US Mint Sales: DAV Coins Rise, Collectors Await BSA Silver Dollars

The new US Mint weekly sales report shows solid gains for collector silver products, and decent traction for bullion American Silver Eagles.

The bullion coins rose 725,000 in five days — between March 10 – 15. Totals sales for the month now stand at 1.9 million.

Silver numismatic coins and sets improved nicely.
The 2009 US Mint Silver Proof Set and the 2009 DC & US Territories Quarters Silver Set each registered week-over-week improvements.

The 2010 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Silver Dollars have advanced well, reaching 153,936 in total with another 16,323 proofs and 5,779 uncirculated coins sold. With the Boy Scouts of America Dollars launching Tuesday, the DAV dollars will have to compete for the attention of buyers beginning next week.

The following tables provide the latest sales breakouts:

US Mint Numismatic Silver Coins Sales

(Sales compare previous to current Mint figures)

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar Proof	90,993	107,316	16,323	17.94%	153,936 of 350,000
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar Uncirculated	40,841	46,620	5,779	14.15%
2009 US Mint Silver Proof Set	666,344	669,095	2,751	0.41%	none
2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set	274,028	274,641	613	0.22%	none

 

Sunday, March 14, 2010, is the "as of date" for the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales: March 2010

Mar 3	Mar 10	Mar 15	Mar 24	Mar 31
425,000	1,175,000	1,900,000	–	–