2012 American Silver Eagles

The 2012 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin will mark the twenty-seventh year that the United States Mint produced the investment grade coins.

Sale of the new 2012 American Silver Eagle began on January 3rd 2012.

The 2012 Silver Eagle features Adolph A. Weinman’s obverse design from the Walking Liberty Half Dollar minted from 1916 to 1947 along with a reverse design by John Mercanti featuring a heraldic eagle. The coins are struck in one ounce of 99.9% pure silver. There are no larger sizes or fractional sizes minted.

For the 2011 year to date, the US Mint has sold 39,868,500 ounces worth of American Silver Eagle bullion coins. This has already set a new record for annual sales, exceeding the previous record of 34,662,500 set in 2010.