Top numismatic sellers in the most recent United States Mint coin sales figure report were once again sets and gold coins, but the biggest news was in silver bullion.
Silver Eagle bullion coins bulldozed beyond old records to set new all-time highs. Authorized U.S. Mint Purchasers picked up over one million coins in a week and moved the annual sales total beyond 31 million. The old sales record for the series was nearly 29 million. The latest increases gave 2010 Silver Eagles the all-time mintage record, previously held by the 2009 Silver Eagles.
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Demand for gold collector coins mostly declined compared to the prior week’s figures, the latest US Mint sales stats reveal.
Demand for US Mint coin products mostly retreated during the seven days ending Sunday, October 11, 2009, except for gold collector coins and bullion coins. Many figures were lower, indicating customer cancellations, returns or accounting corrections. This is not typical in most weekly sales reports. The