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2026 American Silver Eagle with Team USA Privy
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Surprised no one posted this yet.
Coin News announces a 2026 ASE with Team US Privy:
https://www.coinnews.net/2026/08/08/team-usa-silver-eagles/
Wish I knew how to get one. To clarify, I wish I knew an Olympian who would sell one to me.
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Looks like the collectors edition is coming out. Nothing more to say at this point
Very cool. Hopefully people can refrain from derailing this thread. Those will be a rarity on the open market, unless they decide to release some to the public.
Where did you see the collectors edition is coming out later? The article says nothing was announced about if they would release them.
Beach did not disclose whether additional examples were produced beyond those presented to the athletes or whether any could eventually become available to collectors.
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This is an exciting surprise and a true rarity, assuming they don't make them available elsewhere.
Got something mixed up some. My apology
Maybe they will "sprinkle some in" to ASE Monster boxes. Wouldn't that be a hoot?
The privy game is getting out of hand. However, it's kind of interesting in this case.
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they may be collecting dust. perhaps one will come up for sale eventually
Maybe they could toss in a couple Olympic gold medals also. Maybe a Nobel Prize also.
I think I'd feel less special as an Olympian if my WH gift ended up being a regular old ASE available to the general public.
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This is no doubt true. I'd be surprised if any of the recipients are coin collectors. For them it's a shiny souvenir of a White House visit. Wait until they find out that it's worth possibly thousands of dollars.
From interweb AI:
The event honored more than 120 American athletes, coaches, and staff who competed at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Nearly half of the Team USA winter delegation joined the celebration in Washington, DC.
Based on that I'm assuming the mintage was no more than a few hundred, and perhaps half of that.
They were struck as Proofs, apparently the mintage is 300 (reported from someone who has an image of one of the actual coins).
More info and pics here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/coins/comments/1vicqhm/team_usa_silver_eagle/
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There were 232 athletes on the 2026 US Olympic Team official roster, per https://www.teamusa.com/milano-cort...mpics/roster and a 72-member Paralympic Team. If coaches and staff were designated to receive one, the mintage quantity of 300 seems light.
Other potential recipients could include:
Immediately becomes the rarest (and most valuable) ASE ever ?
Could the full retail packaging put-up (sleeve, COA, clamshell box) indicate a version of this will make its way to the general public. . .?
Something probably will. That Fall schedule is very light (Aside from the super hero stuff and proof set)
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To reiterate what I posted earlier, an internet search says:
The event honored more than 120 American athletes, coaches, and staff who competed at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Nearly half of the Team USA winter delegation joined the celebration in Washington, DC.
So, they were apparently presented to those who were in attendance, including coaches. The question would be, will they be sent to those who didn't show up for the event.
The Mint and the USOC are missing out on a great fund-raising opportunity by not making twenty thousand or more of these available to collectors at a premium price point ($500 ? $1,000 ? More ?) for the benefit of US Olympic training programs. Of course, that would require marketing savvy on the part of the brain trust of both organizations. . .ASE collectors have voted with their wallets, demonstrating the demand for any PM issues, even bullion examples, e.g., the 2024 Star PM and 2025's Eagle PM.
8 months after the Olympics are over to market an Olympics privy?
That sounds like a commemorative that would require Congressional authority.
The addition of the privy for distribution as was done here is one thing, but raising money for an outside organization is another.
However, leveraging the Sukver Eagles for commemorative coins is an interesting concept. That would have a built in customer base.
Side-stepping Congressional authority doesn't appear to be a concern anymore.
One could argue the privy marked ASE's issued over the last few years were de facto commemoratives.
Isn't USOC fund raising a year-round sport ?
No one has sidestepped anything - there are multiple legislative authorizations that provide the authority to do different things.
But they aren't charging a huge premium for those privies and then giving the money to an outside entity....
What does the reverse look like ?
Or they could sell Olympic gold medals for $10k each and really make money.
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Have not seen additional photos or information beyond the link FlyingAI posted above. . . should look like any other Landing Eagle reverse on a proof ASE. . .
It would look like any other ASE you've ever seen from recent years.
I heard through the grapevine that they're struck from the same dies as the 2026-P proofs which makes sense. Frankly, if they only released a few hundred of these they're going to be worth a LOT more than the Olympic medals IMO. Any guesses what an OGH TEAM USA Privy is worth with a mintage of 300?
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What is that finish? It looks like it’s sandblasted dull, like a 1921 Peace Dollar.
it's a regular shiny proof. the press release on this used a strange mockup but I saw a photo of one in the box and it looks like a 2026-P Proof
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Here are the photos from the link above:
If the mintage of these stays at 300, I'd say the US Mint gave the members of Team USA a six-figure bonus!
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No doubt most athletes > @illini420 said:
I wonder if any who received them has so much as a clue as to their significance. Probably not.
Members of congress? W a mintage of 300 thats less than the number of members of congress alone.
Wish I could get my hands on one. Cool piece.
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The Greysheet Listing :
https://www2.greysheet.com/prices/item/2026-american-eagle-one-dollar-silver-coin-one-ounce-bullion-proof-strike-team-usa-privy/gsid/402073
indicates a "P" mintmark. Not a Greysheet user/subscriber so I have no opinion on the veracity of the listing. The same reddit photo seen in this thread is in the listing. . .
It took me a while before I got elevated to member status, so I'm just replying now. When the news of the Team USA Privy ASE came out, I placed an inquiry with a someone I know concerning the mint mark on the reverse of the ASE. He forwared me a picture that his son took. Unfortunately the mint mark got cut off in the photo I received. You can sort of make out the upper loop of the P though.
thanks
do they know what they have?
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I guess that settles it - between yourself and @JohnF , likely a P ASE.
I'd like to see more photos of these. The '26 proof-P is distinct this year, in that it seems to have a much higher level of frost on the devices, as we've discussed before.
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@Rc5280, I think I already overstayed my welcome. I didn't want to further bother the Team USA member asking his father if he could take an additional side by side comparison picture with my 2026-W ASE and his Team USA ASE. The frosting on the feathers near the mint mark do look pretty heavy.
@MsMorrisine, now at least one Olympian has an inkling of what the coin might be worth. Sorry if I ruined it for all of you CU members hoping to score one on the cheap.
So much for my silver eagle collection. 😞
Thx for posting!!
Man, what a score for ones who got them.
Wow.
I'm putting my blindfold on, sticking my fingers in my ears going lalalalalalalalala.
After how much I dropped chasing the '95W a few years ago, mmmm nah.
Right!!!! So many of us in the same boat.
Thank you for the MM confirmation, VinnieC. . .I'll still consider my ASE collection complete (and my wallet intact). Eventually, some of these will hit an auction house web site and command a hefty price from an ASE "completist". . .
Do you really think this extremely limited Eagle changes the demand/value of the 1995-W at all? Like even a little bit?? I don't.
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No. Thats not even remotely what I was saying. How did you get to that??
The original comment was referring to a complete set. I spent a ton (on the 95W) to get my proof / reverse proof ASEs complete ... and then THIS comes along. Very limited special case. I'm sticking my head in the sand and ignoring that. Mostly just kidding around with the original post. I hadnt even considered that angle, and having it pointed out ... TMI. THAT information is strictly on a need to know basis ... and I did NOT need to know that. lol
Sharing some photos of the complete 2026-P TEAM USA Privy American Silver Eagle set from the August 6 White House reception honoring the 2026 U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians.
The set includes the TEAM USA / Milano–Cortina sleeve, U.S. Mint box, American Eagle presentation case, coin in the original capsule, and COA. The certificate identifies it as a Philadelphia proof with a P mint mark and TEAM USA privy.
From what I understand, no more than 400 were made, although I have not seen an official Mint confirmation of the exact final number. My understanding is also that this was a one-time presentation issue and that no additional examples are expected to be released.
Very cool piece of the event and one I plan to keep.
Very NICE, and thank you for sharing images.
Congratulations, Numi2025. Appreciate you taking the time to post this.
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Thanks for posting your rare and beautiful coin!
Favor to ask of you.
On the back of the outer sleeve, the one shown above - does it have a Product Number printed on it, similar to the two Mint Products pictured below circled in Red? (see pic below)
Can you please tell us what is says, if anything, and or post a photo of the back of the sleeve?
Thanks so much and congratulations!
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Checked the full packaging — there’s no SKU or product number anywhere on it. Posting a couple photos of the back/side and the COA in case they’re useful.
Has anyone seen anything official yet on how many were actually produced or distributed? I’ve seen a few numbers mentioned, but nothing definitive from the Mint or Greysheet.