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Demand Rises for US Silver Coins, Led by Silver Eagle Products
June 28, 2012 by Rhonda Kay · Leave a Comment
Silver coins are pulling in more buyers, based on fresh sales data from the United States Mint. 22 silver products experienced higher weekly sales as compared to the last one, and the top three surged by amounts exceeding 10,000.
Snapshot of the US Mint website showing a top-selling silver product
In particular, U.S. Mint sales reflect greater demand for the 2012-W Proof Silver Eagle and the San Francisco American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set. Their weekly numbers rallied by 18,696 and 27,113, respectively. In the last report, collectors took in just 5,469 Eagles while the two-coin sets rose 14,164.
With these latest increases, the 2012-W Proof Silver Eagle reached 456,451 since its debut on April 12, 2012 and orders for the San Francisco American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set hit 162,581 since its release on June 7, 2012. The two-coin set’s cumulative total, it should be noted, is current as of Wednesday, June 27. The set will only be available for one more week with an ordering deadline of Thursday, July 5.
Another big jump was seen for the 2012 Silver Proof Set with sales now at 218,675. It propelled 15,021 in this round versus the prior 14,026.
Once again, the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set fell backwards. In the time since May 14, the set’s total increased only twice and dropped the other five times, counting the -341 in this round. The new total is 43,355, or 6,986 from hitting its maximum of 50,000.
In bullion silver news, the 2012 Chaco Culture National Historical Park 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coin was added to the sales table below with 3,200 orders. Also, Silver Eagle bullion coins advanced 893,000 and are now at 2,593,000 for June and 17,127,000 for the year.
The following are the latest United States Mint product sales:
US Mint Sales: Silver Coins and Sets for Collectors
| Previous Sales | New Sales | Unit Increase | % Increase | Mintage Limit | |
| 2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set | 135,468 | 162,581* | 27,113 | 15.58% | none |
| 2012-W Proof Silver Eagle | 437,755 | 456,451 | 18,696 | 4.27% | none |
| 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle | 292,905 | 293,807 | 902 | 0.31% | none |
| 2012 Silver Proof Set | 203,654 | 218,675 | 15,021 | 7.38% | none |
| 2011 Silver Proof Set | 563,120 | 563,509 | 389 | 0.07% | none |
| Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar | 93,629 | 95,008 | 1,379 | 1.47% | 500,000** |
| Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar | 35,428 | 35,815 | 387 | 1.09% | |
| Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set | 9,556 | 9,754 | 198 | 2.07% | |
| Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Set | 15,093 | 17,481 | 2,388 | 15.82% | |
| Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar | 94,759 | 95,540 | 781 | 0.82% | 350,000 |
| Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar | 40,018 | 40,216 | 198 | 0.49% | |
| Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set | 43,355 | 43,014 | -341 | -0.79% | |
| 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ | 113,557 | 114,956 | 1,399 | 1.23% | none |
| 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ | 142,995 | 143,113 | 118 | 0.08% | none |
| 2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins | 9,639 | 10,338 | 699 | 7.25% | 25,000 |
| 2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins | 22,060 | 22,165 | 105 | 0.48% | 35,000 |
| 2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins | 18,540 | 18,622 | 82 | 0.44% | 35,000 |
| 2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins | 16,178 | 16,264 | 86 | 0.53% | 35,000 |
| 2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins | 16,249 | 16,337 | 88 | 0.54% | 35,000 |
| 2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins | 14,528 | 14,631 | 103 | 0.71% | 35,000 |
| 9/11 Silver Medal – W | 102,135 | 102,433 | 298 | 0.29% | 2 million |
| 9/11 Silver Medal – P | 65,032 | 65,205 | 173 | 0.27% |
*Monday, June 25, is the as of date for the United States Mint collector coin sales above, except the 2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set, which is as of Wednesday, June 27.
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 Eagle Silver Coins
| January* | 6,107,000 |
| February | 1,490,000 |
| March | 2,542,000 |
| April | 1,520,000 |
| May | 2,875,000 |
| June | 2,593,000 |
| Total | 17,127,000 |
*These coin figures include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Tuesday, June 26, 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 | 85,200 |
| Vicksburg | 38,600 |
| Chickasaw | 28,900 |
| El Yunque | 9,900 |
| Chaco Culture | 3,200 |
