American Silver Coins Years

The monthly average price for silver eagles in 2016 was 21 24 per coin.

American silver coins years.

To complete a set of coins based on year series title or denomination whether it s a silver proof set a gold liberty head or a buffalo nickel sort by mint year mint location and denomination to start. It was first released by the united states mint on november 24 1986. My son and i recently began collecting coins and we are finding silver coins. Silver coins are easier to find than you might think.

Today they are the most popular silver bullion coin in the world. The monthly average price for silver eagles in 2016 was 21 24 per coin. All uncirculated coins in this series are worth more. In 2016 one ounce american silver eagles opened the year at a price of 17 26 and ended the year at a price of 17 00.

The us mint introduced american silver eagle bullion coins minted with 999 fine silver in 1986. The american silver eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the united states. The cool thing is we are finding these partially silver coins while sorting through rolls of commonly used u s. The silver american eagle enjoys unparalleled recognition and liquidity.

Any united states dime quarter half dollar or dollar that is dated 1964 or earlier is made of 90 silver. Starting in 1986 the american silver eagle program has been enormously successful. Our coin collection also includes the popular busts such as morgan dollars silver american eagles and american gold eagles. Up to the mid 1990s american money had changed little since the end of silver coins in the mid 1960s and some of the denominations including the paper notes and the nickel had barely changed since the 1930s.

1964 was the last year for silver quarters. Washington quarters years containing 90 silver. In the dime series all coins dated 1965 or later are clad coins and contain no silver at all. Basics of the american silver eagle series.

When the program started the mintage of the bullion coins was typically below 10 million now with growth of the demand for these coins the mintages are four times the original rate. The silver american eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the united states and one of the few silver bullion coins guaranteed for weight content and purity by the u s. Investors bought 40 50 million of them in recent years. 1932 1964 most circulated quarters in this era are common and trade in relation to their silver content value.