Proof Silver Eagle Coin Mintages

The below table of Proof Silver Eagle Mintages provides a listing of all the coins the U.S. Mint has reported sold from 1986 to the current year.

Proof coins go through a unique manufacturing process unlike other coins.

"The term "proof" refers to a specialized minting process that begins by manually feeding burnished coin blanks into presses fitted with special dies," the U.S. Mint states on its Web site. "Each coin is struck multiple times so the softly frosted, yet detailed images seem to float above a mirror-like field."

From 1986-1992, American Silver Eagle Proofs were minted at the San Francisco facility and included the "S" mint mark. From 1993 through 2000, they were produced in Philadelphia and featured the "P" mint mark – a special 10th anniversary coin was also struck from West Point in 1995 and included the "W" mint mark. Since 2001, Proof Silver Eagles have been minted in West Point and bear the "W" mint mark.

The following are the latest available mintage figures from the Mint. Note that no proof eagles were struck in 2009, as the Mint canceled them as a result of a limited supply of silver coin blanks and the unprecedented demand for the bullion versions.

Year		Mintages / Sold
1986-S		1,446,778
1987-S		904,732
1988-S		557,370
1989-S		617,694
1990-S		695,510
1991-S		511,924
1992-S		498,543
1993-P		405,913
1994-P		372,168
1995-P		407,822
1995-W		30,102
1996-P		498,293
1997-P		435,350
1998-P		450,728
1999-P		549,330
2000-P		600,743
2001-W		746,398
2002-W		647,342
2003-W		747,831
2004-W		801,602
2005-W		816,663
2006-W		843,602
2007-W		821,759
2008-W		700,979
2009		No Proofs Minted
2010		TBD*

 

*No announcement has been made yet as to when the 2010-dated proof Silver Eagles will be released.