US Mint Sales: Proof Silver Eagles Ease, Grand Canyon Coin Fall Below 27,000

After a spectacular week of gains in the previous round of sales figures, the latest numbers from the United States Mint showed the enthusiasm abated somewhat for silver products. 2011 Proof Silver Eagles still topped the chart but were not as hot as before. The biggest plunge, however, was to the sold out Grand Canyon […]

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, […]

US Mint Sales: Proof Silver Eagles Outperform, Uncirculated Coin Cools

Sales were mixed for the three available versions of American Silver Eagles. Proof Silver Eagles outperformed their sales from the previous round, but demand for the uncirculated coin cooled. Bullion Silver Eagles also weakened. At the top of the week’s report was the 2011 Proof Silver Eagle with a 3,674 gain, which was a major […]

2011 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Set Annual Sales Record

United States Mint American Silver Eagle bullion coins made history last week as the all-time annual sales record shifted to 2011 when buyers scooped up more of the coins this year than in any other since the series kicked-off in 1986. The previous annual record was set in 2010 when sales finished at 34,662,500. At […]

US Mint Sales: Commemorative Silver Coins Lead

Weekly sales numbers from the United States Mint revealed the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good were the commemorative silver coins, the sales leaders. The bad were the three America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins. And the ugly was a decline made by the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle. The total fell […]

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 […]

US Mint Sales: Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Debuts

The first 2011 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin debuted quite a bit slower than previous issues, but one reason might have more to do with price and intrinsic value than with being the sixth coin of the series. The collector Gettysburg coin launched Thursday, September 22. Excited fans of the super-sized .999 […]

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