Silver Prices in 2011 Plunge 9.8% in New York and 8% in London

New York silver rallied Friday but the gain was too little, too late. Silver prices plunged for the week, month, quarter and year. On Friday, March silver futures settled up 60 cents, or 2.2%, to settle at $27.915 an ounce on the Comex in New York – its best closing price this week. It reached a high [...]

Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Sales Begin at 8,662

The 2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin debuted last week and sparked greater collector activity for other United States Mint silver products. Every available item saw increases over the prior week’s gains. The biggest mover, though, was not the new Olympic uncirculated coin. It was the 2011 Silver Proof Set. It racked in another [...]

Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales in November Rank Last in 2011

Sales dropped sharply in November for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin. In fact, it was the worst sales month so far for the year and, further, the slowest since July 2008. United States Mint authorized purchasers ordered 1,384,000, a level that was down 49.98% from March which had been the slowest. Although November is [...]

US Mint Sales: 2011 Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin Nears Milestone

Another sales milestone is close for a popular United States Mint silver product. 199,848 orders have been placed for the 2011 Silver Eagle uncirculated coin between its launch on September 15 and November 28, leaving the coin’s total just 152 away from an even 200,000. The latest US Mint weekly sales report showed buyers scooped [...]

No Black Friday Deals for Proof Silver Eagles or Anniversary Sets

Buyers found no Black Friday deals when it came to recently sold out proof Silver Eagles or 25th American Silver Eagle Anniversary Sets. With United States Mint sellouts occurring Tuesday, November 22, for the 2011-W American Silver Eagle Proof Coin and on the day of their release, October 27, for the anniversary sets, demand continues [...]

America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Coin Sales Update

Sales of America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Coins — both the investment-grade bullion coins and the collector uncirculated coins — have slowed. The first several releases in the bullion and collector series sold out. But today, buyers can purchase newer issues from either series without struggle as higher coin mintages, lower silver prices and [...]

25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Sets Shipping

United States Mint customer reports are emerging that 25th Anniversary American Silver Eagle Sets are beginning to ship. Customer orders are being updated by the Mint with a message: "Your order request has been shipped." These orders also include UPS tracking numbers with delivery expectations as early as Wednesday. Buyers who were able to place [...]

25th Anniversary American Silver Eagle Set Released

Collectors on Thursday scrambled to place an order for the 25th Anniversary American Silver Eagle Set, released by the United States Mint at noon ET for $299.95. Some were successful, and many failed — at least during the first hour and a half when the Mint’s website (http://catalog.usmint.gov) was down more than up, and its [...]

25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Coin Set Price at $299.95

Answering the question many collectors have been asking since the announcement of its release, the United States Mint has indicated the American Eagle 25th Anniversary Silver Five-Coin Set will initially sell for $299.95. As is standard for precious metal products from the Mint, that pricing is subject to change based on market trends leading up to the [...]

US Mint Sales: Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin Recovers, 9/11 Medals Down

After two straight weekly declines, sales of the American Silver Eagle uncirculated coin finally came through with a positive increase on the week. Due to their suspension in late September and resulting $9.50 price cut, their two previous weekly sales totals had been trimmed 424 and 11,476, respectively, as cancellations and returns were processed. Finally, [...]

March of Dimes 75th Anniversary Silver Commemorative Coins Proposed

Rep. Robert J. Dold would like to recognize and honor the 75th anniversary of the March of Dimes Foundation (www.marchofdimes.com) with silver commemorative coins. On Thursday, October 13, Rep. Dold of Illinois introduced the March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011, H.R. 3187, which would celebrate the foundation’s anniversary in 2014 with 500,000 proof [...]

US Mint Collector 2011 Silver Eagles, ATB Coins Return at Reduced Prices

Sales of several silver collector products from the United States Mint have once again resumed following a suspension that had been in place for nearly two weeks. Some of the products have returned at their previous price points while others are now available at a lower price. The returns follow the September 26 suspension that pulled from [...]

Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales in September 2011 Rank Second All-Time

American Silver Eagle bullion coins proved to be an example of opposites in September. Sales of the bullion coin were markedly slow in the first two-thirds of the month but sky-rocketed in the remaining days, bringing the total number sold to 4,460,500. The 4.46+ million in sales qualifies the month as the absolute best September. More [...]

2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Available

2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Available The United States Mint made the 2011-P Gettysburg National Military Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin available today, September 22, 2011, at Noon (Eastern Time) for $279.95. Gettysburg uncirculated coins have a maximum mintage of 35,000, but the Mint is limiting orders to five per household. Both [...]

2011-W American Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin Available

The United States Mint began selling the collectible 2011-W American Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin today at Noon (Eastern Time), ending a two year absence. The Silver Eagles are available directly from the Mint for $60.45 per coin, plus the Mint’s standard shipping and handling charge of $4.95 per order. There are no household order limits in place [...]

US Mint Sales: Silver Products Improve, 2011 Proof Silver Eagles Lead

Despite a couple of lingering annual set suspensions, the majority of United States Mint silver products acquired larger gains over their previous week’s advances, according to the most recent sales report. Exceptions included the Grand Canyon Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, the Medal of Honor uncirculated dollar, and the 2011 Proof Silver Eagles. 2011 Proof [...]

Order Limits Removed for 2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Silver Coins

Order limits for 2010-P Mount Hood National Forest 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins have been removed, the United States Mint online store at http://catalog.usmint.gov/ denotes. The collector 5 ounce coins were released on July 28, 2011 for $279.95 and originally had one coin per household order limit. Buyers can now order as many of them [...]

NGC Offers New Label for 9/11 Silver Medal

The 2011 September 11 National Medal, otherwise known as the 9/11 silver medal, is getting a unique label from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), according to a press release that was issued last Friday. The special label is designed specifically for the medal’s holder. It features a portion of the obverse image of the 9/11 silver medal, [...]

US Mint Suspends Sales of Silver Sets and Numismatic Gold Coins

The United States Mint on Friday began rolling out a sea of suspensions across its collector products that affected four silver sets and nearly a dozen numismatic gold coins. Volatility in gold and silver prices was the instigator behind the numismatic product suspensions, according to the United States Mint. In New York on Friday and [...]

US Mint Sales: Grand Canyon 5 Oz Officially Sells Out, Silver Coins Ease

It became official Wednesday, August 31, the United States Mint declared the Grand Canyon Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin "sold out." The coin moved to the Mint’s online “No Longer Available” page in the afternoon. The change seemed belated, since more than 27,000 had been ordered. 154 extra sold in the previous round of sales [...]

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