US Mint sales of silver eagles soared over 14 million during the last seven days while gold eagles climbed, but at a slower pace than the week prior.
As reported on Monday, June 29, American Eagle Gold and Silver bullion coins had the potential to close out June as the third best month in 2009. In the end, both coins did, surpassing respective sales in January, February and May. (Read Eagle Bullion Sales Surge in June.)
Silver eagles are off to the races in July, jumping by 575,000 versus the previous 175,000 increase. Gold eagles climbed as well, but by 15,000 compared to the prior 20,000.
Here are tables containing the most recent Mint sales figures for bullion coins:
Latest Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Totals
|
June 29
|
July 6
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Unit Difference
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% Difference
|
|
| Silver Eagle Sales |
13,524,500
|
14,099,500
|
575,000
|
4.3%
|
| Gold Eagle Sales |
667,500
|
682,500
|
15,000
|
2.2%
|
2009 American Eagle Bullion Coin Sales by Month
| Silver Eagles | Gold Eagles | |
| January | 1,900,000 | 92,000 |
| February | 2,125,000 | 113,500 |
| March | 3,132,000 | 136,500 |
| April | 2,518,000 | 147,500 |
| May | 1,904,000 | 65,000 |
| June | 2,245,000 | 116,000 |
| July | 275,000 | 12,000 |
| Total* | 14,099,500 | 682,500 |
*As of July 6. The US Mint sells bullion coins, which are the non collector versions, only to its authorized purchasers who then sell to dealers and/or directly to the public. With that, some give and take and delay should be placed into the equation for judging "today’s demand" for these coins when having only Mint numbers at hand.
The following pages have been updated with the latest stats:
For links to the latest sales figures for US Mint collector coins, follow Collector Coin Sales.