Set report · United States · Bullion
$50 Gold Eagles: Who Owns What
How often each $50 Gold Eagles coin actually turns up in a collection, measured by how many of the 287 collectors of this set have one. Coins are graded from Common to Extremely scarce against the set's most-owned coin — a measure of collecting frequency, not of how many survive.
Hardest to find in real collections
The five least-owned coins of the set — ownership counts are collector-reported.
…and the ones everybody has
Full set: ownership & rarity, coin by coin
Values by grade for each of these live on the $50 Gold Eagles catalog pages and the full price guide.
| Coin | Mintage | Collectors | % of set collectors | How often collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,362,650 | 131 | 45.6% | Common |
| 1986-W (Proof) | 446,290 | 9 | 3.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1987 | 1,045,500 | 88 | 30.7% | Uncommon |
| 1987-W (Proof) | 147,498 | 6 | 2.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1988 | 465,000 | 79 | 27.5% | Uncommon |
| 1988-P (Proof) | — | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1988-W (Proof) | 87,133 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1989 | 415,790 | 61 | 21.3% | Scarce |
| 1989-P (Proof) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1989-W (Proof) | 54,570 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1990 | 373,210 | 63 | 22% | Scarce |
| 1990-P (Proof) | — | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1990-W (Proof) | 62,401 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1991 | 243,100 | 64 | 22.3% | Scarce |
| 1991-P (Proof) | — | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1991-W (Proof) | 50,411 | 2 | 0.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1992 | 275,000 | 53 | 18.5% | Scarce |
| 1992-P (Proof) | — | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1992-W (Proof) | 44,826 | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1993 | 480,192 | 59 | 20.6% | Scarce |
| 1993-P (Proof) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1993-W (Proof) | 34,369 | 2 | 0.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1994 | 221,633 | 58 | 20.2% | Scarce |
| 1994-W (Proof) | 46,674 | 7 | 2.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1995 | 200,636 | 53 | 18.5% | Scarce |
| 1995-W (Proof) | 46,368 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1996 | 189,148 | 52 | 18.1% | Scarce |
| 1996-W (Proof) | 36,153 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 1997 | 664,508 | 57 | 19.9% | Scarce |
| 1997-W (Proof) | 32,999 | 8 | 2.8% | Extremely scarce |
| 1998 | 1,468,530 | 59 | 20.6% | Scarce |
| 1998-W (Proof) | 25,886 | 6 | 2.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1999 | 1,505,026 | 58 | 20.2% | Scarce |
| 1999-W (Proof) | 31,427 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2000 | 433,319 | 51 | 17.8% | Scarce |
| 2000-W (Proof) | 33,007 | 6 | 2.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2001 | 143,605 | 49 | 17.1% | Scarce |
| 2001-W (Proof) | 24,555 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2002 | 222,029 | 52 | 18.1% | Scarce |
| 2002-W (Proof) | 27,499 | 6 | 2.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2003 | 416,032 | 49 | 17.1% | Scarce |
| 2003-W (Proof) | 28,344 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2004 | 417,019 | 49 | 17.1% | Scarce |
| 2004-W (Proof) | 28,215 | 6 | 2.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2005 | 356,555 | 49 | 17.1% | Scarce |
| 2005-W (Proof) | 35,246 | 6 | 2.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2006 | 237,510 | 50 | 17.4% | Scarce |
| 2006-W (Proof) | 9,996 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2006-W Reverse (Proof) | — | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2006-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2007 | 140,016 | 51 | 17.8% | Scarce |
| 2007-W (Proof) | 51,810 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2007-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2008 | 710,000 | 50 | 17.4% | Scarce |
| 2008-W (Proof) | 30,237 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2008-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2009 | 1,493,000 | 57 | 19.9% | Scarce |
| 2009-W (Proof) | — | 6 | 2.1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2010 | 1,125,000 | 56 | 19.5% | Scarce |
| 2010-W (Proof) | 59,480 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2011 | 857,000 | 50 | 17.4% | Scarce |
| 2011-W (Proof) | 48,306 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2011-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2012 | 675,000 | 50 | 17.4% | Scarce |
| 2012-W (Proof) | 23,805 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2012-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2013 | 758,500 | 53 | 18.5% | Scarce |
| 2013-W (Proof) | 24,709 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2013-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2014 | 425,000 | 54 | 18.8% | Scarce |
| 2014-W (Proof) | 28,703 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2014-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2015 | 594,000 | 56 | 19.5% | Scarce |
| 2015-W (Proof) | 40,004 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2015-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2016 | 817,500 | 58 | 20.2% | Scarce |
| 2016-W (Proof) | 24,352 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2016-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2017 | 228,500 | 52 | 18.1% | Scarce |
| 2017-W (Proof) | 9,245 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2017-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2018 | 191,000 | 47 | 16.4% | Scarce |
| 2018-W (Proof) | 15,570 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2018-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2019 | 108,000 | 49 | 17.1% | Scarce |
| 2019-W (Proof) | 13,480 | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2019-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2020 | 747,500 | 53 | 18.5% | Scarce |
| 2020-W (Proof) | 1,939 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2020-W Privy Mark (Proof) | — | 1 | 0.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 2020-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2021 | 665,500 | 77 | 26.8% | Uncommon |
| 2021 Type 2 | — | 44 | 15.3% | Scarce |
| 2021-W (Proof) | 15,774 | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
| 2021-W Type 2 (Proof) | — | 1 | 0.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 2021-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2022 | 850,000 | 80 | 27.9% | Uncommon |
| 2022-W (Proof) | 15,757 | 7 | 2.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2022-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 3 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 2023 | — | 44 | 15.3% | Scarce |
| 2023-W (Proof) | — | 4 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2024 | — | 15 | 5.2% | Very scarce |
| 2024-W (Proof) | — | 1 | 0.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 2025 | — | 7 | 2.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 2025-W (Proof) | — | 1 | 0.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 2025-W Burnished (Specimen) | — | 1 | 0.3% | Extremely scarce |
| 2026 | — | 5 | 1.7% | Extremely scarce |
- Common
- Uncommon
- Scarce
- Very scarce
- Extremely scarce
Based on the share of this set's collectors who own each coin — how often it turns up in a collection, not how many survive. Not the Sheldon rarity scale.
About these numbers
Ownership counts come from the same live per-coin counters shown across the LuckyCoin catalog; set-level collector counts come from the annual full-collection scan behind The State of Coin Collecting 2026. Counts are collector-reported and aggregate-only. Scarcity tiers come from 100 × (1 − owners ÷ owners of the set's most-owned coin): Common under 25, Uncommon 25–49, Scarce 50–74, Very scarce 75–89, Extremely scarce 90+. This reflects how often a coin is collected, not its surviving population — it is not the Sheldon rarity scale. CC BY 4.0 with attribution.