2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins Hit 800K Sales Milestone

2012-W Proof American Silver Eagle coins hit the 800,000 sales milestone as collectors enthusiastically ordered another 23,302, based on the latest round of U.S. Mint weekly sales stats.

The new total landed at 819,217 on November 5, 2012 and is now only 30,783 away from the number of individually sold silver coins in 2011.

These proof Silver Eagles from the U.S. Mint facility in West Point originally went on sale April 12, 2012. Their weekly increases have fluctuated by thousands since their release, with recent gains of 5,567 in the prior round and 15,766 before then.

As for other numismatic American Silver Eagle coins:

• 2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagles rose 827 to reach 151,868
• Making American History Coin and Currency Sets, which have a 2012-S Proof American Silver Eagle coin from San Francisco, added 304 to their total
• 2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets with a West Point uncirculated coin picked up 217

Also doing very well were the investment-grade American Silver Eagle coins. To kick off the month of November, Authorized Purchasers took in 1,050,000 after having bought 766,000 in the prior week. Combined with the latest advance, year-to-date sales came in at 29,998,000 or 2,000 shy of hitting the 30 million marker.

Finally, while not a silver product, the U.S. Mint on Thursday at 12:00 noon ET will release its 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set™ for $5.95. The ten-coin set includes clad Philadelphia and Denver struck quarters in circulating quality. The set is designed with collectors in mind as the quarters may easily be pulled from the packaging to place in coin albums.

The following are the latest United States Mint numismatic silver product sales:

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set	251,302	251,302	0	0.00%	none
2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set	9,212	9,429	217	2.36%	none
Making American History Coin and Currency Set	44,085	44,389	304	0.69%	100,000
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	795,915	819,217	23,302	2.93%	none
2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins	151,041	151,868	827	0.55%	none
2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins	303,736	304,016	280	0.09%	none
2012 Silver Proof Sets	318,374	322,565	4,191	1.32%	none
2011 Silver Proof Sets	568,508	568,757	249	0.04%	none
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar	106,853	107,198	345	0.32%	500,000
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar	38,675	38,754	79	0.20%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	10,906	10,935	29	0.27%
Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Set	29,299	29,485	186	0.63%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	103,113	103,399	286	0.28%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	42,205	42,291	86	0.20%
Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set	44,924	45,057	133	0.30%
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	129,217	129,834	617	0.48%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	145,398	145,473	75	0.05%	none
2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	11,223	11,494	271	2.41%	25,000
2012-P Acadia 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	11,848	11,931	83	0.70%	25,000
2012-P Chaco Culture 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	11,708	11,761	53	0.45%	25,000
2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	14,434	14,472	38	0.26%	25,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	23,988	24,024	36	0.15%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	19,983	20,013	30	0.15%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	17,492	17,516	24	0.14%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	17,654	17,685	31	0.18%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coin	15,884	15,911	27	0.17%	35,000
9/11 Silver Medal – W	106,745	106,809	64	0.06%	2 million
9/11 Silver Medal – P	66,597	66,631	34	0.05%

 

Monday, November 5, is the as of date for the United States Mint numismatic silver coin product sales above.

The Star-Spangled Banner commemorative products are limited to 100,000 gold coins across all applicable product options, which includes the Two-Coin Set, while the silver coin limit is 500,000.

US Mint Sales: 2012 Bullion American Silver Eagle Coin

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	2,542,000
April	1,520,000
May	2,875,000
June	2,858,000
July	2,278,000
August	2,870,000
September	3,255,000
October	3,153,000
November	1,050,000
Total	29,998,000

 

*These coin figures include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle. Wednesday, November 7, is the as of date for bullion Eagles.

US Mint Sales: 2011-2012 America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	85,900
Vicksburg	39,500
Chickasaw	29,700
El Yunque	19,350
Chaco Culture	19,450
Acadia	21,800
Hawaii Volcanoes	15,000
Denali	15,000

 

The U.S. Mint last updated the America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins on Friday, November 2.