2006 American Silver Eagle

About This Coin

The 2006 American Silver Eagle is a United States dollar from the American Silver Eagles 1986 to Date series — 21st of 41 years in the series. In 2006, coins were struck at the West Point Mint with a combined mintage of 14.0 million. This ranks 23rd of 40 years by total mintage, above the series median of 11.8 million. The obverse features Liberty striding confidently toward the sunrise, draped in the American flag, carrying branches of laurel and oak symbolizing civil and military glory — Adolph Weinman's iconic design adapted from the Walking Liberty Half Dollar and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle behind a shield, designed by John M. Mercanti — the most reproduced coin image in history (1986-2020) or an eagle in flight carrying an oak branch, the redesigned reverse by Emily Damstra introduced in 2021 (2021+). The 20th Anniversary set introduced the first burnished (W) Silver Eagle. Struck in 99.93% silver, .007% copper, weighing 31.1 grams, 40.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Across its variants, estimated values range from $166 to $176 depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $4.6K in NGC Genuine grade at eBay. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman/John Mercanti.