US Mint Silver Coin Sales Lower, Silver Eagles Flying

US coin sales are usually mixed with both ups and downs when comparing week-over-week performances. Not so for last week. Sales declined for all US Mint collector silver coin and set offerings.

However, in what could be a hint for next week's collector coin numbers, bullion silver coins (non collector versions) have been blistering hot. 2009 Silver Eagle sales neared 15 million on Monday, falling shy of the threshold by just 100,500. By Tuesday, the goal was less than 51,000 away. And by Wednesday total sales of the bullion coin jumped over the 15 million barrier.

An impressive 1,625,000 have been sold during the first 15 days of this month alone, reaching a new grand total of 15,499,500. If the pace continues, July will end up as the best month for the coins this year.

The following table has the latest US Mint stats for collector silver coins and sets.

U.S. Mint Silver Collector Coin Sales Stats

(Sales compare previous to current Mint figures)

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2008 American Eagle Silver Dollar Proof*	713,353	713,353	0	0.00%	none
2008 American Eagle Silver Dollar Uncirculated*	444,558	444,558	0	0.00%	none
2009 Lincoln Silver Proof*	325,000	325,000	0	0.00%	500,000
2009 Lincoln Silver Uncirculated*	125,000	125,000	0	0.00%
2009 Braille Silver Proof	113,400	113,922	522	0.46%	400,000
2009 Braille Silver Uncirculated	42,703	42,832	129	0.30%
Braille Uncirculated in Easy-Open Capsule	18,262	18,301	39	0.21%
2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set	207,114	210,436	3,322	1.60%	none
2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set	68,956	69,593	637	0.92%	none
2008 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set	772,893	774,874	1,981	0.26%	none

 

*Coin products with an asterisk are no longer available. July 12 is the "as of date" for the most recent US Mint figures.

The previous reported sales figures are located at Silver Coins and Set Demand Declines. The Silver Coins Today tool page Mint Prices & Sales has been updated with the latest Mint sales figures.

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