Demand for United States Mint numismatic coins picked up for a second straight week, but interest in bullion coins was limited.
The U.S. Mint’s release of the 2010 Silver Proof Set went well with four-day debuting sales at a respectable 241,656. Their launch lifted other annual sets also as many registered sharp weekly increases over prior sales, including the:
- 2010 Proof Set which advanced 47,704 versus 30,669
- 2010 Quarters Silver Proof Set which added 5,950 against 4,884
- 2010 Mint Set which grew 39,617 over 19,981
In other numismatic products, bags and rolls of all the America the Beautiful Quarters™ ticked higher. Another big spike in quarter sales will occur this month when the next 2010 quarter is issued. According to the Mint’s September schedule, that will occur on the 20th when the Grand Canyon National Park Quarter is released.
2010 Buffalo Gold Proof Coins screamed higher. They soared by 2,167 to mark their best pick up since the week after their debuting sales of 15,071 in early June.
Gold coins did not move higher as a group, however, like they did two weeks ago. First Spouse Gold Coins are an example. The 24 karat gold pieces advanced 348, or 220 less than their prior gain. Still, the level was more than two times the 159 increase of three weeks ago. On the topic of first lady gold coins, Buchanan’s Liberty goes on sale today at noon ET. That also likely means the oldest Sarah Polk First Spouse Gold Coins will go off sale this morning.
Bullion coins have been mostly anemic between Wednesday and Monday (early September and official ending August sales are not yet available). Fractional 1/4 oz American Gold Eagles did enter the sales board for the first time in a month, rising 2,000. The 1 oz Gold Eagles advanced a modest 1,500. American Silver Eagles gained the most, as typical, but their 590,000 increase was less than many other advances this year. They did top 23 million in year-to-date sales.
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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| August | 2010 Totals** | |
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 39,000 | 805,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 1,000 | 34,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 2,000 | 48,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 15,000 | 325,000 |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 15,500 | 199,000 |
| American Eagle Silver 1 oz | 2,391,000 | 23,540,500 |
*The as of date for the bullion products is August 30, 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. |
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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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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Mintage
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| Proof | 156,524 | 157,574 | 1,050 | 0.67% | 224,257 of 350,000 | |
| Uncirculated | 66,256 | 66,683 | 427 | 0.64% | ||
2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar* |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
Notes
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Mintage
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| Proof | 245,000 | 245,000 | 0 | Sold Out | 350,000 of 350,000 | |
| Uncirculated | 105,000 | 105,000 | 0 | Sold Out | ||
2010 American Platinum Proof Coin |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
Notes
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Mintage
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| 1 ounce | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | Sold Out |
10,000 of 10,000
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2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin |
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Old
Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Notes
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| 1 ounce | 26,470 | 28,637 | 2,167 | 8.19% | ||
First Spouse Gold Coins |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Mintage
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| Harrison Proof (2009)* | 6,250 | 6,250 | 0 | 0.00% | 9,787 of 40,000 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009)* | 2,861 | 2,861 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 5,030 | 5,060 | 30 | 0.60% | 8,455 of 40,000 |
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| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 3,378 | 3,395 | 17 | 0.50% | ||
| Zachary Taylor Proof (2009) | 4,167 | 4,190 | 23 | 0.55% | 6,858 of 40,000 |
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| Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009) | 2,641 | 2,668 | 27 | 1.02% | ||
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | 4,685 | 4,718 | 33 | 0.70% | 7,420 of 15,000 |
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| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 2,616 | 2,702 | 86 | 3.29% | ||
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | 3,488 | 3,569 | 81 | 2.32% | 5,474 of 15,000 |
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| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 1,854 | 1,905 | 51 | 2.75% | ||
United States Mint Proof Sets |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Notes
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| 2010 United States Mint Proof Set | 426,314 | 474,018 | 47,704 | 11.19% | ||
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 187,454 | 192,087 | 4,633 | 2.47% | ||
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 433,803 | 438,113 | 4,310 | 0.99% | ||
| 2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set | 163,824 | 169,774 | 5,950 | 3.63% | ||
| 2010 Silver Proof Set | – | 241,656 | – | – | ||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set | 619,140 | 619,824 | 684 | 0.11% | ||
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set | 289,471 | 290,520 | 1,049 | 0.36% | ||
US Mint Uncirculated Sets |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
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Notes
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| 2010 US Mint Uncirculated Set | 303,095 | 342,712 | 39,617 | 13.07% | ||
| 2010 Presidential Uncirculated Set | 61,252 | 62,664 | 1,412 | 2.31% | ||
| 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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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Notes
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| William Henry Harrison | 13,962 | 13,962 | 0 | 0.00% | NLA | |
| Letitia Tyler | 9,695 | 9,695 | 0 | 0.00% | NLA | |
| Julia Tyler | 9,773 | 9,797 | 24 | 0.25% | ||
| Sarah Polk | 9,294 | 9,320 | 26 | 0.28% | ||
| Margaret Taylor | 8,041 | 8,079 | 38 | 0.47% | ||
| Abigail Fillmore | 7,383 | 7,467 | 84 | 1.14% | ||
| Jane Pierce | 4,596 | 4,807 | 211 | 4.59% | ||
Presidential $1 Coin Covers |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Notes
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| William Henry Harrison | 28,402 | 28,432 | 30 | 0.11% | ||
| John Tyler | 25,216 | 25,241 | 25 | 0.10% | ||
| James K. Polk | 23,403 | 23,438 | 35 | 0.15% | ||
| Zachary Taylor | 22,135 | 22,182 | 47 | 0.21% | ||
| Millard Fillmore | 20,436 | 20,525 | 89 | 0.44% | ||
| Franklin Pierce | 17,721 | 17,959 | 238 | 1.34% | ||
2010 Millard Fillmore $1 Coin Rolls |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Total
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| 25-coin roll set (P) | 36,438 | 36,566 | 128 | 0.35% |
71,614
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| 25-coin roll set (D) | 34,954 | 35,048 | 94 | 0.27% | ||
2010 Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Rolls |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Total
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| 25-coin roll set (P) | 32,040 | 32,307 | 267 | 0.83% |
64,390
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| 25-coin roll set (D) | 31,847 | 32,083 | 236 | 0.74% | ||
2010 James Buchanan $1 Coin Rolls |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Total
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| 25-coin roll set (P) | 22,929 | 26,167 | 3,238 | 14.12% |
52,551
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| 25-coin roll set (D) | 23,167 | 26,384 | 3,217 | 13.89% | ||
2010 Native American Dollar Rolls |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Total
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| 25-coin roll set (P) | 31,504 | 31,837 | 333 | 1.06% |
63,192
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| 25-coin roll set (D) | 30,906 | 31,355 | 449 | 1.45% | ||
2010 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls |
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Loss |
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Notes
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| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 6,442 | 6,458 | 16 | 0.25% | ||
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 28,680 | 29,113 | 433 | 1.51% | ||
Yosemite National Park Quarters |
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Latest Sales
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Loss |
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Total
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 5,069 | 5,297 | 228 | 4.50% | 10,440 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 4,950 | 5,143 | 193 | 3.90% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 27,058 | 28,171 | 1,113 | 4.11% | 28,171 | |
Yellowstone National Park Quarters |
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Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Total
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 6,820 | 6,913 | 93 | 1.36% | 14,271 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,269 | 7,358 | 89 | 1.22% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 35,068 | 35,546 | 478 | 1.36% | 35,546 | |
Hot Springs National Park Quarters |
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Sales |
Latest Sales
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Gain/
Loss |
% Increase
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Total
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 8,554 | 8,614 | 60 | 0.70% | 16,598 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,933 | 7,984 | 51 | 0.64% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 41,439 | 41,751 | 312 | 0.75% | 41,751 | |
Lincoln Cents |
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Loss |
% Increase
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Notes
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| 2009 Birthplace Rolls | 96,000 | 96,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
NLA
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| 2009 Formative Years Rolls | 300,000 | 300,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
NLA
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| 2009 Professional Life | 294,083 | 294,083 | 0 | 0.0% |
NLA
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| 2009 Presidency | 264,700 | 264,700 | 0 | 0.0% |
NLA
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| 2009 Lincoln Proof Set | 200,000 | 200,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
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| 2010 Lincoln Shield Cent | 142,372 | 144,343 | 1,971 | 1.38% | ||
*NLA – No Longer Available.
The collector coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of August 29, 2010.
