Posted on February 19th, 2009

2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative

This is an archived post. View the Final Bald Eagle Commemorative Coin Mintages.

With sales of the 2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative now at an end, the final reported sales figures can provide a good indication the mintages.

A number of different products were offered during the year, which incorporate one or more Bald Eagle Commemorative Coins. A Three Coin Set was offered which contained proof versions of each of the coins. A Young Collector’s Set was offered which contained an uncirculated version of the Half Dollar. A Coin and Medal Set was offered which included an uncirculated version of the Silver Dollar. Finally, the American Legacy Set included a proof version of the Silver Dollar.

A table showing the last reported sales figrues for each of these products appears below.

2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative Product Sales
Proof Uncirculated
$5 Gold 35,022 98,073
$1 Silver 250,121 92,732
50c Clad 196,293 15,133
Three Coin Set 25,000
Young Collector’s Set 22,814
Coin and Medal Set 27,505
American Legacy Set 21,821

The information from the table above has been used to compute estimated 2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative mintages which appear below. This was calculated by adding together the individual sales figures with the set sales for each Bald Eagle coin component. The final mintages have not yet been reported by the US Mint, but this should provide a good approximation.

Estimated 2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative Mintages
Proof Uncirculated Combined
$5 Gold 60,022 15,133 75,155
$1 Silver 296,942 120,237 417,179
50c Clad 221,293 120,887 342,180