A lack of new U.S. Mint releases and disappearing older coins and sets weighed down sales of most numismatic products last week, but freshly issued 2012-dated American Eagles kept sales of bullion coins burning. (Jump to sales figures.)
For numismatic products, a scant 10 improved over their prior weekly sales as compared to the 56 out-performers noted previously. Leading U.S. Mint sales were uncirculated Silver Eagles and annual sets.
U.S. Mint Top Ten Numismatic Products of the Week
- 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle (+3,122 to 233,465)
- 2011 Proof Set (+2,801 to 1,052,912)
- 2011 Silver Proof Set (+1,782 to 544,230)
- 2011 Mint Set (+1,539 to 511,074)
- 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set (+968 to 139,672)
- 2011 Presidential $1 Proof Set (+723 to 280,687)
- 2011 Proof American Eagle Gold Coin 1/4 oz (+546 to 19,948)
- 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set (+429 to 135,195)
- 2011 Presidential $1 Uncirculated Set (+330 to 61,706)
- 2011-P Olympic National Park 5 Oz. Silver Coin (+325 to 11,260)
Numismatic products are getting a much needed boost this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. Mint released its 2012 ATB Quarters Silver Proof Set and on Thursday it will launch the Vicksburg 5 Oz. Silver Uncirculated Coin, the ninth issue in the 5 oz. coin series. On the subject, the fifth coin which honors Mount Hood National Forest is 169 coins away from selling out. Last week 431 of the minted 27,000 remained.
US Mint Sales: Bullion Coins
The January 3 release of 2012-dated Eagles has ignited sales of bullion coins after a dreary November and December.
Always the top-seller, American Silver Eagle bullion coins have already attained sales of 4.257 million. Only two months in the past year have been stronger — September’s 4.4465 million and last January’s 6.422 million.
Sales of American Gold Eagle bullion coins are sharply higher as well. US Mint buyers have ordered 82,500 ounces through the purchase of 181,000 Gold Eagles of varying sizes. The ounce total is the best since September, and the number of coins sold is the best since February.
The latest US Mint sales figures for bullion coins are available in the following tables:
| Prior Increase | Latest Increase | Sales Totals* | |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 2,500 | 5,000 | 7,500 |
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 26,000 | 33,000 | 59,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 9,000 | 8,000 | 17,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 30,000 | 0 | 30,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 75,000 | 0 | 75,000 |
| American Silver Eagle | 3,372,000 | 885,000 | 4,257,000 |
| Gettysburg 5 oz Silver | Sold Out | 126,700 | |
| Glacier 5 oz Silver | Sold Out | 126,700 | |
| Olympic 5 oz Silver | 0 | 500 | 84,600 |
| Vicksburg 5 oz Silver | 500 | 0 | 34,300 |
| Chickasaw 5 oz Silver | 500 | 0 | 26,900 |
*The as of date for US Mint sales of 1-ounce and under bullion coins is Tuesday, January 10, 2012. These totals are for this year alone. The as of date for the 5-ounce bullion coins is Monday, January 9, 2012. These totals are for all the coins sold by design, and include sales from 2011.
The following are the latest tallies for US Mint numismatic products:
US Mint Sales: Numismatic Products
American Silver Eagle 25th Anniversary Set |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Notes | |
| 5 oz | 100,000 | 100,000 | – | – | Sold Out |
2011 Proof Silver Eagle |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 1 oz | 850,000 | 850,000 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2011 Uncirculated Silver Eagle |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 1 oz | 230,343 | 233,465 | 3,122 | 1.36% | |
2011 Proof American Eagle Gold Coins |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Limit | |
| 1 oz | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
| 1/2 oz | 6,886 | 7,082 | 196 | 2.85% | 15,000 |
| 1/4 oz | 10,381 | 10,381 | 0 | 0.00% | 16,000 |
| 1/10 oz | 19,402 | 19,948 | 546 | 2.81% | 30,000 |
| 4-Coin Set | 16,346 | 16,595 | 249 | 1.52% | 40,000 |
2011 Uncirculated American Eagle Gold Coin |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 1 oz | 8,560 | 8,637 | 77 | 0.90% | |
2011 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 1 oz | 23,123 | 23,402 | 279 | 1.21% | |
2011 Proof American Platinum Eagle |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 1 oz | 11,962 | 12,100 | 138 | 1.15% | |
America the Beautiful 5 Oz. Silver |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Notes | |
| 2010-P Hot Springs National Park | 27,000 | 27,000 | – | – | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Yellowstone National Park | 27,000 | 27,000 | – | – | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Yosemite National Park | 27,000 | 27,000 | – | – | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Grand Canyon National Park | 26,019 | 26,019 | – | – | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Mount Hood National Park | 26,569 | 26,831 | 262 | 0.99% | 26,831 of 27,000 |
| 2011-P Gettysburg National Park | 16,937 | 17,145 | 208 | 1.23% | 17,145 of 35,000 |
| 2011-P Glacier National Park | 14,229 | 14,407 | 178 | 1.25% | 14,407 of 35,000 |
| 2011-P Olympic National Park | 10,935 | 11,260 | 325 | 2.97% | 11,260 of 35,000 |
2011 Army Commemorative Coins |
| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Mintage | |
| $5 Gold Proof Commemorative Coins | 17,173 | 17,173 | 0 | 0.00% | 25,235 of 100,000 |
| $5 Gold Uncirculated Commemorative Coins | 8,062 | 8,062 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Silver Dollar Proof Commemorative Coins | 119,829 | 119,829 | 0 | 0.00% | 163,346 of 500,000 |
| Silver Dollar Uncirculated Commemorative Coins | 43,517 | 43,517 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 50c Clad Proof Commemorative Coins | 68,349 | 68,349 | 0 | 0.00% | 107,810 of 750,000 |
| 50c Clad Uncirculated Commemorative Coins | 39,461 | 39,461 | 0 | 0.00% | |
2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Mintage | |
| $5 Gold Proof Commemorative Coins | 18,012 | 18,012 | 0 | 0.00% | 26,263 of 100,000 |
| $5 Gold Uncirculated Commemorative Coins | 8,251 | 8,251 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Silver Dollar Proof Commemorative Coins | 112,850 | 112,850 | 0 | 0.00% | 157,619 of 500,000 |
| Silver Dollar Uncirculated Commemorative Coins | 44,769 | 44,769 | 0 | 0.00% | |
First Spouse Gold Coins |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Mintage | |
| Fillmore Proof (2010) | 6,140 | 6,140 | NLA | 0.00% | 9,629 of 15,000 |
| Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 3,489 | 3,489 | NLA | 0.00% | |
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | 4,843 | 4,843 | NLA | 0.00% | 8,176 of 15,000 |
| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 3,333 | 3,333 | NLA | 0.00% | |
| Buchanan’s Liberty Proof (2010) | 7,304 | 7,304 | NLA | 0.00% | 12,652 of 15,000 |
| Buchanan’s Liberty Uncirculated (2010) | 5,348 | 5,348 | NLA | 0.00% | |
| Mary Todd Lincoln Proof (2010) | 6,904 | 6,904 | 0 | 0.00% | 10,664 of 20,000 |
| Mary Todd Lincoln Uncirculated (2010) | 3,760 | 3,760 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Eliza Johnson Proof (2011) | 3,678 | 3,696 | 18 | 0.49% | 6,400 of 15,000 |
| Eliza Johnson Uncirculated (2011) | 2,690 | 2,704 | 14 | 0.52% | |
| Julia Grant Proof (2011) | 3,815 | 3,833 | 18 | 0.47% | 6,313 of 15,000 |
| Julia Grant Uncirculated (2011) | 2,470 | 2,480 | 10 | 0.40% | |
| Lucy Hayes Proof (2011) | 2,882 | 2,920 | 38 | 1.32% | 4,787 of 15,000 |
| Lucy Hayes Uncirculated (2011) | 1,845 | 1,867 | 22 | 1.19% | |
| Lucretia Garfield Proof (2011) | 2,128 | 2,237 | 109 | 5.12% | 3,590 of 15,000 |
| Lucretia Garfield Uncirculated (2011) | 1,274 | 1,353 | 79 | 6.20% | |
United States Mint Proof Sets |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Notes | |
| 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 138,704 | 139,672 | 968 | 0.70% | |
| 2011 Presidential $1 Proof Set | 279,964 | 280,687 | 723 | 0.26% | |
| 2011 Silver Proof Set | 542,448 | 544,230 | 1,782 | 0.33% | |
| 2011 Proof Set | 1,050,111 | 1,052,912 | 2,801 | 0.27% | |
| 2010 Proof Set | 1,103,950 | 1,103,950 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set | 134,766 | 135,195 | 429 | 0.32% | |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 276,335 | 276,335 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 2010 Silver Proof Set | 585,414 | 585,414 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Proof Set | 535,463 | 535,463 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set | 274,003 | 274,003 | 0 | 0.00% | |
US Mint Uncirculated Sets |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Notes | |
| 2011 US Mint Uncirculated Set | 509,535 | 511,074 | 1,539 | 0.30% | |
| 2010 US Mint Uncirculated Set | 583,912 | 583,912 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 2011 Presidential Uncirculated Set | 61,376 | 61,706 | 330 | 0.54% | |
| 2010 Presidential Uncirculated Set | 98,620 | 98,620 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Presidential Coins & First Spouse Medal Sets |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Notes | |
| Abigail Fillmore | 9,879 | 9,893 | 14 | 0.14% | |
| Jane Pierce | 7,743 | 7,753 | 10 | 0.13% | |
| Buchanan’s Liberty | 7,414 | 7,429 | 15 | 0.20% | |
| Mary Todd Lincoln | 14,049 | 14,082 | 33 | 0.23% | |
| Eliza Johnson | 5,748 | 5,787 | 39 | 0.68% | |
| Julia Grant | 5,750 | 5,795 | 45 | 0.78% | |
| Lucy Hayes | 4,304 | 4,378 | 74 | 1.72% | |
| Lucretia Garfield | 2,341 | 2,614 | 273 | 11.66% | |
Presidential $1 Coin Covers |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| William Henry Harrison | 29,873 | 29,889 | 16 | 0.05% | |
| John Tyler | 26,611 | 26,621 | 10 | 0.04% | |
| James K. Polk | 24,836 | 24,847 | 11 | 0.04% | |
| Zachary Taylor | 23,810 | 23,822 | 12 | 0.05% | |
| Millard Fillmore | 22,658 | 22,671 | 13 | 0.06% | |
| Franklin Pierce | 21,035 | 21,048 | 13 | 0.06% | |
| James Buchanan | 19,737 | 19,752 | 15 | 0.08% | |
| Abraham Lincoln | 32,693 | 32,741 | 48 | 0.15% | |
| Andrew Johnson | 17,940 | 17,975 | 35 | 0.20% | |
| Ulysses S. Grant | 17,810 | 17,857 | 47 | 0.26% | |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | 15,553 | 15,631 | 78 | 0.50% | |
| James Garfield | 13,843 | 14,167 | 324 | 2.34% | |
James A. Garfield $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 23,929 | 24,159 | 230 | 0.96% | 47,336 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 22,948 | 23,177 | 229 | 1.00% | |
Rutherford B. Hayes $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 26,826 | 26,923 | 97 | 0.36% | 52,810 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 25,803 | 25,887 | 84 | 0.33% | |
Ulysses S. Grant $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 29,929 | 29,992 | 63 | 0.21% | 58,843 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 28,780 | 28,851 | 71 | 0.25% | |
Andrew Johnson $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 31,811 | 31,857 | 46 | 0.14% | 62,214 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 30,310 | 30,357 | 47 | 0.16% | |
Abraham Lincoln $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 48,832 | 48,832 | 0 | 0.00% | 97,575 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 48,743 | 48,743 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Millard Fillmore $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 38,409 | 38,409 | 0 | 0.00% | 75,043 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 36,634 | 36,634 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 35,731 | 35,731 | 0 | 0.00% | 70,672 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 34,942 | 34,941 | 0 | 0.00% | |
James Buchanan $1 Coin Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 34,290 | 34,290 | 0 | 0.00% | 67,936 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 33,646 | 33,646 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Native American Dollar Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 2011-dated 25-coin roll set (P) | 21,603 | 21,695 | 92 | 0.43% | 43,119 |
| 2011-dated 25-coin roll set (D) | 21,344 | 21,424 | 80 | 0.37% | |
| 2010-dated 25-coin roll set (P) | 39,130 | 39,130 | 0 | 0.00% | 78,009 |
| 2010-dated 25-coin roll set (D) | 38,879 | 38,879 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 2011-dated 200-coin bag (P&D) | 9,001 | 9,047 | 46 | 0.51% | |
| 2011-dated 2-roll set (P&D) | 24,422 | 24,502 | 80 | 0.33% | |
| 2010-dated 200-coin bag (P&D) | 8,844 | 8,844 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 2010-dated 2-roll set (P&D) | 36,203 | 36,203 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 2011 Issue | 31,082 | 31,258 | 176 | 0.57% | |
| 2010 Issue | 32,610 | 32,674 | 64 | 0.20% | |
Quarters Circulating Coin Set |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| 2011 Issue | 14,194 | 14,407 | 213 | 1.50% | |
| 2010 Issue | 24,525 | 24,525 | 0 | 0.00% | |
America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Sets™ |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
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| Chickasaw Quarter Set | 11,198 | 11,398 | 200 | 1.79% | |
| Vicksburg Quarter Set | 13,907 | 13,996 | 89 | 0.64% | |
| Olympic Quarter Set | 13,995 | 14,054 | 59 | 0.42% | |
| Glacier Quarter Set | 15,041 | 15,095 | 54 | 0.36% | |
| Gettysburg Quarter Set | 17,597 | 17,664 | 67 | 0.38% | |
| Mount Hood Quarter Set | 15,039 | 15,067 | 28 | 0.19% | |
| Grand Canyon Quarter Set | 17,417 | 17,442 | 25 | 0.14% | |
| Yosemite Quarter Set | 17,878 | 17,910 | 32 | 0.18% | |
| Yellowstone Quarter Set | 20,275 | 20,314 | 39 | 0.19% | |
| Hot Springs Quarter Set | 19,908 | 19,930 | 22 | 0.11% | |
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 2,704 | 2,727 | 23 | 0.85% | 5,370 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 2,615 | 2,643 | 28 | 1.07% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 21,198 | 21,381 | 183 | 0.86% | 21,381 |
Vicksburg National Military Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 3,039 | 3,044 | 5 | 0.16% | 6,012 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 2,964 | 2,968 | 4 | 0.13% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 24,307 | 24,389 | 82 | 0.34% | 24,389 |
Olympic National Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 3,423 | 3,425 | 2 | 0.06% | 6,753 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 3,326 | 3,328 | 2 | 0.06% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 25,613 | 25,671 | 58 | 0.23% | 25,671 |
Glacier National Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 3,664 | 3,667 | 3 | 0.08% | 7,488 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 3,818 | 3,821 | 3 | 0.08% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 27,598 | 27,646 | 48 | 0.17% | 27,646 |
Gettysburg National Military Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 4,744 | 4,760 | 16 | 0.34% | 9,346 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 4,580 | 4,586 | 6 | 0.13% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 32,905 | 32,963 | 58 | 0.18% | 32,963 |
Mount Hood National Forest Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 6,293 | 6,293 | 0 | 0.00% | 12,333 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 6,040 | 6,040 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 33,516 | 33,516 | 0 | 0.00% | 33,516 |
Grand Canyon National Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 6,760 | 6,760 | 0 | 0.00% | 13,875 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,115 | 7,115 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 34,935 | 34,935 | 0 | 0.00% | 34,935 |
Yosemite National Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 7,178 | 7,178 | 0 | 0.00% | 14,409 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,231 | 7,231 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 37,202 | 37,202 | 0 | 0.00% | 37,202 |
Yellowstone National Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 8,331 | 8,331 | 0 | 0.00% | 17,155 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 8,824 | 8,824 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 42,088 | 42,088 | 0 | 0.00% | 42,088 |
Hot Springs National Park Quarters |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Total | |
| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 9,672 | 9,672 | 0 | 0.00% | 18,683 |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 9,011 | 9,011 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Two-Roll Set | 46,804 | 46,804 | 0 | 0.00% | 46,804 |
Lincoln Cents |
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| Old Sales |
Latest Sales |
Gain/ Loss |
% Increase |
Notes | |
| 2010 Lincoln Shield Cent | 179,840 | 179,918 | 78 | 0.04% | |
*NLA – No Longer Available.
The collector coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of January 9, 2012. Visit the United States Mint website at http://www.usmint.gov/ for more information on any of the above products.
Mt Hood 5 oz no longer for sale on US MINT website…