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Yellowstone National Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Debuts May 17
May 12, 2011 by Silver Coins Today · Leave a Comment
A new collector version of the America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, honoring Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, will debut on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 12:00 noon ET from the United States Mint for $279.95.
Yellowstone 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin
The Yellowstone National Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin was struck in 2010, but the Mint chose to launch it in 2011. The Yellowstone uncirculated coin is the second release in the United States Mint’s collector five-ounce coin program. Read More…
2011 Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Record Best Ever April
May 9, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
Bullion American Silver Eagle coins continued to sell at a record pace in April 2011 as silver spent most of the month racing to fresh thirty-one year highs.
April 2011 ranks as the 13th best month for the .999 fine silver coins, and the best ever April. Sales were 1.9 percent higher than in March 2011 and 12.4 percent more than the same period last year. Read More…
Mother’s Day Silver Dollar Coin Legislation Introduced
May 8, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
Americans all across the nation have been thinking about their mothers last week in anticipation of Mother’s Day today, and some United States legislatures are no exception.
Introduced by members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate is a bill authorizing the United States Mint to strike up to 400,000 Mother’s Day Centennial Silver Dollars in 2014. The commemorative coins would be produced in both proof and uncirculated qualities to mark the 100th anniversary of the first national Mother’s Day held in the United States. Read More…
US Mint Silver Proof Sets Return After Suspensions
May 6, 2011 by Silver Coins Today · Leave a Comment
The United States Mint is once again offering silver proof sets after soaring precious metals prices resulted in their sale suspensions for several weeks.
The 2010 and 2011 Silver Proof Sets and the 2010 and 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets may be purchased directly from the US Mint (http://www.usmint.gov) at their most recent pre-suspension prices. The proof sets were returned to US Mint store shelves Thursday afternoon. Read More…
US Mint Sales: 2010-P Hot Springs 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coins Lead
May 4, 2011 by Silver Coins Today · 2 Comments
There was a stark contrast between the newest United States Mint numismatic product and the annual silver sets. The debuting 2010-P Hot Springs 5 oz. Uncirculated Silver Coin lead sales while the sets spiraled down during their sales suspension.
US Mint sets struggled and lost sales. The Mint suspended the 2010-dated Silver Proof Set and America the Beautiful (ATB) Quarters Silver Proof Set around April 9. Then they halted the 2011-dated sets on April 18. In this round of weekly sales figures, the 2011 ATB Silver Proof Set plummeted by -70, the 2011 Silver Proof Set dropped by -54, the 2010 Silver Proof Set fell by -14, and the 2010 ATB Silver Proof Set slid by -2. Read More…
Hot Springs, Gettysburg and Glacier 5 oz Silver Coins Almost Sold Out
May 2, 2011 by Silver Coins Today · 2 Comments
A sell out of the Hot Springs 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin produced for coin collectors could be called within days, based on the latest sales figures.
The United States Mint has indicated that approximately 25,000, or 92.5%, of the available 27,000 have been sold as of late afternoon Monday, May 2.
The 5 ounce silver uncirculated coin went on sale Thursday, April 28, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time for $279.95. A brisk ordering pace brought sales to more than 19,000 by Thursday evening.
The coin, as a collector product, is sold directly by the United States Mint (http://www.usmint.gov/) to anyone interested in buying. Read More…
Hot Springs 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Nears Sell Out
April 29, 2011 by Silver Coins Today · Leave a Comment
Opening demand was high for the Hot Springs 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin which went on sale Thursday, April 28, for $279.95. By evening, only a few thousand were left, indicating a sell out is likely fast approaching.
United States Mint spokesman Michael White said that the Mint had taken more than 19,000 total orders of the Hot Springs coin by 9 PM Eastern Time. Since 27,000 is the maximum mintage, that meant 70% sold and less than 8,000 remained available. White explained the rush of orders in the following statement: Read More…
