set, this San Francisco issue has a mintage of just 99,982 pieces - the lowest of the Burnished variety to date.
