US Mint Sales: Silver Eagles Hit New Monthly Record

Talk about a busy month for the US Mint. January 2011 sales of Silver Eagle bullion coins shattered the all-time monthly record when they hit 4,588,000 this week.

The Silver Eagles total sat at 3,357,000 in the previous report. US Mint Authorized Purchasers bought another 1,231,000 since, breaking the old monthly November 2010 record which sits at 4,260,000. That is smaller than this month’s total by 328,000. With more than a week to go in January 2011, the distance between the old and new record should lengthen significantly more. Read More…

America the Beautiful Silver Coin Diameters Could Change, but Will Not

The United States Mint will not be changing the diameter of the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins® from their current specification of three inches.

This is despite new authority granted to the US Mint via the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act (Public Law 111-302) signed into law just last month on December 14, 2010. Under a small portion of the new law, Congress has allowed the diameter of the five ounce .999 fine silver coins to be anywhere in the 2.5 to 3.0 inch range. Previously, the law specifically read that they must have a diameter of exactly three inches. Read More…

2011 Gilded Koala Silver Coin Available

The 2011 Australian Gilded Koala Silver Coin is now available from the Perth Mint of Australia, continuing a series of strikes with a unique twist on the highly sought after silver coins.

To accomplish the eye-catching design element, the Perth Mint uses state-of-the-art technology to apply a precision 24-karat gilding to the koalas shown on the piece. And since the 2011 coin contains images of two, both are gilded. Read More…

US Mint Sales: Proof American Silver Eagles Hit 860,000

2010 Proof American Silver Eagle coins seized 860,000 after climbing another 3,644 in this round of US Mint sales figures. Bullion Silver Eagles climbed even more, while silver sets, on the other hand, slowed.

An even number like 860,000 seems like a stopping point for the 2010 Proof Silver Eagles, but that would be hard to predict as returns, cancellations, and adjustments often follow a sell out. The US Mint stopped selling the proof coins back on Tuesday, December 28, when the total was at 834,879. Read More…

Prices of America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins

Limited mintages and extremely limited availability has helped drive prices of the 2010 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins through the roof.

It has been barely a month since the US Mint Authorized Purchasers were allowed to place their initial orders for the three-inch, five ounce .999 fine silver coins. These first orders were taken on December 10, 2010, ending a short delay in their release which had been planned for the 6th of the month. The release was postponed by the US Mint in response to concerns over reports of excessive premiums being charged. Read More…

2010 Silver Eagle Bullion Annual Sales Record at 34.6 Million

Buyers snapped up 34,662,500 Silver Eagle bullion coins in 2010, capping the best sales year ever for the series which was introduced in October 1986 as a means to purchase silver inexpensively.

The weakest month in 2010 for Silver Eagle bullion sales turned out to be December at 1.772 million, representing a drop of 36 percent from the same period last year. Read More…

2011 Australian Koala Silver Coins Available

The 2011 Australian Koala Silver Coins are now readily available from the Perth Mint. The popular series of strikes mark their fifth year since first introduced to the coin buying public.

This silver coins series consists of four different sizes of 99.9 fine silver strikes including 1/2 ounce, 1 ounce, 10 ounce as well as a massive 1 kilo coin. On the reverse, the Perth places an annually changing design of one of Australia’s most famous marsupials – the koala. Read More…

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