2021 American Silver Eagle

About This Coin

The 2021 American Silver Eagle is a United States dollar from the American Silver Eagles 1986 to Date series — a late issue, 36th of 41 years in the series. In 2021, coins were struck at the West Point, S,W, and San Francisco Mints with a combined mintage of 29.9 million. This ranks 31st 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+). Both Type 1 (Mercanti heraldic eagle) and Type 2 (Damstra flying eagle) reverses were produced, creating the first major design change in 35 years. 40.6 mm in diameter. Across its variants, estimated values range from $155 to $241 depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $2.9K in MS70 grade at eBay. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman (obverse) / John M. Mercanti (reverse 1986-2020) / Emily Damstra (reverse 2021+).