US Mint Weekly Silver Coin Demand Climbs

Collector silver coin sales increased for all but one US Mint offering during the seven days ended Aug 23, new sales figures from the Mint reveal.

The sole under performer was the 2008-dated Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set. 644 new sets were purchased compared to the prior 859.

As has become common in weekly reports, 2009 Silver Proof Set figures continue to sparkle. Sales were up 17,845 over the previous 17,277. A total of 441,577 silver sets have been purchased since they became available July 17.

Performing well also were the Bullion American Silver Eagles, although the latest seven day tally is down significantly (most likely due to the recent volatile swing in silver prices). Numbers rose by 275,000 versus the prior 475,000 jump. As reported on Silver Coins Today on Tuesday, the Silver Eagles passed 18 million for the year. They are on pace to set a smashing 2009 record.

The following two tables have the latest US Mint stats for collector silver coins and sets and bullion silver eagles.

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	117,374	118,035	661	0.56%	400,000
2009 Braille Silver Uncirculated	43,836	44,138	302	0.69%
Braille Uncirculated in Easy-Open Capsule	18,908	19,089	181	0.96%
2009 Silver Proof Set	423,732	441,577	17,845	4.21%	none
2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set	224,011	226,480	2,469	1.10%	none
2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set	73,409	74,053	644	0.88%	none
2008 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set*	774,874	774,874	0	0.0%	none

 

*Coin products with an asterisk are no longer available. Sunday, August 23, is the "as of date" for the most recent US Mint collector coin figures shown above.

American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales in August

Aug 5	Aug 12	Aug 19	Aug 26
200,000	630,000	1,105,000	1,380,000

 

The previous reported sales figures are located at Silver Eagles Rise 475K. The Silver Coins Today tool page Mint Prices & Sales has been updated with the latest Mint numbers.

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