2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Available

The United States Mint released its 2011-P Vicksburg National Military Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for Mississippi on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The uncirculated coin marks the second numismatic release of the year for the Mint, with the first being Tuesday’s issuance of the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set.

Listed for $204.95, the Vicksburg silver uncirculated coin is at the same price point as three others in the series which are still available — the 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Uncirculated Coin for Pennsylvania, the 2011 Glacier National Park Silver Uncirculated Coin for Montana and the Olympic National Park Uncirculated Coin for Washington. Read More…

Mount Hood 5 Ounce Silver Coin Sells Out, Eagle Sales Update

On Wednesday, January 11, the United States Mint changed the 2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin status from available to "sold out." When it happened, the Mount Hood coin finally joined the ranks of the previous four 2010-dated coins in the series.

According to the latest sales stats, a little more than a hundred were left as of Monday, January 9, when 26,831 out of 27,000 had been ordered. No waiting list was announced for the issue, and perhaps it was due to the coin’s slow sales ending. Read More…

Proof Set Featuring Silver 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Released

The United States Mint launched the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12 noon ET. The set represents the third year in the series honoring America’s national parks and sites.

With a price tag of $41.95, which is the same as the 2011 set, the U.S. Mint is offering the product at a $14.90 premium based on the current spot silver price of $29.92 per ounce. The five quarters are composed of 90% of the precious metal, totaling 0.904 ounces. The other 10% is from copper. Read More…

2011 Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Annual Sales Record Ends at 39.8M+

Last year finished with several record breaking months and the highest annual sales record for the Silver Eagle bullion coin. According to the United States Mint, year-end sales reached 39,868,500.

Seven months in the year broke the highest records for those months, including January, February, May, June, August, September and October. In doing so, each one also landed in the top 15 selling months since the series began in 1986, as illustrated in the table below. Read More…

2012 Forever Love Silver Coin Features Koalas

The Perth Mint of Australia has released the second strike in what has proven to be a popular annual series, the 2012 Forever Love Silver Proof Coin.

Chosen to be featured on the reverse of the new Forever Love silver coin is perhaps the best representative of the idea of love that comes to mind when one considers the country of Australia — namely the cuddly koala.

A maximum mintage of just 7,500 of the Forever Love coins will be struck by the Perth Mint each from 1/2 ounce of 99.9% pure silver to proof quality. Read More…

US Mint Sales: Price Reductions Boost Silver Coins

The new year opened with fiery hot Silver Eagle bullion sales, while silver coins for collectors mostly exceeded their prior week’s gains thanks to price cuts. The latest United States Mint figures showed all but two silver products outperformed.

2012 Silver Eagle bullion sales climbed another 175,000 after starting the new year at 3,197,000, which moved the new total to 3,372,000. Some of those orders, however, included leftover 2011-dated strikes.

As for the bullion coin’s December total, it stayed at 2,009,000. So, 2011 wrapped up with 39,868,500 in Silver Eagle sales, just 131,500 short of the 40 million milestone. Still, 39+ million went down in history as the highest annual sales record for the 25 year old series of .999 fine silver coins. Read More…

2012 Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Debut at 3.197 Million

The United States Mint began selling its 2012 American Silver Eagle bullion coins to its network of Authorized Purchasers on Tuesday, January 3, marking the 26th year in the series.

A remarkable 3,197,000 Silver Eagles were ordered on the first business day, according to the Mint’s most recent published sales figures. This number is up compared to last year’s first day, when 1,696,000 of the .999 fine silver coins were ordered.

A portion of the 3+ million included 2011-dated Silver Eagles since some remained available in the U.S. Mint’s inventory at the year-end, according to a memo to the Authorized Purchasers. The older coins are being sold on a 4:1 ratio with the newer ones until they are gone. It has not been announced yet how many were left. Read More…

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