Release Date and Price for 2012 American Silver Eagle Proof Coin

Last week, the United States Mint posted a release date for the 2012-W American Silver Eagle Proof Coin via its website. In further preparation for that release, new pricing has the Eagle launching a few bucks under a previously announced sale price. According to the Mint’s updated product schedule, its popular American Silver Eagle will [...]

2012 Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars Opening Sales

The newest items to burst on the United States Mint’s sales list were the 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars, $5 gold coins and the companion two-coin proof set. Collectors quickly began buying them as soon as they launched last Monday, March 5. Three of the five available offerings contained silver, while the other two were [...]

World War I Centennial Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins Proposed

Legislation requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a silver dollar in remembrance of the centennial of World War I was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. Under the terms of the bill, up to 350,000 commemorative coins would be issued in the year 2017. The World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin [...]

US Infantry Soldier Dollar Sales Surge as 5 Ounce Silver Coins Retreat

Weekly United States Mint sales numbers were certainly a mixed pot. Demand catapulted for the commemorative Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars and the Defenders of Freedom Set while sales retreated for the suspended America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins and the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle. As for silver sets, only one slowed. With fewer [...]

US Silver Coins Return Following Suspensions

The United States Mint resumed sales of its suspended silver coins Tuesday, March 6, following a 12 day freeze. All of the products returned at their previous price points. The America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins are $204.95 each, and the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle is $45.95. America the Beautiful silver coins for [...]

Pro Football Hall of Fame Gold, Silver and Clad Commemorative Coins Proposed

Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 28, 2012 is legislation proposing Pro Football Hall of Fame commemorative coins minted in denominations of $5 gold, $1 silver and 50c clad. The commemorative coins would recognize and celebrate the Pro Football Hall of Fame which opened its doors on September 7, 1963. Rep. Jim [...]

Commemorative Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars and $5 Gold Coins Available

The United States Mint today, March 5, 2012, began selling bicentennial 2012 Star-Spangled Banner commemorative products. These include uncirculated and proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars and $5 gold coins and a two-coin proof set. Congress authorized this commemorative series with the passage of the Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act which was signed into law (Public [...]

Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Slow, Yet Score 4th Best February

Last month, United States Mint sales of American Silver Eagle bullion coins took a significant downturn from previous months. According to the U.S. Mint, its authorized purchasers ordered 1,490,000 in February 2012. While that number may seem notable, it is far off amounts sold in any given month over the last few years, with the [...]

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins and Sets Top Sellers, Infantry Dollars Led

US Mint sales slowed for nearly all silver coins and sets, but data also shows that those same silver coins and sets were in most demand as one or the other appeared seven times in a list of top ten weekly sellers. 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars and the Defenders of Freedom Set still led [...]

Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Images Released

With a release date set and prices already established, the U.S. Mint is quickly rolling out the other necessities of launching the 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin products on Monday, March 5, 2012. These include images of each $5 gold and silver dollar commemorative coin, product pages for both plus the companion 2012 Star-Spangled Banner [...]

US Mint Suspends Eagle and ATB 5 Oz Coin Sales as Silver Prices Surge

Sales of U.S. Mint collector products struck from 99.9 percent silver were suspended Friday as silver prices advanced closer to their melt values. No longer available to order are America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins and the American Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin. U.S. Mint coin pricing policy closely follows precious metals prices in [...]

2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Opening Sales

The biggest sellers of the United States Mint numismatic silver items were the newest releases, the 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins and Defenders of Freedom Set. No other sales came close, but in the bullion market, demand for the Silver Eagles rebounded tremendously after crawling in the last report. Combined, 54,675 of the [...]

Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Coins and Set Released

2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins are now available in both proof and uncirculated qualities from the United States Mint as well as the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set. The U.S. Mint began selling the coins and set today, February 16, 2012. As announced late last week, the collector proof silver [...]

Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Sales Debut at 8,658

Debut sales of the 2011-P Chickasaw National Recreation Area 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for Oklahoma were released by the United States Mint and they proved better than expected. Other big hitters in this week’s U.S. Mint sales report was the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle and the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. The [...]

Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set

Details have emerged for the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set which is scheduled to be released Thursday, February 16, along with the 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar commemorative coins. News of the set was first revealed in late January when it was listed as an upcoming product, but information as to what [...]

2012 Silver Dollar Pricing Reduced, Commemorative Coin Release Dates

Release dates are available and pricing for the upcoming 2012 silver dollar commemorative coins have been reduced by the United States Mint, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday, February 9. New price points for the yet to be released Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar and the Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar will be lower than what [...]

2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Available

The United States Mint released its 2011-P Chickasaw National Recreation Area 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for Oklahoma on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Noon (Eastern Time). The coin is the final of five 2011-dated strikes in the Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins™ series and also marks the tenth overall in the program. [...]

US Mint Sales: Silver Eagles and Sets Take Off

Silver products spiked in the most recent sales figures from the United States Mint. The 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagles soared, and the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set also skyrocketed. At the top of the chart again was collectible Uncirculated Silver Eagles, but this time their weekly gain was 14,286. Previously they jumped [...]

2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle and 5 Ounce Coin Sales Pick-up

According to the latest United States Mint sales stats, the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle picked up steam and improved its week-over-week gains, as did several other items, like the 5 ounce silver uncirculated coins. The 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set, on the other hand, slowed but was still a strong seller. Sales [...]

Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Top 6 Million in January

Silver Eagle bullion coin sales marched once again into record territory last month — an occurrence which has become almost commonplace in the last few years. According to the United States Mint, a total of 6,107,000 of the investment grade coins were ordered by the Mint’s authorized purchasers in January 2012. That six million plus figure [...]

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