An American Silver Eagle, also called an ASE by some collectors, is a bullion coin produced by the U.S. Each coin has a declared value of just $1. However, these are bullion coins, meaning they contain precious metals. All 1986 American Silver Eagle coins have one ounce of pure silver in them. In 1986, 5,393,005 uncirculated American silver eagles were produced at the Philadelphia mint while 1,446,778 were made at the San Francisco mint. The first American silver eagles were released to the public on November 24, 1986. Other Years From This Coin Series 1986.
LCR Coin is offering this 1986 Silver Eagle Special Struck At San Francisco Mint Label by PCGS as MS70. The 1986 has long been popular with collectors as this is the first year of the beloved Silver Eagle. This perfect example adds the rarity and appeal of a low population coin in one of the most highly competitive registry sets. Silver Eagle Monster Box - 500 1 oz Coins For Sale. Since they first began production back in 1986, American Silver Eagle coins have been highly sought after by both collectors and investors. These one-ounce silver coins contain a full troy ounce of silver, and they’re backed by the US government.
- 1986 American Silver Eagle
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In 1986, the United States Treasury embarked on a new bullion coin program that would prove to be one of the most popular in the world. The American Eagle program, approved under the Bullion Coin Act of 1985, would join other world mints, including Canada and South Africa, as a producer of fine bullion coins that would be recognized by investors internationally. 1986 American silver eagles are coins that contain 1 ounce of .9999 fine silver, and is the only silver coin in the American Eagle series, which also includes gold coins weighing 1/10 ounce, 1/4 ounce, 1/2 ounce, and 1 ounce.
While the American Eagle series started out as patently a bullion investor’s coin, the program has caught on with numismatists, too, many of whom collect the coin on an annual basis. Part of the reason the American silver eagle is so popular is that it features the famous Walking Liberty design that first debuted on the half dollar in 1916. The design, a creation of Adolph A. Weinman, helped make the Walking Liberty half dollar (struck from 1916 through 1947) one of the world’s most beautiful coins.
For most years of the American silver eagle program, both uncirculated and proof versions have been struck. In 1986, 5,393,005 uncirculated American silver eagles were produced at the Philadelphia mint while 1,446,778 were made at the San Francisco mint. The first American silver eagles were released to the public on November 24, 1986.