My apology for any confusion caused by the list of the top-5 lowest mintage Uncirculated Silver Eagles I posted above. The sales figure given for the 2025-W ~ 105,000 is an upper estimate of the possible final sales based on the product limits and available data at this time, kindly provided by Rick.

US Mint sales data through 5/25/2025 (report valid 5/26/2025) for the 2025-W Unc ASE is 83,941 coins (25EG = 71,621 and 25EG040 = 308).

Revised list of the top-5 lowest mintage Uncirculated Silver Eagles as of 5/25/2025:

2008-W Reverse of 2007 = 46,318
2025-W = 83,941*^
2011-S = 99,882
2024-W = 114,146*
2018-W = 138,947
*: sales not final
^: first week sales

Another Gold offering where the Big Boys have very limited participation…

I’d guess proof but it’s weird that the Mint wouldn’t say. It’s kind of like the “burnished”/”business strike”/”proof-like” gold eagle that they released several years ago.

I like that Maple Leaf!

@REB, I have not heard anything, but the product code 25EALE has the same 25EA root as the 2025-W ASE Proof. I don’t know if it a clue or a red herring.

Jodyman, actually they do tell the cost to produce each denomination of currency.

According to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, from their FAQ’s, Currency and Coin information page, in an article titled: “How much does it cost to produce currency and coin?”, the range is $.032-$.094 cents each. Here’s a link(below), with a chart breaking down the associated costs per each note.

PS You write, “I’ve been collecting coins for 40+ years and just realized collecting modern coins is a waste of money.” That’s why it’s called or most participate in numismatics as a hobby, vs investment. The money is in scarce grades, lower mintage, high demand coins and there are only so many to go around, as well as the dollars needed to procure. Welcome to the board here at Coin News!

https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12771.htm

Actually Reb, we do not know whether the coin will be PF, Unc, RP, EPF, EU, ERP, or even colorized for that matter? My mind for some reason, envisioned I’d seen the word Proof in the coins title? Nope! Somewhat ironic, it’s just titled: “American Eagle 2025 One Ounce Silver Coin – Laser Beam Privy Mark”. Ironic, in that, in every instance I can recall, the American Eagles always have included the given coins finish within the title or naming of the coins placeholder spot on the webpage? Perhaps it will be a “Modified Reverse Proof Finish” with “Mini Privy Sized Eagles”, a field pattern, sprinkled throughout the fields on both sides of the coin? Similar to what Canada did with Maple leaves, on their Gold Piedfort Maple Leaf coin in 2021? “2021 ‘Maple Leaf Celebration’ Piedfort Reverse-Proof $200 Gold Coin 1oz .9999 Fine”

Do we know if the Laser Beam Privy is proof or not?

The 2025-W Unc ASE looks like it could be the third lowest mintage of the Uncirculated Silver Eagle series. Here is how the top-5 lowest mintage issues stack up (source: US Mint Sales Figures, valid 5/26/2025 and @Rick above):
2008-W Reverse of 2007 = 46,318
2011-S = 99,882
2025-W ~ 105,000*
2024-W = 114,146*
2018-W = 138,947
*: sales not final