Collecting Type 2 American Silver Eagles – Back to the Future!

Collecting Type 2 American Silver Eagles – Back to the Future!

The American Silver Eagle coin program 1986-2021 was a phenomenal global success for the U.S. Mint. In 2021 John Mercanti’s iconic Heraldic Eagle design was updated and replaced after thirty-five years of production with a new Eagle Landing design created by Emily S. Damstra. This coin dubbed the Type 2 series, has ten major redesign features from the original coin issued under the Liberty Coin Act and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1985.

Silver Eagles 1986-2021 were collected by date, mintmark, condition, rarity, and through special releases and special strikes providing a treasure map for collectors of the new Type 2 series to follow! Like the original coins, the Type 2 series has three standard finishes, a Business/bullion strike, an Uncirculated/burnished strike, and a proof strike. Whatever way you choose to collect them, the first coins released in their respective series will be a foundational key date that future generations of collectors will be searching for. These are the four different strike/mintmark coins struck in 2021. All collector options sold out at the U.S. Mint within a few hours of their release.

2021 ASE T2 MS70
2021 W ASE T2 BURNISHED MS70
2021 W ASE PF70
2021 S ASE PF70

The most limited and exclusive way to collect the new Type 2 Silver Eagles is by collecting certified coins individually hand signed by Emily S. Damstra, the designer of the coin, her initials ESD are engraved on the coin, or Michael Gaudioso, the sculptor engraver of the coin. His initials MG are also engraved on the coin!