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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Demand for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin in 2010 remained high, and the United States Mint, under pressure to source...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1994, the United States Mint reported declines in orders for a range of numismatic and investment offerings. Not everything in...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1998, the United States Mint offered American Silver Eagles in an Uncirculated finish for bullion investors and as a Proof...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2012-S American Silver Eagle Reverse Proof was one of two low-mintage Silver Eagle Proofs that the United States Mint offered...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2012-S American Silver Eagle Proof is a low-mintage Silver Eagle that the United States Mint offered as part of two...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 2012, the United States Mint offered three Proof versions of the American Silver Eagle: the 2012-W American Silver Eagle Proof,...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1990 Eisenhower Centennial Commemorative Silver Dollar was the second United States coin struck to honor the 34th President of the...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint issued three versions of the American Silver Eagle in 2007. For investors, it offered the standard bullion...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint released the 2003-W American Silver Eagle Proof on April 2 at an issue price of $24 per...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2013-W American Silver Eagle Burnished coin went on sale May 28, 2013, at an issue price of $48.95 ($66.86 is...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   America continued to reel from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. On cable news, video of the ruins of the...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In 2008, the United States entered a period of economic free fall known as the "Great Recession". What started as an...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 2004, the United States Mint issued American Silver Eagles in two formats: Proof and Uncirculated (bullion strike). Both qualities were...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The American Silver Eagle is a one-ounce .999 fine silver bullion coin issued by the United States Mint. The coin is...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The nadir of American Silver Eagle bullion sales was reached in 1996, when the United States Mint reported sales of just...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... 2009 marked the first year of the Obama Administration. President Barack Hussein Obama, a once-in-a-generation politician, capitalized on his youthful appearance,...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2000 American Silver Eagle is a one-ounce silver bullion coin struck by the United States Mint at its West Point...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... With a mintage of 47 million coins, the 2015 American Silver Eagle set a record for the highest mintage in the...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1997 American Silver Eagle, like many pre-2000 bullion strikes, has a complicated story that will not be apparent to those...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint complicated the collector side of its American Silver Eagle program in 2006. With the authorizing legislation of...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   When the American Silver Eagle debuted in 1986, the United States Mint had Congressional authorization to produce a bullion version with...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint's curation of the collector versions of the American Silver Eagle bullion...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 2006-P Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle was sold exclusively as part of the United...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   For the third consecutive year, the United States Mint offered its numismatic customers burnished American Silver Eagles struck at the West...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1999-P American Silver Eagle Proof was the second-to-last regular Proof issue struck at the Philadelphia Mint before production was moved...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Starting in 2006, the United States Mint added a special strike American Silver Eagle with a "Burnished" finish to its product...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   In 1997, the United States Mint added the American Platinum Eagle to its bullion coin program. The new product was authorized...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint set the production limit for the 1996-P American Silver Eagle Proof at 500,000 pieces and sold through...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The West Point Mint produced 8,495,008 2003 American Silver Eagle bullion coins, but as is tradition, the bullion version does not...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Proof American Silver Eagle debuted in 1986, and with the expectation of only one year (2009), Proofs have been struck...