Based on an average mintage of silver proof sets issued since 2004(1st year for reg silver sets and quarter only sets) with 600,000 quarter sets and 1.1 million full sets, about 2 million ounces of silver are needed. The Mint should not have a problem with obtaining silver for that. The problem occurs when the Mint churns out over 10 million Silver Eagles and still cannot meet demand, in addition to several hundred thousand proofs and Burnished Ws



















