Sales slowed down in mid-December for the United States Mint, but three items shined. First was the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins. The US Mint’s Authorized Purchasers picked up another 67,000 to hit 142,000. As of Sunday, only 23,000 of the five ounce coins remained, according to their most recent coin sales figures. [click to continue…]
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The United States Mint sold over one million 2010 Proof sets, according to their most recent coin sales figures. They also reported a newcomer, the 2010 Uncirculated America the Beautiful Quarters Set.
The new quarters set actually debuted back on November 23, 2010, making it more than two weeks old. Nevertheless, the set opened on the report at 16,307. [click to continue…]
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Inaugural sales figures were published this week for the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins that launched on Friday, December 10, to United States Mint Authorized Purchasers. The coins were originally scheduled to release Monday, December 6, but the Mint pulled the plug in the 11th hour due to complaints from the public about prices.
Authorized Purchasers chose not to buy all 165,000 of the allotted coins on the first day. Instead, they ordered 75,000 of them. Several of the eleven approved purchasers had not made the final call in making a purchase (they had until December 17) and some may choose not to participate in the program, given the new reseller rules the Mint outlined late last week. [click to continue…]
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The United States Mint skipped a week of coin sales figures and distributed the latest numbers as of December 5. During that time, demand for the 2010-W Proof Silver Eagles continued to explode and the Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins launched.
The 2010 Proof Silver Eagles surged by 434,492 in the two weeks, while Mary Todd Lincoln coins began with 5,505 in their first four days. [click to continue…]
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Bullion Gold and Silver Eagle coins rallied again in November 2010. US Mint coin sales figures show demand for Gold Eagles climbed for a third straight month and interest in Silver Eagles jumped for a second month in a row.
Precious metals prices encouraged gold and silver coin purchases. Silver prices soared 14.9 percent in November while gold was up 2.1 percent during the month. [click to continue…]
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The much anticipated 2010 Proof Silver Eagle launched on Friday, November 19, and latest coin sales figures show they were by far the United States Mint best sellers for the week.
Despite a few computer hiccups at the US Mint due to high call and online volume, collectors who could not wait to buy theirs made numerous purchases to the tune of 273,212 in the first three days. [click to continue…]
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No doubt the United States Mint has been busy — they launched five new products in a matter of days. The two best selling in the latest United States Mint coin sales figure report were the highly anticipated 2010-W Proof Silver Eagles and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Coins.
Sets gained strength in this round, and the 2010 Proof Set increased the most by adding 34,059. The 2010 Silver Proof Set shot up 15,746 and the Mint Set rose 12,097. [click to continue…]
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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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November started with good and bad sales, per the latest United States Mint coin sales figure report. Collectors loved gold coins, especially 2010-W Proof Gold Eagles. The Four Coin Set was a big seller with 4,639. It added 1,366 previously. Proof Buffalos and First Spouse gold coins were also up.
Sets were not as strong as the prior week. The 2010 Proof Set advanced 38,709 versus 51,016 in the last round. The Silver Proof Set rose 10,343 compared to 10,343, and the Mint Set picked up 8,074 after growing by 8,490. The 2009 DC & US Silver Quarters Proof Set, on the other hand, improved by 1,647. In the last round, its total had only gone up by 50. The Mint’s weekly report has the 2009 set’s new tally at 300,259. [click to continue…]
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Bullion Gold and Silver Eagle coin sales rallied in October 2010, closing month figures from the United States Mint reveal.
Helping drive demand for the bullion coins were precious metals prices, with gold rising 3.7 percent in October and silver up an impressive 12.6 percent. [click to continue…]
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