The clear leaders in US Mint collector product sales were the new proof and uncirculated American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollars. Their initial sales numbers exceeded 66,000 and 32,000 respectively.
The 2010 Presidential Dollar Proof Sets placed third, bringing in more than 25,000 and making their new total over 326,000. The dollar set hasn’t even been available a full month, and already its total reached just over half of the 2009 set total of 627,925.
Gold sales were mixed. More than 500 First Spouse gold coins sold in a week, and beat their prior sales by 100. American Buffalo Gold Proof sales, however, slowed down. About 400 sold, compared to over 700 in the last report. The US Mint increased these coins’ prices in the middle of the week, on Feb. 24.
The latest US Mint sales stats are always added on Coin Sales Figures throughout the week. The following articles, however, provide detailed insights and analysis about the latest changes.
Silver Coins Climb, Gold Coins Crawl
Sprinting past all other collectible coins to easily become the U.S. Mint sales leader in just three days were the American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollars. Nearing 100K from their launch last Thursday through to Sunday, 66,209 proof and 32,149 uncirculated coins were ordered — very sound starting numbers. Compared to last year’s commemoratives, the debuting level was a bit more than half that of the popular Lincoln Silver Dollars, and more than double that of the Louis Braille Silver Dollars. The Lincoln’s eventually sold out. The Braille’s did not, but their figures were solid, nevertheless. In other products, both silver sets outperformed their previous weekly gains …
Full Article: US Mint Sales: Silver Coins Climb, Gold Coins Crawl – CoinNews
First Spouse Gold Coin Leader is Polk, not Harrison
Sales for US Mint First Spouse Gold Coins were up this week, according to the latest sales figures. Six of the ten available coins outperformed their previous unit increases. The Anna Harrison Uncirculated coin, that gained 118 last week, lost its footing on the top spot and came in fourth with an increase of 58. The new highest earner in this report was the Sarah Polk Uncirculated, which brought in 89 new sales. In addition to being most popular for the week, the Polk Uncirculated passed the Julia Tyler Uncirculated in total sales. Polk is now 2,542 and J. Tyler is 2,539. That doesn’t happen often. Usually, if a …
Full Article: First Spouse Gold Coin Leader is Polk, not Harrison – FirstSpouseCoins.us
Silver Disabled Veterans for Life Coins Start Strong
The latest United States Mint weekly sales report is published and the newly released 2010 Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Commemorative Coins take center stage. 98,358 silver dollars were sold, according to the US Mint’s latest stats. And those numbers are for three days only — between their Thursday noon launch to Sunday. Buyers preferred the proof to the uncirculated version by a more than 2-1 ratio, as the below table reflects. The inaugural numbers bode well for the commemoratives. Same three-days sales figures for …
Full Article: Silver Disabled Veterans for Life Coins Start Strong – SilverCoinsToday.com
2009 Lincoln Cent Sales Update
A demand still exists for historical 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cents. Five out of the original nine products are still available. As a group, last week’s sales picked up another 13,432 according to the latest United States Mint sales figures. The five remaining products include the Professional and Presidency Two-Roll Sets, the Mint Proof Set, Silver Proof Set, and Mint Uncirculated Set. The Mint Uncirculated Set consistently sells the most each week. The four redesigned pennies made with the same alloy used in the original 1909 penny – 95% copper, 3% zinc and 2% tin – are still available in the US Mint Proof and US Mint Uncirculated Sets …
Full Article: 2009 Lincoln Cent Sales Update – 2009LincolnPennies.com
Mint Stats: Mint Hikes Prices for Gold Buffalo, Spouse
Keep an eye on sales of gold Buffaloes and First Spouse coins in coming weeks, because they’ve seen a price hike. When gold edged above a $1,100 an ounce average for a week on the London Fix, the Mint increased prices in accordance with its policy to reflect market prices. The change took place Feb. 24. The price of First Spouse coins increased by …
Full Article: Mint Stats: Mint Hikes Prices for Gold Buffalo, Spouse – NumisMaster
Each of the above linking articles reference US Mint figures as of February 28.
Tables of the latest sales for US Mint collector coins are always available from Collector Coin Sales, and the prior report may be read by following 2010 Collector Coins Slowly Gaining Momentum . Recent US Mint Bullion Coin Sales are also available.