How Are People Collecting 2025 Silver Eagles?

It's 2025, and the numismatic community is excited for the releases of the 2025 Silver Eagles. Over the course of my career as president of Bullion Shark, the American Silver Eagle stands out as one of the most-asked-for coins each year. Since 1986, the American Silver Eagle has been a fan favorite among investors and collectors alike. In the month of January, we are going to see the release of both the Bullion Strike and Proof Silver Eagles.

Bullion Silver Eagles

Without fail, the US Mint has released a Bullion Strike silver coin every year from 1986 to present. In 2021, the Mint changed the design of the coin mid-year, which resulted in two Bullion Strike releases. Each coin is struck in 99.9% pure silver and is packaged in green “Monster Boxes” containing 500 coins. Any day, we expect the US Mint-authorized purchasers to receive their first allocation of 2025 Silver Eagles, which means they will soon ship out to retailers for delivery to coin collectors and investors.

Proof Silver Eagles

Proof Silver Eagles have been produced every year except for 2009. In 2009, there was a shortage of silver at the Mint, causing only Bullion Strike coins to be produced. Proof coins are struck with more care than Bullion Strike coins. Each planchet is struck with a highly polished die, which gives the coin a black-to-white contrast. Proof coins are struck in far fewer quantities than Bullion Strike Silver Eagles each year. The official US Mint release date on the 2025 Proof Silver Eagle was January 9.

There are two types of buyers of Silver Eagles:

1. Buyers who purchase solely for the silver value. These buyers are most likely to purchase uncertified Silver Eagles. (This pertains mainly to Bullion Strike coins.)
2. Buyers who purchase for numismatic value. These buyers are most likely to purchase Silver Eagles that are graded or certified.

Today, we are going to concentrate on popular collecting habits we are seeing in the market. As of today, we have presold many thousands of 2025 Silver Eagles and have a pretty good gauge on what the collector is looking for. Below are what we have seen the most demand for.

Perfect Grade Coins

• There is no doubt that everyone wants the best. We have seen tremendous demand for 2025 Silver Eagles in MS 70 and PF 70 Ultra Cameo grades. NGC employs highly vetted and trained experts to examine each coin under 5x magnification to ensure you are receiving a coin that truly meets the 70 grade. If you thought that wasn't enough, after the coins are holdered, they are then reviewed again by a second expert to ensure quality and integrity of the grade. This intensive grading process is the reason behind the demand for a 70-grade coin.

Specialty and Limited Labels

• NGC has done an outstanding job at creating custom certification labels that are not only appealing to the eye but are in lower production than a coin that has a standard certification label. Below is a 2025 Silver Eagle graded NGC MS 70 with the exclusive Magnum Opus Label. Collectors often collect coins in specialty labels as such, since they typically have lower populations and are more difficult to come by. On top of that, why not buy a coin with extra beauty added to the label? At the end of the day, coins are collected for their beauty and their history; why not collect both at the same time?

Signature Label Coins

• Since NGC entered the market of holdering coins with hand-signed certification labels, the modern coin market has evolved. This gives the collector an opportunity to purchase a coin accompanied by the signature of an individual with important ties to the numismatic market as a whole or, in some instances, notable individuals in history. Bullion Shark proudly offers coins hand-signed by Thomas J. Uram, former chairman of the CCAC and current president of the American Numismatic Association. Collectors often ask us to purchase coins with signatures of individuals who have ties to that specific coin.

In summary, we are beyond excited to get our 2025 Silver Eagles in hand. Our 2025 Silver Eagle Monster Boxes will be en route to NGC shortly for grading, and we can’t wait to see them in holders!

About Bullion Shark President Andrew Adamo

Andrew Adamo began his coin collecting journey as a young boy. He was given a Silver Eagle as a birthday gift at 5 years old, and his passion for the hobby followed almost immediately. He collected coins alongside his older brother Nicholas. Once his younger brother John grew old enough, Andrew got him collecting as well.

Andrew was born and raised in a New York suburb along with his four siblings. He and his brothers were lifelong collectors who went to local coin shops and local coin shows to build their collections. Andrew used to love it when a friend would tell him something along the lines of “my grandfather collects coins, do you want to come look at his collection?” Collecting coins in itself wasn’t enough for Andrew and, in 2014, at the age of 17, he founded Bullion Shark along with his brother Nicholas. Today, Bullion Shark has become one of the fastest-growing and most-respected names in numismatics.

It took time, especially due to his young age, but Andrew built a name for himself in the industry. He is now an NGC Authorized Dealer, a US Mint Bulk Dealer, a member of the Professional Numismatists Guild, member of the American Numismatic Association and was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Numismatics by Coin World Magazine. In 2023, he was invited to the US Mint for a roundtable where he contributed ideas to the current US Mint officials. He attributes this success to keeping his word and putting the client first.

He is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable experts on modern coins such as the American Silver Eagle, American Gold Eagle, American Gold Buffalo, American Palladium Eagle and American Platinum Eagle. His knowledge in this field has come from countless hours of research and from trading over nine figures of coins in his lifetime.

In his free time, Andrew enjoys golf, spending time with his family and, of course, building his own coin collection.

*This article is to be used solely for educational purposes and is not intended to be used as investment advice. Please consult a financial advisor before investing.