U.S. Mint releases 2021 bullion coin mintages

By Paul Gilkes , Coin World

Published: Jan 7, 2022, 9 AM

The U.S. Mint has begun striking and selling 2022 bullion coins, and has has released mintage figures for its 2021 bullion coins program.

Original images courtesy of the United States Mint.

Now that the U.S. Mint is producing 2022 bullion versions of the American Eagle and American Buffalo coins, the bureau released total 2021 production of each of the bullion coin options, by metal and production facility.

Combined production totals of American Eagle, Reverse of 1986 silver dollars and the new Reverse of 2021 coins, introduced in June with a “refreshed” obverse, come to 28,275,000 coins.

The Philadelphia Mint struck 53,900 2021 Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Site 5-ounce silver bullion coins.

American Eagle gold bullion coin output totaled 1,122,000 1-ounce $50 coins, 96,000 half-ounce $25 coins, 164,000 quarter-ounce $10 coins, and 500,000 tenth-ounce $5 coins.

American Buffalo $50 1-ounce coin output totaled 355,500 coins.

The West Point Mint struck 8,700 of the American Eagle 1-ounce palladium $25 coins.

Platinum American Eagle production reached 75,000 of the 1-ounce $100 coins.

Production facilities

American Eagle silver bullion coin production was executed at three production facilities — the Philadelphia, San Francisco and West Point Mints.

All American Eagle gold bullion coins, both those with the Reverse of 1986 and those with the Reverse of 2021, as well as platinum American Eagles and gold American Buffalo coins, were struck at the West Point Mint.

Palladium American Eagle bullion coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint only.

None of the bullion coins bear the Mint mark of the facility where the coins were produced.

The Mint provided the following information:

BULLION COINS	MINT	Coins Produced
2021 1 OZ AE PALLADIUM BULLION 100 OZ BOX	PHILADELPHIA	8,700
2021 1 OZ AE SILVER BULLION 500 oz BOX OLD DESIGN	PHILADELPHIA	495,500
2021 ATB Tuskegee Airmen (AL) Silver Bullion 100 box	PHILADELPHIA	53,900
2021 1 OZ AE SILVER BULLION 500 oz BOX OLD DESIGN	SAN FRANCISCO	1,000,000
2021 1 OZ AE SILVER BULLION 500 oz BOX NEW DESIGN	SAN FRANCISCO	1,000,000
2021 1OZ BUFFALO GOLD BULLION 24K 500 OZ	WEST POINT	355,500
2021 1/2 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX OLD DESIGN	WEST POINT	31,000
2021 1/2 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX NEW DESIGN	WEST POINT	65,000
2021 1 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX OLD DESIGN	WEST POINT	441,500
2021 1 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX LS OLD DESIGN	WEST POINT	15,000
2021 1 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX NEW DESIGN	WEST POINT	650,500
2021 1 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX FS NEW DESIGN	WEST POINT	15,000
2021 1/4 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX OLD DESIGN	WEST POINT	56,000
2021 1/4 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX NEW DESIGN	WEST POINT	108,000
2021 1/10 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX OLD DESIGN	WEST POINT	150,000
2021 1/10 OZ AE GOLD BULLION 22K 500 oz BOX NEW DESIGN	WEST POINT	350,000
2021 1 OZ AE PLATINUM BULLION 100 OZ BOX	WEST POINT	75,000
2021 1 OZ AE SILVER BULLION 500 oz BOX OLD DESIGN	WEST POINT	11,611,000
2021 1 OZ AE SILVER BULLION 500 oz BOX LS OLD DESIGN	WEST POINT	200,000
2021 1 OZ AE SILVER BULLION 500 oz BOX NEW DESIGN	WEST POINT	13,768,500
2021 1 OZ AE SILVER BULLION 500 oz BOX FS NEW DESIGN	WEST POINT	200,000