Lincoln Rail Splitter cents are still in demand, Braille Silver Dollar sales surge, Puerto Rico quarters are expired and UHR $20 gold coins continue mostly at their regular pace.
Repeating what most coin collectors already know, the Lincoln Rail Splitter cent went on sale Thursday, May 14. By Sunday, 200,055 of the two-roll sets were sold, equating to more than 20 million pennies. Flash forward more than a week to the latest US Mint sales data… 22,771 more sets have sold for a total of 222,826. For background, read the CoinNews article from earlier this week entitled Lincoln Rail Splitter Sales “Normalizing”.
Two Braille Silver Dollars returned from their flight aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Sunday. During their orbital trip, sales of the coins experienced their own mini launch here on earth –although not to the 50,000 level the NFB wanted from the public. Still, 10,000 more Braille dollars were sold, which pushed the gas pedal down some. The proof jumped the most, rising a healthy 8.0 percent over the prior numbers. To date, 165,741 of the allotted 400,000 silver coins have been purchased.
Ultra High Relief (UHR) $20 gold coins eked out a slightly better than typical performance. 818 more of the coins were sold for a 1.3 percent increase.
When looking at the Puerto Rico quarters sales figures below, remember that the Philadelphia minted 100-coin bags sold out Friday. And the two-roll set and Denver minted 100-coin bag sales concluded on Tuesday following the Guam quarter release (expect first week sales figures for these next week). For a play-by-play table of weekly Puerto Rican quarter-dollar sales figures from beginning to end, read Mint Ends Puerto Rico Quarter Sales.
Last week’s report showed that demand for First Spouse Gold Coins picked up for six out of the eight options sold. These levels were not sustained. The latest tallies show a decline in sales for seven of eight coins. For more on the series, read First Spouse Gold Coin Sales Slide.
For stats on additional US Mint collector coins and sets not reported here, visit US Silver Coin Sales.
Here are the individual breakouts for each coin discussed above:
US Mint Sales Figure Tables
(Sales figures compare previous to current Mint sales reports)
2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin |
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| 1 ounce | 62,528 | 63,346 | 818 | 1.3% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin |
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Louis Braille Silver Dollar Sales |
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| Proof | 97,567 | 105,336 | 7,769 | 8.0% | ||
| Uncirculated | 39,721 | 41,363 | 1,642 | 4.1% | ||
| Braille Easy-Open Capsule | 18,408 | 19,042 | 634 | 3.4% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Commemorative Coins |
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Puerto Rico Quarters |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 19,827 | 20,000 | 173 | 0.9% | 37,295 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 16,534 | 17,295 | 761 | 4.6% | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P)* | 1,047 | 1,047 | – | 0.0% | 2,000 | |
| 1000-Coin Bag (D)* | 953 | 953 | – | 0.0% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 39,652 | 41,669 | 2,017 | 5.1% |
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US Mint coin information page: D.C. & US Territories Collectibles |
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Lincoln Silver Dollar Sales* |
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| Proof | 325,000 | 325,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Uncirculated | 125,000 | 125,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Commemorative Coins |
Lincoln Cent (Two-roll sets) |
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| Birthplace* | 96,000 | 96,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Formative Years | 200,055 | 222,826 | 22,771 | 11.4% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Sets |
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*Sold out.
The last reported sales figures are located at US Mint Sales – May 21. The CoinNews collector tool page Mint Price Guide has been updated with the latest prices, coin premiums over bullion spots, and Mint sales figures.
NumisMaster has an image of all US Mint coin sales here.
Recently visited the Philadelphia Mint on 5/22/09 and purchased one proof Lincoln silver dollar. They had a stack of them behind the counter for sale. I was surprised too see them for sale considering they were sold out. I guess they were sold out online and not necessarily at the Mint. They still may have some left if you have not visited there yet. Just some FYI.