Proof sets were the clear winners this week. Lincoln Cent Proof Sets came in with the highest sales for the week, over 35,000 sets sold. Their total numbers climbed past 100K. Second place, in terms of weekly sales, was the clad 18-coin Proof Mint sets. Not only did the mint sets sell over 27,000 units, their total unit sales broke the 1 million mark. Silver Proof sets added over 16,000 units, making their new total over 470,000.
Professional Life two roll cent sets deserve mention too. Although weekly sales slowed a little compared to last week, they still reached a milestone with 204,472 total sold.
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.
US Coin Sales: Clads Over 1M, Lincoln Cent Proof Sets Top 100K, UHRs Pass 90K
US Mint coin sales increased across the board, except for a few gold coin and roll stragglers that fell behind their previous pace. Proof sets and silver coins shined the brightest. And a couple of notable barriers were smashed to rubble.
Several sales highlights follow:
2009 Lincoln Cent Proof Sets hurdled over the 100 thousand mark with less than two weeks on the sales block. Between their launch on …
Full Article: US Coin Sales: Clads Over 1M, Lincoln Cent Proof Sets Top 100K, UHRs Pass 90K - CoinNews
Sarah Polk First Spouse Gold Coins Inaugural Sales
Sarah Polk First Spouse Coin sales began Thursday afternoon, and in only a few days, it was the most popular spouse coin for the week. Sarah Polk’s proof version reached 1,684 and the uncirculated made it to 921.
The price of gold has been at its highest level since Feb. 20th, and that may have some effect on First Spouse Coin sales. All but one of the First Spouse coins performed better than last week.
Full Article: Sarah Polk First Spouse Gold Coins Inaugural Sales – FirstSpouseCoins.us
US Mint Silver Coins Sales Rise, Eagles Top 19 Million
US Mint collector silver coins and set sales picked up nicely, no doubt helped by recent soaring silver prices. Bullion Silver Eagles settled down some from their roaring pace last week, but they are still on fire. Let’s get to some of the numbers …
As has become the tradition of late, 2009 Silver Proof Sets lead, with another …
Full Article: US Mint Silver Coins Sales Rise, Eagles Top 19 Million- SilverCoinsToday.com
Mint Stats: Lincoln Proof Sets Move as Rolls Slow Down
Sales of the new four-coin 2009 Lincoln cent proof set leaped past the 100,000 mark in its second week of sales, reaching 101,758.
Continuing strength here is contrasted by declining strength in the demand for the Professional Life two-roll cent set. True, it did jump through the nice round number of 200,000, but the increase of 13,108 to a total of 204,472 means that it will take almost eight weeks more to reach the 300,000 mark. With demand already…
Full Article: Mint Stats: Lincoln Proof Sets Move as Rolls Slow Down – NumisMaster
Lincoln Penny Proof Sets Pass Milestone
2009 Lincoln Cent sales increased across all but one offering while the proof set containing just the four new pennies surpassed a new milestone.
The loser in the Lincoln product mix, at least from a comparative standpoint, was the Professional Life Two Roll Sets …
Full Article: Lincoln Penny Proof Sets Pass Milestone – 2009LincolnPennies.com
Each of the above linking articles reference US Mint figures as of August 30. The secondary source for the above articles originate from Coin Collecting News.
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 Collector Coin Sales: August Ends, 2009 Proof Set Sales Are High. Recent US Mint Bullion Coin Sales are also available.