Action picked up for numismatic coins, according to the latest US Mint sales report.
The prior report showed that only three products garnered week-over-week improvements. More than a dozen passed that barrier in the latest round of figures.
On the notable front, 2009 Gold Proof Buffalo coins increased by 598 compared to the previous 384 and are nearing 50,000 in sales. In fact, as of Sunday their total was at 48,994 which very likely means the 50K ceiling was actually topped by Tuesday or Wednesday. The proof Buffalo was released late last year on October 29, 2009.
Disabled American Veterans Silver Dollars advanced 16,323 for the proofs to 107,316 while uncirculated sales rose 5,779 to reach 46,620. The combined numbers are at 153,936. At the current pace it would take 9 weeks for the coins to sell out. The pace, however, is likely to slacken further as more days pass and then as the commemorative Boy Scouts Coins start to grab collectors’ attention following their Tuesday, March 23 release.
First Spouse Gold coins relaxed as a group, with a combined weekly increase of 127 versus the prior 193. Expect the Anna Harrison options to disappear before noon on Thursday with the release of the Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coin at noon ET.
Major coin sales figures follow:
American Eagle Bullion Coin Sales |
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| March* | 2010 Totals** | |
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 48,500 | 217,500 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 0 | 0 |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle Silver 1 oz | 1,900,000 | 7,542,500 |
| *The as of date for the bullion products are March 15, 2010. ** Includes AT LEAST 35,000 of the 2009-dated Gold Eagles sold in January and February. Includes 367,500 of the 2009-dated Silver Eagle coins sold in January. | ||
US Mint Collector Coin Sales
(Data compare previous to current Mint sales reports)
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar |
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Mintage
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| Proof | 90,993 | 107,316 | 16,323 | 17.94% | 153,936 of 350,000 | |
| Uncirculated | 40,841 | 46,620 | 5,779 | 14.15% | ||
2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin |
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| 1 ounce | 48,396 | 48,994 | 598 | 1.24% | ||
First Spouse Gold Coins |
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| Harrison Proof (2009) | 6,239 | 6,250 | 11 | 0.18% | 9,787 of 40,000 | |
| Harrison Uncirculated (2009 | 3,533 | 3,537 | 4 | 0.11% | ||
| Letitia Tyler Proof (2009) | 4,776 | 4,789 | 13 | 0.27% | 7,655 of 40,000 | |
| Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 2,861 | 2,866 | 5 | 0.17% | ||
| Julia Tyler Proof (2009) | 4,437 | 4,449 | 12 | 0.27% | 7,001 of 40,000 | |
| Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 2,549 | 2,552 | 3 | 0.12% | ||
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 4,252 | 4,266 | 14 | 0.33% | 6,823 of 40,000 | |
| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 2,550 | 2,557 | 7 | 0.27% | ||
| Zachary Taylor Proof (2009) | 3,193 | 3,232 | 39 | 1.22% | 5,030 of 40,000 | |
| Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009) | 1,779 | 1,798 | 19 | 1.07% | ||
United States Mint Proof Sets |
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| 2009 United States Mint Proof Set | 1,449,274 | 1,451,239 | 1,965 | 0.14% | ||
| 2009 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set | 666,334 | 669,095 | 2,751 | 0.41% | ||
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 338,205 | 353,363 | 15,158 | 4.48% | ||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set | 603,660 | 604,312 | 652 | 0.11% | ||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set | 274,028 | 274,641 | 613 | 0.22% | ||
US Mint Uncirculated Sets |
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| 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 735,756 | 741,657 | 5,901 | 0.80% | ||
| 2009 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) | 104,373 | 104,764 | 391 | 0.37% | ||
Presidential Coins & First Spouse Medal Sets |
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Notes
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| William Henry Harrison | 13,964 | 13,964 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Letitia Tyler | 9,705 | 9,705 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Julia Tyler | 8,937 | 8,972 | 35 | 0.39% | ||
| Sarah Polk | 8,407 | 8,482 | 75 | 0.89% | ||
| Margaret Taylor | 6,394 | 6,444 | 50 | 0.78% | ||
2010 Native American Dollar Rolls |
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| 25-coin roll set (P) | 21,127 | 22,167 | 1,040 | 4.92% |
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| 25-coin roll set (D) | 20,475 | 21,548 | 1,073 | 5.24% | ||
2010 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls |
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| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 3,302 | 3,510 | 208 | 6.30% | ||
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 18,382 | 19,195 | 813 | 4.42% | ||
Northern Mariana Islands Quarters |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 7,479 | 7,545 | 66 | 0.88% | 14,732 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,141 | 7,187 | 46 | 0.64% | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P) | 1,473 | 1,474 | 1 | 0.07% | 2,242 | |
| 1000-Coin Bag (D) | 768 | 768 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 32,696 | 32,911 | 215 | 0.66% | 32,911 | |
2009 Lincoln Cent Rolls |
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Notes
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| Birthplace Rolls | 96,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
NLA
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| Formative Years Rolls | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
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| Professional Life | 277,968 | 278,911 | 943 | 0.34% | ||
| Presidency | 238,295 | 240,200 | 1,905 | 0.80% | ||
| 2009 Lincoln Proof Set | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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NLA – No Longer Available.
Notable summaries of sales/values articles this week from CoinNews and sister sites follow:
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First Spouse Sales Slow Before Abigail Fillmore Coin Launch – FirstSpouseCoins.us
According to the most recent US Mint sales figures, demand declined for First Spouse Gold Coins. Total sales fell again, for the second straight week. Just 127 were added, compared to 193 and 507 in prior weeks. As far as most popular goes, the Margaret Taylor coins took top honors. The proof version sold the most, picking up 39 and beating last week’s increase of 30. The uncirculated version came in second by gaining 19 – a huge improvement over the previous week’s addition of only 4 …
- DAV Coins Rise, Collectors Await BSA Silver Dollars – SilverCoinsToday.com
The new US Mint weekly sales report shows solid gains for collector silver products, and decent traction for bullion American Silver Eagles. The bullion coins rose 725,000 in five days — between March 10 – 15. Totals sales for the month now stand at 1.9 million. Silver numismatic coins and sets improved …
The collector coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of March 14, 2010.
