US Mint Bullion Coin Sales in July: 2.8 Million Silver Eagles, 86,000 Gold Eagles

by admin on August 3, 2009

in Bullion Coin Sales

US Bullion Coins & SalesAmerican Eagle Gold and Silver Bullion Coins closed out with differing performances. For July, gold eagle sales registered toward the bottom of the monthly ladder. Silver eagles were one rung from the top. Both bullion coins are on track to have an exceptionally impressive year.

The US Mint sold 86,000 one-ounce gold eagles in July. Only May had fewer sales. On the other hand, buyers purchased 2.81 million silver eagles in July to make it the second best month of the year, right behind March.

While last month may have been slower for the gold coins, the yearly tally of 756,500 is on pace for a record year. More so for silver eagles. 16,634,500 have rushed out of the Mint’s inventory this year. It seems most certain that last year’s record of more than 20 million sold will be shattered.

As far as weekly numbers, both silver and gold eagles compared better than the prior week. The former upped by 485,000 over the previous 450,000. Gold eagles surged by 26,000 from the prior 4,000.

Here are tables containing the most recent US Mint sales figures of bullion coins:

Latest American Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Totals

 
July 27
Aug 3
Unit Difference
% Difference
Silver Eagle Sales
16,149,500
16,634,500
485,000
3.0%
Gold Eagle Sales
730,500
756,500
26,000
3.6%

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 2,810,000 86,000
August 0 0
Total* 16,634,500 756,500

 

*As of Aug 3. 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.

For links to the latest sales figures for US Mint collector coins, follow Collector Coin Sales.

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