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2012 Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
2012 Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins are produced as part of a larger series that also include $5 gold pieces. Release dates for each came on March 5, 2012. The coins are struck to mark the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner poem by Francis Scott Key which went on to [...]
Information on Modern US Silver Coins
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Recent Articles About US Silver Coins

2012 Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin
The 2012 American Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin marks the fifth year of the American Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin program despite the series actually debuting in 2006. These coins were issued annually by the US Mint from 2006 through 2008, then in 2009 production was cancelled owing to demand for the related bullion Silver Eagles with [...]

2012 Silver Eagle Proof Coin
The 2012 American Silver Eagle Proof Coin continues an annual series of proof quality strikes dating back to 1986. American Silver Eagle Proof Coins are a collector version of bullion Silver Eagles also struck by the US Mint. The 2012-dated issue was released on April 12, 2012 for an opening price of $59.95. Each American [...]

2012 Silver Eagle Bullion Coin
The Liberty Coin Act of 1985 directed the Secretary of the Treasury to strike bullion coins from .999 fine silver. Beginning in 1986, the stipulations of that Act were fulfilled and have been annually since up to and including 2012 with the release of the 2012 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins. Like its predecessors in [...]

American Eagle 25th Anniversary Silver Five-Coin Set
With a price tag of $299.95, the American Eagle 25th Anniversary Silver Five-Coin Set will be released by the United States Mint on October 17 at noon ET to mark twenty-five years the American Eagles were first introduced to the public. The Mint’s American Eagle program made its debut in 1986. Included as part of [...]

2011 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins
The 2011 America the Beautiful Silver Uncirculated Coins mark the second year of issues in the series from the United States Mint. The silver uncirculated coins are collector versions of the 5-ounce America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins®, which are also struck by the US Mint but are intended more for investors. The bullion coins were [...]

Chickasaw Silver Uncirculated Coins
The 2011 Chickasaw National Recreation Area Silver Uncirculated Coins honor the recreation area in Oklahoma with a design on the coin’s reverse. This silver uncirculated coin is the last of five 2011-dated issues released as part of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Uncirculated Coin Series.

Vicksburg Silver Uncirculated Coins
The 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Silver Uncirculated Coins feature a reverse design honoring the military park found in the state of Mississippi. The silver uncirculated coin is the fourth of five to appear in 2011 as part of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Series.

Olympic Silver Uncirculated Coins
The 2011 Olympic National Park Silver Uncirculated Coins from the US Mint are the third of five releases of the 2011-dated America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins. Contained on the reverse of this silver uncirculated coin is a design emblematic of Olympic National Park found in the state of Washington. The US Mint [...]

Glacier Silver Uncirculated Coins
The 2011 Glacier National Park Silver Uncirculated Coins are the second of five 2011 strikes in the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Uncirculated Coin series. The reverse of the silver uncirculated coins features a design showcasing Glacier National Park found in the state of Montana. The US Mint indicates a release date of [...]

Gettysburg Silver Uncirculated Coins
The 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Uncirculated Coins mark the first strikes of 2011 issued as part of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Uncirculated Coin series. Featured on the reverse of these silver uncirculated coins is the design emblematic of Gettysburg National Military Park which is located in the state of [...]
Featured Silver Commemoratives
1995 Civil War Battlefield Preservation Commemorative Silver Dollar
The 1995 Civil War Battlefield Preservation Commemorative Silver Dollar was released by the United States Mint to honor the 100th anniversary of the preservation of Civil War battlefields throughout the United States. That preservation specifically started by the federal government with the creation of the Gettysburg National Military Park on February 11, 1895. On that [...]
1998 Robert F. Kennedy Commemorative Silver Dollars
The 1998 Robert F. Kennedy Commemorative Silver Dollars were available from the United States Mint from January 2, 1998, through December 31, 1998. These commemorative silver coins were released to honor Kennedy, former Senator and Attorney General of the United States. Robert served as the Attorney General under his older brother John F. Kennedy’s administration [...]
Featured 5 oz Silver Coins
Weir Farm Silver Uncirculated Coins
Each 2020 Weir Farm Silver Uncirculated Coin will have a reverse design showcasing a portion of the Weir Farm National Historic Site found in the state of Connecticut. These silver uncirculated coins mark the fifty-second release of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Uncirculated Coin Program and will each be struck from five [...]
Salt River Bay Silver Uncirculated Coins
The third of five strikes in the year of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Uncirculated Coin Program will be the 2020 Salt River Bay Silver Uncirculated Coins. Shown on the reverse of these strikes will be a design emblematic of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve in the US [...]