U.S. Mint precious metals coins are flying into buyer’s hands so fast that sales reports are outdated almost as soon as they are published.
Despite downside pressure that has driven gold and silver prices from recent highs, the United States Mint has already sold more gold bullion coins in May than in any other month this year.
Mint buyers have scooped up 165,500 ounces of them through May 19. One-ounce American Gold Eagles have been favored by 2-1 over the one-ounce American Gold Buffalos.
Demand has not been limited to bullion. Collector proof and uncirculated 24-karat First Spouse Gold Coins enjoyed their best gains in five weeks — that, despite mid-week adjustments that set their prices to the highest levels ever.
Mint silver coins — whether bullion, commemoratives or sets — are hot as well. Every numismatic silver product showed improved week-over-week gains.
On the bullion side of the picture, American Silver Eagles jumped forward 2,456,000, easily recording their best ever May with still 12 days to go. That is quite an achievement for a series that dates back to 1986. The eagles have enjoyed a fast ride during the last several days alone, as the following table illustrates:
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Silver Eagle Sales
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| Friday, May 7, 2010 | 892,000 |
| Monday, May 10, 2010 | 1,478,500 |
| Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 1,478,500 |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | 1,508,500 |
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 | 1,872,500 |
| Friday, May 14, 2010 | 1,897,500 |
| Monday, May 17, 2010 | 2,381,500 |
| Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | 2,456,000 |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | 2,456,000 |
The 99.9% fine silver pieces are 13,000 short from hitting 14 million in 2010. Previously, just under 11.6 million had been the best five-month start for the coins. That was set as record in 2009.
The following tables contain the latest United States Mint provided coin sales figures:
American Bullion Coin Sales |
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| April | May* | 2010 Totals** | |
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 60,500 | 110,500 | 442,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 56,500 | 55,000 | 111,500 |
| American Eagle Silver 1 oz | 2,507,500 | 2,456,000 | 13,987,000 |
| *The as of date for the bullion products is May 19, 2010. ** Includes 51,000 of the 2009-dated Gold Eagles sold this year. 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 | 138,551 | 139,941 | 1,390 | 1.00% | 201,185 of 350,000 | ||
| Uncirculated | 60,644 | 61,244 | 600 | 0.99% | |||
2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar |
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| Proof | 232,264 | 235,701 | 3,437 | 1.48% | 342,771 of 350,000 | ||
| Uncirculated | 107,296 | 107,070 | -226 | -0.21% | |||
2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin |
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Notes
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| 1 ounce | 49,388 | 49,388 | 0 | 0.00% |
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First Spouse Gold Coins |
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| Harrison Proof (2009)* | 6,250 | 6,250 | 0 | 0.00% | NLA | ||
| Harrison Uncirculated (2009)* | 3,537 | 3,537 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Letitia Tyler Proof (2009) | 5,090 | 5,149 | 59 | 1.16% | 8,283 of 40,000 | ||
| Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 3,095 | 3,134 | 39 | 1.26% | |||
| Julia Tyler Proof (2009) | 4,743 | 4,799 | 56 | 1.18% | 7,596 of 40,000 | ||
| Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 2,751 | 2,797 | 46 | 1.67% | |||
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 4,561 | 4,622 | 61 | 1.34% | 7,416 of 40,000 | ||
| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 2,739 | 2,794 | 55 | 2.01% | |||
| Zachary Taylor Proof (2009) | 3,640 | 3,783 | 143 | 3.93% | 6,025 of 40,000 | ||
| Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009) | 2,187 | 2,242 | 55 | 2.51% | |||
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | 3,882 | 4,090 | 208 | 5.36% | 6,396 of 15,000 | ||
| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 2,187 | 2,306 | 119 | 5.44% | |||
United States Mint Proof Sets |
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| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | – | 75,558 | – | – | |||
| 2009 United States Mint Proof Set | 1,466,755 | 1,468,618 | 1,863 | 0.13% | |||
| 2009 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set | 681,055 | 683,099 | 2,044 | 0.30% | |||
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 368,818 | 373,835 | 5,017 | 1.36% | |||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set | 608,830 | 609,376 | 546 | 0.09% | |||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set | 279,075 | 279,885 | 810 | 0.29% | |||
US Mint Uncirculated Sets |
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| 2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 35,743 | 38,629 | 2,886 | 8.07% | |||
| 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 759,645 | 761,589 | 1,944 | 0.26% | |||
| 2009 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) | 105,059 | 105,059 | 0 | 0.00% | NLA | ||
Presidential Coins & First Spouse Medal Sets |
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| William Henry Harrison | 13,962 | 13,962 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Letitia Tyler | 9,689 | 9,689 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Julia Tyler | 9,296 | 9,311 | 15 | 0.16% | |||
| Sarah Polk | 8,857 | 8,884 | 27 | 0.30% | |||
| Margaret Taylor | 7,147 | 7,186 | 39 | 0.55% | |||
| Abigail Fillmore | 5,693 | 5,824 | 131 | 2.30% | |||
2010 Native American Dollar Rolls |
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| 25-coin roll set (P) | 26,760 | 27,109 | 349 | 1.30% |
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| 25-coin roll set (D) | 26,357 | 26,703 | 346 | 1.31% | |||
2010 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls |
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Notes
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| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 4,776 | 4,828 | 52 | 1.09% | |||
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 23,423 | 23,816 | 393 | 1.68% | |||
Hot Springs National Park Quarters |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 6,358 | 6,692 | 334 | 5.25% | 12,825 | ||
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 5,812 | 6,133 | 321 | 5.52% | |||
| Two-Roll Set | 30,527 | 32,224 | 1,697 | 5.56% | 32,224 | ||
Northern Mariana Islands Quarters |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 7,778 | 7,778 | 0 | 0.00% | 15,178 | ||
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,400 | 7,400 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P) | 1,491 | 1,491 | 0 | 0.00% | 2,283 | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (D) | 792 | 792 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Two-Roll Set | 33,788 | 33,788 | 0 | 0.00% | 33,788 | ||
Lincoln Cents |
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Notes
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| 2009 Birthplace Rolls | 96,000 | 96,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
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| 2009 Formative Years Rolls | 300,000 | 300,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
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| 2009 Professional Life | 285,381 | 286,531 | 1,150 | 0.40% | |||
| 2009 Presidency | 251,387 | 253,027 | 1,640 | 0.65% | |||
| 2009 Lincoln Proof Set | 200,000 | 200,000 | 0 | 0% |
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| 2010 Lincoln Shield Cent | 104,458 |
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3,929 | 3.76% | |||
NLA – No Longer Available.
Notable links for sales related articles from CoinNews and sister sites follow:
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2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set Sales Debut – CoinNews
The debuting sales figures for the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set have just been released by the United States Mint, and they are stronger than the opening sales from the prior issue.The first set to contain America the Beautiful Quarters went on sale Thursday, May 13, 2010. By Sunday …
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First Spouse Gold Coins’ Phenomenal Rebound – FirstSpouseCoins.us
First Spouse Gold Coin sales had a phenomenal 841 contribution in this week’s report, despite the fact that their prices hit an all time high mid-week last. The newest United States Mint sales figures show that all of the coins ended up with positive numbers, and three went into triple digit gains. The others rose by double digits …
- US Mint Silver Coin Sales Comeback – SilverCoinsToday.com
Silver collector coins experienced a robust sales comeback in the latest round of United States Mint sales figures, while American Silver Eagle bullion coins continue to power forward. All of the sets and individual silver dollars beat their prior numbers, some were up double and triple digit …
The collector coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of May 16, 2010.
