US Mint Sales: Proof Silver Eagle Coins Lead, Bullion Tops 37M

Although weekly sales increases for collectible silver products were mixed in the latest figures released by the United States Mint, one product clearly shined above the rest, the 2011 Proof Silver Eagle. Collectors scooped up 17,701 in one week and not even the combined sales of the 2011 Silver Proof Set and the 2011 Uncirculated Silver Eagle came close to the Proof Eagle’s climb.

The Silver Proof Set and the Uncirculated Silver Eagle were the second and third top sellers, adding 6,766 and 4,767 respectively to their totals. Sales for the Proof Silver Eagle were down compared to the previous week, which surged by 22,110, but they were up for the set and uncirculated Eagle, because those previous gains were 4,961 and -12,464.

As for the 2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin that recently launched, another 1,031 flew off the Mint’s shelves in the first full week of availability. The Grand Canyon silver coin, on the other hand, experienced its ninth straight week of setbacks, this time by losing another five sales. Its new total hit 26,019.

In bullion news, the bullion Silver Eagle took flight again. The U.S. Mint’s network of Authorized Purchasers ordered 541,000 in one week, sending the Eagle’s annual sales over a new milestone to 37,041,500.

The following are the latest US Mint product sales figures:

US Mint Sales: Collector Silver Coins

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set	100,000	100,000	–	0.00%	100,000
2011-W Proof Silver Eagle	805,897	823,598	17,701	2.20%	none
2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	183,043	187,810	4,767	2.60%	none
9/11 Medals – W	92,602	93,058	456	0.49%	2 Million
9/11 Medals – P	60,218	60,454	236	0.39%
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	10,680	11,711	1,031	9.65%	35,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	14,473	14,881	408	2.82%	35,000
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	24,845	25,113	268	1.08%	27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	26,024	26,019	(5)	-0.02%	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
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Proof	101,432	102,230	798	0.79%	142,471 of 500,000
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Uncirculated	40,069	40,241	172	0.43%
2011 US Army Dollar Proof	112,411	113,118	707	0.63%	155,294 of 500,000
2011 US Army Dollar Uncirculated	42,014	42,176	162	0.39%
2011 US Mint Silver Proof Set	481,153	487,919	6,766	1.41%	none
2010 US Mint Silver Proof Set	575,506	576,316	810	0.14%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	121,752	123,048	1,296	1.06%	none
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	268,794	269,151	357	0.13%	none

 

Monday, November 7, is the "as of date" for all the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

 

2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins Sales

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	82,700
Vicksburg	31,600
Chickasaw	23,800
Year-to-Date Total	391,500

 

Wednesday, November 9, is the "as of date" for the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales. Read the previous day’s article on ATB sales for more details on all the 5 ounce coins’ performances this year.

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales: 2011 American Silver Eagle

January*	6,422,000
February	3,240,000
March	2,767,000
April	2,819,000
May	3,653,500
June	3,402,000
July	2,968,000
August	3,679,500
September	4,460,500
October	3,064,000
November	566,000
Total	37,041,500

 

Thursday, November 10, is the "as of date" for bullion American Silver Eagle. *The sales figures include 469,500 of the 2010-dated Silver Eagle coins sold this year.