Silver Coins and Set Demand Declines, US Mint Sales Show

July 8, 2009 by Silver Coins Today

US Mint silver coin sales stats There is little surprise in learning that last week's US Mint silver coin sales show a general decline in demand. Collectors were, after all, off and enjoying the recent three-day holiday weekend for the 4th of July.

Sales in four of the six silver Mint offerings fell compared to the prior week. Experiencing modest gains in week-over-week tallies were uncirculated Braille dollars in the easy-open capsule and the 2008 Silver Proof Set.

In related news, Silver Eagles soared past 14M during the first week of July. The bullion investment coins are on pace to smash record-breaking year 2008 when 20,583,000 of the silver dollars were sold. As of Monday, 14,099,500 silver eagles were purchased by US Mint authorized dealers.

The following table has the latest US Mint stats for collector silver coins and sets.

U.S. Mint Silver Coin Sales Stats

(Sales compare previous to current Mint figures)

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2008 American Eagle Silver Dollar Proof*	713,353	713,353	0	0.00%	none
2008 American Eagle Silver Dollar Uncirculated*	444,558	444,558	0	0.00%	none
2009 Lincoln Silver Proof*	325,000	325,000	0	0.00%	500,000
2009 Lincoln Silver Uncirculated*	125,000	125,000	0	0.00%	500,000
2009 Braille Silver Proof	112,735	113,400	665	0.59%	400,000
2009 Braille Silver Uncirculated	42,472	42,703	231	0.54%
Braille Uncirculated in Easy-Open Capsule	18,118	18,262	144	0.79%
2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set	202,320	207,114	4,794	2.37%	none
2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set	68,214	68,956	742	1.09%	none
2008 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set	769,787	772,893	3,106	0.40%	none

*Coin products with an asterisk are no longer available. July 5 is the "as of date" for the most recent US Mint figures.

The previous reported sales figures are located at Silver Coin Demand Fluid, US Mint Sales Figures Show. The Silver Coins Today tool page Mint Prices & Sales has been updated with the latest Mint sales figures.

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