US Infantry Soldier Dollar Sales Surge as 5 Ounce Silver Coins Retreat

Weekly United States Mint sales numbers were certainly a mixed pot. Demand catapulted for the commemorative Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars and the Defenders of Freedom Set while sales retreated for the suspended America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins and the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle. As for silver sets, only one slowed.

With fewer choices available, collectors and enthusiasts turned to the new Infantry Soldier dollars for their silver intake. As in the past two reports, the proof Infantry Soldier dollar led, this time with 19,338, and the Defenders of Freedom Set followed with 9,356. Now that 32,762 sets in all have sold, only 17,238 remain available. The next most popular coin was the uncirculated Infantry Soldier dollar which climbed by 7,991.

Previously, Infantry Soldier dollars added 5,819 for the uncirculated, 11,551 for the proofs, and 7,184 for the freedom sets. In all, the proof commemoratives are outselling the uncirculated versions approximately 3:1.

Thanks to a nearly two-week silver coin suspension, sales numbers for the 2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle and the five 2011-dated America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins retreated. The declines may be attributed to customer returns. The two dropping the most were the Chickasaw silver coin and the Eagle. Each slipped by 36 and 30, respectively. To the relief of silver enthusiasts, the US Mint resumed sales on Tuesday.

Once again, demand for bullion Silver Eagles picked up. Weekly orders hit 935,000, which mean February went up by 240,000 and March is already at 695,000. The latest year-to-date total came to 8,292,000.

The following are the latest United States Mint product sales:

U.S. Mint Sales: Silver Coins and Sets for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
Proof Infantry Soldier Dollars	37,813	57,151	19,338	51.14%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Dollars	18,010	26,001	7,991	44.37%
Infantry Soldier Defenders of Freedom Set	23,406	32,762	9,356	39.97%
2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	271,017	270,987	(30)	-0.01%	none
9/11 Medals – W	97,006	97,178	172	0.18%	2 million
9/11 Medals – P	62,913	63,082	169	0.27%
2011 Silver Proof Set	552,426	553,498	1,072	0.19%	none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	84,095	86,894	2,799	3.33%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	139,082	139,515	433	0.31%	none
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	11,679	11,643	(36)	-0.31%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	14,190	14,185	(5)	-0.04%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	14,672	14,671	(1)	-0.01%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	17,060	17,057	(3)	-0.02%	35,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	20,154	20,149	(5)	-0.02%	35,000
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	26,928	26,928	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	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, March 5, is the "as of date" for all the United States Mint collector coin figures shown above.

U.S. Mint Sales: 2012 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	695,000
Total	8,292,000

 

*The figures include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Wednesday, March 7, is the "as of date" for bullion American Silver Eagles.

 

U.S. Mint Sales: 2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	84,600
Vicksburg	37,300
Chickasaw	28,400
Total	403,700

 

The United States Mint has not changed the America the Beautiful bullion coin figures since Monday, February 27, 2012. Check the US Silver Coins Guide for more information on any of the above US Mint products.