American Eagle Silver Dollar Collection
American Silver Eagle Key Dates
Key-date American Eagle silver dollars are the scarcer dates that are usually more difficult to find. These 99.9% silver coins are needed by every collector hoping to build a complete date and mint mark collection. Some of the most popular regular-issue and Proof American Eagle key dates are listed below:
1986 First-Year
While this year is technically not a "key-date," the 1986 Uncirculated and Proof versions of the Silver American Eagle are the first issues of this wildly popular series.
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1994
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This 1994 issue with a mintage of 4,227,319 marked the first time the production of Uncirculated Silver American Eagles dropped below 5 million.
1994-P
This 1994 Philadelphia Proof issue is the lowest mintage Proof of the series, with the exception of special edition and reverse proof coins.
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1996
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Uncirculated Silver American Eagles from 1996 are the series' key date, with a mintage of 3.6 million. This is the lowest regular-issue coin in the series.