Eagles Top US Mint Silver Coin Weekly Sales, Commemoratives Gain

The latest U.S. Mint sales data shows mixed demand for numismatic silver products. Activity focused mostly on Silver Eagles and 2011 Silver Proof Sets. Modest improvements were also seen for three of the four silver commemoratives which the Mint will no longer offer after Friday.

With an improvement over the prior week, this year’s uncirculated Silver Eagles lead sales with 9,854 orders. Previously they jumped by 8,552. Following close behind was the 2011 Silver Proof Set. Collectors and gift buyers bought another 8,834 of the them after taking in 9,608 previously.

For commemoratives, both proof and uncirculated U.S. Army silver dollars rose with a combined total of 1,694 versus their previous weekly sales of 1,328. The proof Medal of Honor $1 gained 1,408 for an extremely slight improvement over the prior 1,402. These coins as well as the clad and gold versions will be taken off sale by the Mint on Friday at 5:00 PM ET.

Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins climbed comparatively slow during their first full week of availability. Arriving on the scene November 29, they gained 853 in the latest report, which took the total up to 9,515. With a struggle to cross the 10,000 marker, it seems apparent that most collectors who wanted one have already made their purchase and future weekly additions to the U.S. Mint sales tables are likely to remain sub-1000. The Olympic design was the eighth in the series. The Mint has yet to post the 2012 launch dates for the following two 2011 issues. Those coins will honor Vicksburg National Military Park and Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

Demand has shot higher for U.S. Mint bullion products. December sales of the bullion Silver Eagles on Wednesday jumped past the November sales total of 1,384,000. The new total hit 1,406,000 and that moved the year-to-date amount to 39,265,500. The latest surge is related to the recent plummeting prices of silver.

The following are the latest United States Mint product sales figures:

United States Mint Sales: Collector Silver Coins and Sets

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	208,400	218,254	9,854	4.73%	none
9/11 Medals – W	94,302	94,792	490	0.52%	2 Million
9/11 Medals – P	61,222	61,443	221	0.36%
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Proof	107,862	109,270	1,408	1.31%	152,684 of 500,000
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Uncirculated	42,091	43,414	1,323	3.14%
2011 US Army Dollar Proof	116,523	117,958	1,435	1.23%	161,143 of 500,000
2011 US Army Dollar Uncirculated	42,926	43,185	259	0.60%
2011 Silver Proof Set	517,309	526,143	8,834	1.71%	none
2010 Silver Proof Set	578,844	579,774	930	0.16%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	129,250	130,812	1,562	1.21%	none
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	270,706	271,259	553	0.20%	none
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	8,662	9,515	853	9.85%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	13,236	13,486	250	1.89%	35,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	15,986	16,212	226	1.41%	35,000
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	25,781	25,942	161	0.62%	27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	26,019	26,019	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Yosemite 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Yellowstone 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Hot Springs 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set	100,000	100,000	–	0.00%	100,000
2011-W Proof Silver Eagle	850,000	850,000	–	0.00%	none

 

Monday, December 12, is the "as of date" for all the United States Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

 

2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins Sales

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	83,300
Vicksburg	32,500
Chickasaw	25,100
Year-to-Date Total	394,300

 

Monday, December 12, is the "as of date" for the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales.

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales: 2011 American Silver Eagle

January*	6,422,000
February	3,240,000
March	2,767,000
April	2,819,000
May	3,653,500
June	3,402,000
July	2,968,000
August	3,679,500
September	4,460,500
October	3,064,000
November	1,384,000
December	1,406,000
Total	39,265,500

 

Wednesday, December 14, is the "as of date" for bullion American Silver Eagle. *The sales figures include 469,500 of the 2010-dated Silver Eagle coins sold this year.