February 2008: Temporary suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales due to surging demand during the global financial crisis.
March 2009: Suspension of proof and uncirculated American Silver Eagle coin production for the year to prioritize bullion output amid high demand.
November 2009: Suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales from November 24 to December 6 due to inventory shortages.
July 2011: Temporary suspension of numismatic silver coin sales as retail prices approached melt value amid rising silver spot prices.
October 2012: One-week suspension of certain numismatic silver products (October 3 to 10) for repricing due to silver trading in the $30–$35 per ounce range.
December 2012: Inventory depletion of 2012-dated American Silver Eagle bullion coins on December 17, leading to a temporary unavailability period.
January 2013: Suspension of 2013 American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales around January 17 due to rapid sell-out, resuming January 28 under allocation.
June 2015: Temporary suspension of America the Beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway 5-ounce silver bullion coin sales due to demand exceeding supply.
July 2015: Suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales on July 7 due to depleted inventory from high investment demand.
September 2018: Sell-out of 2018 American Silver Eagle bullion coins, effectively halting further sales for the year.
February 2019: Temporary suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales on February 21 due to inventory exhaustion from elevated demand.
April 2020: Production shutdown at West Point Mint (April 15–21) due to COVID-19 safety concerns, resulting in reduced availability and compensatory production at Philadelphia Mint.
January 2026: Temporary removal of silver numismatic products from sale on January 13 for repricing amid rapidly escalating silver prices.
That statement appears to be false (unless they changed things in the last 6 hours).
Checking out the US Mint website, they still have a bunch of silver coins for sale.
https://www.usmint.gov/coins/silver-coins/?start=0&sz=27
That said, it does appear that around 60% of the coins are not purchasable .... so...
Either way, yep, it's not normal, but I think OP Echo is going for clicks over accuracy....
February 2008: Temporary suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales due to surging demand during the global financial crisis.
March 2009: Suspension of proof and uncirculated American Silver Eagle coin production for the year to prioritize bullion output amid high demand.
November 2009: Suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales from November 24 to December 6 due to inventory shortages.
July 2011: Temporary suspension of numismatic silver coin sales as retail prices approached melt value amid rising silver spot prices.
October 2012: One-week suspension of certain numismatic silver products (October 3 to 10) for repricing due to silver trading in the $30–$35 per ounce range.
December 2012: Inventory depletion of 2012-dated American Silver Eagle bullion coins on December 17, leading to a temporary unavailability period.
January 2013: Suspension of 2013 American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales around January 17 due to rapid sell-out, resuming January 28 under allocation.
June 2015: Temporary suspension of America the Beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway 5-ounce silver bullion coin sales due to demand exceeding supply.
July 2015: Suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales on July 7 due to depleted inventory from high investment demand.
September 2018: Sell-out of 2018 American Silver Eagle bullion coins, effectively halting further sales for the year.
February 2019: Temporary suspension of American Silver Eagle bullion coin sales on February 21 due to inventory exhaustion from elevated demand.
April 2020: Production shutdown at West Point Mint (April 15–21) due to COVID-19 safety concerns, resulting in reduced availability and compensatory production at Philadelphia Mint.
January 2026: Temporary removal of silver numismatic products from sale on January 13 for repricing amid rapidly escalating silver prices.