Bullion Silver Eagles surged during the final seven days of August while Gold Eagle sales remained level with the prior week, the latest US Mint figures indicate.
Silver Eagles jumped 775,000 compared to the prior seven day rise of 475,000. The increase was the largest Monday to Monday tally in August. The eagles have reached an impressive 18,764,50.
Gold Eagles remained level with a same 25,000 increase. For the year, the bullion gold coins are at 838,500.
While the US Mint has not officially closed out August, that should happen Tuesday with September numbers flowing. All indication, however, are that the totals for both silver and gold eagles are final up through August.
Here are tables containing the most recent US Mint sales figures of bullion coins:
American Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Totals
|
Aug 24
|
Aug 31
|
Unit Difference
|
% Difference
|
|
| Silver Eagle Sales |
17,989,500
|
18,764,500
|
775,000
|
4.3%
|
| Gold Eagle Sales |
813,500
|
838,500
|
25,000
|
3.1%
|
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 | 2,130,000 | 82,000 |
| Total* | 18,764,500 | 838,500 |
*As of Aug 31. 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 the prior report, read Silver Eagles Near 18M, Gold Eagles Top 813K.
For links to the latest sales figures for US Mint collector coins, follow Collector Coin Sales.