Bullion 2017 American Silver Eagles Top 3.7M in Start

January 13, 2017 by · Leave a Comment 

On Monday, January 9, the United States Mint kicked off the new year by releasing its investor quality 2017-dated bullion American Silver Eagles to its network of authorized purchasers (APs). Orders poured in.

Stacks of American Eagle Silver Coins

First-day sales of bullion 2017 American Silver Eagles topped last year’s coin opening.

APs scooped up 3,747,500 coins the first day versus 2,756,500 coins on the first day last year, which was a 36% increase. It also beat the monthly totals of six different months in 2016. That tally remained unchanged from Tuesday to Friday.

On the numismatic side, the weekly winner between the nine silver products still available was the 2016-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle with 3,184 orders. The 2016 Silver Proof Set and 2016-W Proof Silver Eagle nearly tied again with the former edging out the latter by 1,379 to 1,204.

The first 2017 collector silver products are going to be the commemorative Lions Clubs International Centennial Silver Dollars. They are set to launch on January18.

The table below shows the latest sales stats for collector coins and related silver products from the U.S. Mint. Sunday, January 8, is the as of date for the standard collectibles and Friday, January 13, is the as of date for the bullion products.

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

Previous Sales New Sales Unit Increase % Increase Mintage Limit
2016-S American Liberty Silver Medal 12,176 12,176 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016-W American Liberty Silver Medal 12,183 12,183 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016 Proof NPS Silver Dollar 62,772 62,737 -35 -0.06% Sold Out
2016 Uncirculated NPS Silver Dollar 21,003 21,001 -2 -0.01%
2016 NPS Three-Coin Proof Set 14,595 14,593 -2 -0.01%
2016 Proof Mark Twain Silver Coins 78,549 78,543 -6 -0.01% Sold Out
2016 Uncirculated Mark Twain Silver Coins 26,291 26,291 0 0.00%
50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection 221,134 221,134 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set 34,499 35,061 562 1.63% 50,000
2014 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set 42,614 42,614 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016 Ronald Reagan Coin and Chronicles Set 39,879 40,075 196 0.49% 150,000
2016 Congratulations Set 2,104 2,147 43 2.04% none
2015 Congratulations Set 7,895 7,895 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016-W Proof Silver Eagles 525,386 526,590 1,204 0.23% none
2015-W Proof Silver Eagles 699,623 699,623 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets 88,475 88,897 422 0.48% none
2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets 103,369 103,369 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets 15,045 15,383 338 2.25% none
2015 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets 22,691 22,691 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle 163,882 167,066 3,184 1.94% none
2015-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle 201,188 201,188 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016 Silver Proof Sets 356,683 358,062 1,379 0.39% none
2015 Silver Proof Sets 387,460 387,435 -25 -0.01% Sold Out
2016-P Fort Moultrie 5 Ounce Silver Coins 15,953 14,974 -979 -6.14% 30,000
2016-P Theodore Roosevelt 5 Ounce Silver Coins 18,917 18,917 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016-P Harpers Ferry 5 Ounce Silver Coins 18,743 18,824 81 0.43% 30,000
2016-P Cumberland Gap 5 Ounce Silver Coins 18,713 18,713 0 0.00% Sold Out
2016-P Shawnee 5 Ounce Silver Coins 18,781 18,781 0 0.00% Sold Out
2015-P Saratoga 5 Ounce Silver Coins 17,563 17,563 0 0.00% Sold Out
2015-P Bombay Hook 5 Ounce Silver Coins 17,309 17,309 0 0.00% Sold Out
2015-P Blue Ridge 5 Ounce Silver Coins 17,461 17,461 0 0.00% Sold Out
2015-P Kisatchie 5 Ounce Silver Coins 19,449 19,449 0 0.00% Sold Out
2015-P Homestead 5 Ounce Silver Coins 21,286 21,286 0 0.00% Sold Out

 

US Mint Bullion Sales: American Eagle Silver Coins

Month 2016 2017
January 5,954,500 3,747,500
February 4,782,000
March 4,106,000
April 4,072,000
May 4,498,500
June 2,837,500
July 1,370,000
August 1,280,000
September 1,675,000
October 3,825,000
November 3,061,000
December 240,000
Total 37,701,500 3,747,500

 

US Mint Sales: 2016 – 2017 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins

Unit Increase Total Sales
2017 Effigy Mounds Silver Bullion Coins Not Available
2017 Frederick Douglas Silver Bullion Coins
2017 Ozark Silver Bullion Coins
2017 Ellis Island Silver Bullion Coins
2017 George Rogers Clark Silver Bullion Coins
2016 Shawnee Silver Bullion Coins Sold Out 105,000
2016 Cumberland Gap Silver Bullion Coins 75,000
2016 Harpers Ferry Silver Bullion Coins 38,100
2016 Theodore Roosevelt Silver Bullion Coins 40,000
2016 Fort Moultrie Silver Bullion Coins 27,800

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