The United States Mint is not seeing a lot of action in numismatic coins as collectors take their traditional summer break from buying. U.S. Mint sales figures show that only four collector products experienced higher demand than the prior week –which was slow in itself, and those were related to older Presidential $1 offerings.
Weekly sales eased for bullion coins as well, but their unit increases continue to be high despite the time of year. American Silver Eagles advanced a touch over 600K during the last seven days to reach 19.645 million for the year, passing the nearly 19.6 million sold in all of 2008. Mint authorized buyers need to order 9.2 million more in the next 5 1/2 months to topple record-breaking 2009.
Fractional 1/10 ounce American Gold Eagles made their first showing for the month, advancing 10,000 on July 8 and then another 10,000 on July 13. They’ve scored 20,000 for the month, bringing their total to 300,000 since released on June 10, 2010. Their sales have already passed the 260,000 sold in 2008 and in 2009. The other fractional sizes — the 1/2 ounce and 1/4 ounce — have not budged since June 24.
One ounce Gold Eagles are up 52,000 in July, moving quicker than last month and tracking to handily beat the 86,000 sold in July 2009.
While $1200+ an ounce gold prices are raising bullion coin demand, they appear to be hindering collector gold coins which have much higher premiums.
Weekly First Spouse Gold Coin sales more than halved with their gain of 181 versus 444. The uncirculated Abigail Fillmore gold piece was adjusted down 18, giving it a two-week increase of a single coin. Proof American Buffalo gold coins are crawling as well, rising 433 versus 789 for a year to date total of 22,290.
The London gold fix fell under the $1200 mark for several days last week, which may have helped to stall proof and uncirculated gold coins with collectors waiting for their potential price reductions.
The following sales tables provide a breakout of the most recent U.S. Mint coin sales figures.
American Bullion Coin Sales |
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| June | July | 2010 Totals** | |
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 97,000 | 52,000 | 670,500 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 31,000 | 0 | 31,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 44,000 | 0 | 44,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 280,000 | 20,000 | 300,000 |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 33,500 | 11,000 | 171,500 |
| American Eagle Silver 1 oz | 3,001,000 | 1,476,500 | 19,645,000 |
| *The as of date for the bullion products is July 14, 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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| Proof | 151,449 | 151,912 | 463 | 0.31% | 216,665 of 350,000 | |
| Uncirculated | 64,550 | 64,753 | 203 | 0.31% | ||
2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar |
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| Proof | 245,000 | 245,000 | 0 | 0.00% | 350,000 of 350,000 | |
| Uncirculated | 105,000 | 105,000 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin |
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| 1 ounce | 21,857 | 22,290 | 433 | 1.98% | ||
First Spouse Gold Coins |
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| Harrison Proof (2009)* | 6,250 | 6,250 | 0 | 0.00% | 9,787 of 40,000 | |
| Harrison Uncirculated (2009)* | 3,537 | 3,537 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Letitia Tyler Proof (2009)* | 5,163 | 5,163 | 0 | 0.00% | 8,315 of 40,000 | |
| Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009)* | 3,152 | 3,152 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Julia Tyler Proof (2009)* | 4,830 | 4,830 | 0 | 0.00% | 7,691 of 40,000 | |
| Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009)* | 2,861 | 2,861 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 4,832 | 4,843 | 11 | 0.23% | 7,804 of 40,000 | |
| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 2,957 | 2,961 | 4 | 0.14% | ||
| Zachary Taylor Proof (2009) | 4,004 | 4,026 | 22 | 0.55% | 6,430 of 40,000 | |
| Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009) | 2,395 | 2,404 | 9 | 0.38% | ||
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | 4,546 | 4,567 | 21 | 0.46% | 7,021 of 15,000 | |
| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 2,472 | 2,454 | -18 | -0.73% | ||
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | 2,811 | 2,892 | 81 | 2.88% | 4,440 of 15,000 | |
| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 1,497 | 1,548 | 51 | 3.41% | ||
United States Mint Proof Sets |
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| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 156,212 | 160,007 | 3,795 | 2.43% | ||
| 2009 United States Mint Proof Set | 1,477,967 | 1,477,967 | 0 | 0.00% | NLA | |
| 2009 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set | 694,406 | 694,406 | 0 | 0.00% | NLA | |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 410,851 | 413,647 | 2,796 | 0.68% | ||
| 2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set | 126,912 | 130,713 | 3,801 | 2.99% | ||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set | 614,416 | 614,800 | 384 | 0.06% | ||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set | 284,884 | 285,463 | 579 | 0.20% | ||
US Mint Uncirculated Sets |
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| 2010 Presidential Uncirculated Set | 53,133 | 54,203 | 1,070 | 2.01% | ||
| 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 774,844 | 774,844 | 0 | 0.00% | NLA | |
| 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 | 9,695 | 9,695 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Julia Tyler | 9,559 | 9,589 | 30 | 0.31% | ||
| Sarah Polk | 9,086 | 9,114 | 28 | 0.31% | ||
| Margaret Taylor | 7,707 | 7,761 | 54 | 0.70% | ||
| Abigail Fillmore | 6,842 | 6,947 | 105 | 1.53% | ||
| Jane Pierce | 2,420 | 2,903 | 483 | 19.96% | ||
Presidential $1 Coin Covers |
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| William Henry Harrison | 28,180 | 28,204 | 24 | 0.09% | ||
| John Tyler | 24,990 | 25,013 | 23 | 0.09% | ||
| James K. Polk | 23,183 | 23,208 | 25 | 0.11% | ||
| Zachary Taylor | 21,847 | 21,893 | 46 | 0.21% | ||
| Millard Fillmore | 19,838 | 19,939 | 101 | 0.51% | ||
| Franklin Pierce | 16,688 | 17,304 | 616 | 3.69% | ||
2010 Native American Dollar Rolls |
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| 25-coin roll set (P) | 29,522 | 29,684 | 162 | 0.55% |
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| 25-coin roll set (D) | 29,122 | 29,290 | 168 | 0.58% | ||
2010 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls |
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| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 5,913 | 5,954 | 41 | 0.69% | ||
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 26,719 | 26,913 | 194 | 0.73% | ||
Yellowstone National Park Quarters |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 5,954 | 6,059 | 105 | 1.76% | 12,584 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 6,403 | 6,525 | 122 | 1.91% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 30,530 | 31,260 | 730 | 2.39% | 31,260 | |
Hot Springs National Park Quarters |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 8,104 | 8,164 | 60 | 0.74% | 15,690 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,468 | 7,526 | 58 | 0.78% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 38,862 | 39,224 | 362 | 0.93% | 39,224 | |
Lincoln Cents |
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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 | 294,083 | 294,083 | 0 | 0.0% |
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| 2009 Presidency | 264,700 | 264,700 | 0 | 0.0% |
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| 2009 Lincoln Proof Set | 200,000 | 200,000 | 0 | 0% |
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| 2010 Lincoln Shield Cent | 130,709 | 132,067 | 1,358 | 1.04% | ||
*NLA – No Longer Available.
The collector coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of July 11, 2010.
right now the mint report 672,500 of AGE one ounce and 305,000 of 1/10 oz. 173,500 of AGB one ounce and 22,290 of 2010w AGB proof one ounce.