Proof American Eagles Have Been Grounded

by Coin Collectors Blog on October 20, 2009

in Blogs, Coin Collector's Blog, U.S. Coins, United States Mint

I am sure you heard that the US Mint has announced that they will not produce American Eagle gold and silver proof coins “[because] of unprecedented demand for American Eagle Gold and Silver Bullion Coins.” Is there really an unprecedented demand?

In an analysis posted here last April, production totals for 2008 showed that the US Mint experienced an extraordinary increase in demand for American Silver Eagle bullion coins striking over 20 million ounces of silver for the first time. This was a ...

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Carl May 15, 2010 at 2:24 pm

Its a shame really as Proof Silver Eagles are one of the types of bullion I collect…. if they made just a few they would be priceless on the open market….

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