US Mint Silver Coin Sales Stronger at April’s End

The total units of numismatic silver coin sales were higher in this round of U.S. Mint sales compared to the prior one, when the nearly three week old 2012 Proof Silver Eagles are not included in the comparison. Of the seven products that outperformed, the proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar experienced the biggest improvement. Its sales gain went from 866 previously to 1,142.

Collectors are still interested in the 2012-W Proof Silver Eagles, with another vigorous 14,242 recently ordered, but that figure naturally declined from the 29,117 in the prior round. Weekly numbers are expected to slowly dwindle after a fresh release, and clearly the new Eagles have not hit their plateau yet.

As for the other bestsellers, they were the same ones that led in the previous round, but in a slightly different order. Second place went to the 2012 ATB Quarters Silver Proof Set. Buyers took in 1,802. They also bought another 1,465 of the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagles. The fourth most popular was the proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar, which increased by 1,280 in the latest round.

On the bullion side, the United States Mint network of Authorized Purchasers ordered fewer American Silver Eagle coins in April, with 1,520,000, than in March that had 2,542,000. One factor that may have contributed was the relatively steady price of silver during the month compared to the price swings in March. Just 100,000 bullion Eagles have been reported for the month of May as of this writing, so the total sold in 2012 thus far is resting at 11,759,000.

The following are the latest United States Mint silver coin sales:

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

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	328,656	342,898	14,242	4.33%	none
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	82,996	84,276	1,280	1.54%	500,000*
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	31,857	32,233	376	1.18%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	8,389	8,506	117	1.39%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars	89,213	90,355	1,142	1.28%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Dollars	38,310	38,501	191	0.50%
Infantry Soldier Defenders of Freedom Set	46,158	46,359	201	0.44%
2011-W Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin	285,045	286,510	1,465	0.51%	none
9/11 Medals – W	98,348	98,427	79	0.08%	2 million
9/11 Medals – P	63,866	63,935	69	0.11%
2011 Silver Proof Set	558,608	559,171	563	0.10%	none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	102,971	104,773	1,802	1.75%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	141,444	141,714	270	0.19%	none
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	21,323	21,440	117	0.55%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	17,976	18,079	103	0.57%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	15,615	15,731	116	0.74%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	15,581	15,715	134	0.86%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	13,695	13,841	146	1.07%	35,000

 

Monday, April 30, is the as of date for all the United States Mint collector silver coin sales above.

*The Star-Spangled Banner commemorative products are limited to 100,000 gold coins across all applicable product options, which include the Two-Coin Set, while the silver coin limit is 500,000.

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

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	2,542,000
April	1,520,000
May	0
Total	11,759,000

 

*These silver coin sales include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Thursday, May 3, 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	85,100
Vicksburg	38,300
Chickasaw	28,900
Total	405,700

 

The United States Mint last updated the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales numbers on Monday, April 9, 2012.