The most anticipated 2013-dated product from the United States Mint, the 2013 West Point American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set, was released at noon Eastern Time on May 9, 2013. It remained on sale for four weeks with a sales ending time and date of 5 PM Eastern Time on June 6, 2013.
U.S. Mint image of the 2013 West Point American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set
Every day, Monday through Friday, the U.S. Mint at around 3 PM Eastern Time provided a cumulative sales total for the sets. This article provides those running sales totals, plus the number of sets sold from the previous day or through the weekend.
Heavy demand slowed early orders, but there was still a huge burst of sales. According to the U.S. Mint, sales reached almost 65,000 units in 90 minutes, 110,000 units within four hours, 140,648 unites by the next morning (7:05 Eastern Time) and then 149,622 by noon the next day, marking the first 24 hours of sales.
Coin News Extra Update: On Oct. 25, 2013, the United States Mint provided CoinNews.net a final unaudited sales total for the 2013 West Point American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set. That final sales total is provided below.
The following grid lists the daily and final sales totals reported by the U.S. Mint through the "sales odometer" that was on the set’s product page.
Daily Sales of American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set from West Point
| Sales Per Day or Through Weekend | Total Sales | |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2013 | Release Date | |
| May 10, 2013 | 149,622 | 149,622 |
| May 11, 2013 | Weekend | |
| May 12, 2013 | ||
| May 13, 2013 | 33,151 | 182,773 |
| May 14, 2013 | 4,768 | 187,541 |
| May 15, 2013 | 4,185 | 191,726 |
| May 16, 2013 | 1,926 | 193,652 |
| May 17, 2013 | 3,082 | 196,734 |
| May 18, 2013 | Weekend | |
| May 19, 2013 | ||
| May 20, 2013 | 3,068 | 199,802 |
| May 21, 2013 | 4,299 | 204,101 |
| May 22, 2013 | 2,125 | 206,226 |
| May 23, 2013 | 974 | 207,200 |
| May 24, 2013 | 1,525 | 208,725 |
| May 25, 2013 | Extended 3-Day Weekend for Memorial Day | |
| May 26, 2013 | ||
| May 27, 2013 | ||
| May 28, 2013 | 5,486 | 214,211 |
| May 29, 2013 | 3,130 | 217,341 |
| May 30, 2013 | 2,638 | 219,979 |
| May 31, 2013 | 3,000 | 222,979 |
| June 1, 2013 | Weekend | |
| June 2, 2013 | ||
| June 3, 2013 | 8,521 | 231,500 |
| June 4, 2013 | 1,878 | 233,378 |
| June 5, 2013 | 9,848 | 243,226 |
| June 6, 2013 | 8,469 | 251,695 |
| Sales in Final Hours | 29,615 | 281,310 |
| Final Unaudited Sales | 235,689 | |
The 2013 American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set from West Point includes two of the 99.9% pure silver coins.
Images of the Enhanced Uncirculated Silver Eagle (left) and Reverse Proof Silver Eagle (right) from Two-Coin Silver Set
One is a reverse proof Silver Eagle and the other is an enhanced uncirculated Silver Eagle. The latter coin is a first and is produced with new methods developed only this year by the Mint. It has three differing finishes. Reverse proofs have made several appearances in special releases in 2006, 2011 and 2012. These coins are only available from the set.
