2000 American Silver Eagle
Every version of the 2000 Silver Eagle with mintages, the silver it contains, which versions carry a premium and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2000
- 1 oz bullion mintage
- 9,239,132
- Versions
- 2
- Metal
- .999 fine silver
Original illustration of the coin's size and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because metal and coin prices change daily.
What is a 2000 Silver Eagle worth?
The 2000 bullion Silver Eagle is worth its silver content: weight times the day's spot price, plus a modest dealer premium when you buy and less when you sell. Its scarcer versions are different: the 2000-P proof (600,000) rates small premium.
Metal value = troy ounces of silver × the day's spot price. For collector versions, check recent sold results for the same version and grade.
Every 2000 Silver Eagle version
| Version | Mint mark | Size | Mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion | None | 1 oz ($1) | 9,239,132 | Metal value |
| Proof | "P" | 1 oz ($1) | 600,000 | Small premium |
Two versions are dated 2000. The bullion coin has no mint mark and ordinary luster and was sold through dealers in tubes. The proof was struck at Philadelphia and has a P beside the eagle's tail on the reverse, mirror fields and frosted devices. It is the last proof to carry that P. No W proof is dated 2000, so if you think you see a W on a coin from this year, look again under a magnifier. Proofs came in the usual capsule and case with a certificate. Bullion 2000 coins were never sold with paperwork of any kind.
Quick answers
- How much silver is in a 2000 Silver Eagle?
- Each coin contains its stated weight of pure silver: one troy ounce in the $1 coin. The alloy is 99.9% silver.
- How many 2000 Silver Eagles were made?
- 9,239,132 one ounce bullion coins plus 600,000 collector versions (proof, burnished and special finishes).
- Is the 2000 Silver Eagle worth more than its silver?
- The bullion coin trades close to its metal value plus a dealer premium. Collector versions in their original packaging bring a small premium.
- Is the Silver Eagle legal tender?
- Yes. Each size carries a face value ($1), but nobody spends them: the silver is worth far more than the face value.
The Silver Eagle in 2000
Demand kept climbing in 2000, with 9,239,132 bullion coins sold, the second highest total to that point after 1987. Interest in physical silver had been building steadily since the 1996 low and buyers who started stacking in the late 1990s kept adding. The new millennium arrived without the computer chaos some had feared, yet demand for Silver Eagles didn't fall back. It stayed near this level for most of the next decade. Buyers who had picked up a tube or two for safety in 1999 often kept going.
2000 was also the final year of Philadelphia proofs. The mintage is listed at 600,000, the highest proof figure since 1990 and a fitting end to the P era. From 2001 proofs moved to West Point and took a W mint mark, a change that has lasted ever since. That makes the 2000-P the last of an eight-year run that began in 1993. Collectors building a set by mint often treat it as a natural stopping point. The P proofs would not return to the program until 2006, with a different finish.
2000 Silver Eagle by the numbers
The Mint sold 9,239,132 one ounce bullion Silver Eagles dated 2000. That ranks 19th lowest of the 39 bullion dates from 1986 to 2024.
Against the dates around it, 2000 bullion sales were 1.2 times the 1999 figure and about the same as 2001.
Collector versions dated 2000 add up to 600,000 coins across 1 version. The scarcest is the 2000-P proof at 600,000.
What to check on yours
- Weigh and measure it. A genuine one ounce Silver Eagle weighs 31.103 g and measures 40.6 mm. Fakes are usually the wrong weight or the wrong thickness.
- Try a magnet. Silver is not magnetic, so a coin that sticks is not genuine. A coin that does not stick still needs the other checks.
- Look for the mint mark. Bullion strikes have none; proofs and burnished coins carry a small letter. A mirror field with frosted design means a proof, a soft satin look means burnished.
- Handle it by the edge and never clean it. Fingerprints, wiping and polishing leave marks that cost collector versions much of their premium.
- Keep the original capsule, box and certificate with collector versions. Coins that come with them are easier to sell and more likely to bring their full premium.
The 2000 bullion coin trades at metal value outside the top grades. The 2000-P proof, as the final Philadelphia proof, gets a little extra attention and trades for a small premium. Condition rules here as it does across the decade. Look for clean fields and strong frost on the devices and avoid coins with spots or fingerprints. If you have a run of 1993 to 2000 P proofs in matching cases, keep them together, because a complete run appeals to buyers more than single coins.
Philadelphia proofs and the 1995-W (1993 to 2000)
Proof production moved east to Philadelphia in 1993, so every regular proof from 1993 to 2000 carries a P mint mark. Proof sales were modest through the middle of the decade, sliding to 372,168 in 1994, the lowest regular proof figure of the classic run. They then recovered to 600,000 by 2000 as interest in modern coins picked up again. Philadelphia proofs of this period are known for developing spots, so clean examples are harder to find than the mintages suggest.
This era holds the most famous Silver Eagle of all. For the program's tenth anniversary the Mint sold a proof set of four Gold Eagles with a single silver proof struck at West Point. Only 30,125 sets were sold and the 1995-W was not available any other way. A year later the 1996 bullion coin recorded the lowest regular bullion figure of the run, 3,603,386, giving collectors a second date to chase. Neither coin attracted much attention at the time; their status built slowly as collectors began assembling complete date runs.
Silver was cheap for most of the 1990s, so there was little reason to rush. Bullion buying settled at around four to five million coins a year from 1994 until a jump in 1999 and 2000. For anyone sorting an inherited collection, this is the stretch to examine carefully. A boxed 1995 anniversary set with its W coin, a loose 1995-W or a nice 1996 bullion coin is worth far more attention than the common dates around it.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Program | American Silver Eagle |
|---|---|
| Issuer | United States Mint |
| Metal | .999 fine silver |
| Alloy | 99.9% silver |
| Sizes | 1 oz ($1, 31.103 g, 40.6 mm) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| One ounce coin | 31.103 g, 40.6 mm |
Frequently asked questions
Was 2000 the last year for P mint mark proof Silver Eagles?
Yes. Philadelphia struck Silver Eagle proofs from 1993 to 2000 and the 2000-P, with a listed mintage of 600,000, was the last. West Point took over in 2001 and its proofs carry a W.
Are 2000 Silver Eagles worth more than other years?
Not really. With 9,239,132 bullion coins sold, the 2000 bullion date is common and trades at metal value. The 2000-P proof carries a small premium, as most proofs from the period do, with clean coins doing best.
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