Visitors to the United States Mint website will find that the 2011-P Gettysburg National Military Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin is now listed as sold out.
The 99.9% pure silver coin with a 3.0 inch diameter was added to the "No Longer Available" section of the U.S. Mint’s website earlier this week.
It was the first of the 2011-dated America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins released last year, on September 22, 2011. The four other five ounce collector coins remain available, although the U.S. Mint has already indicated through its "Last Chance Sale" that those would go off sale on December 31, 2012 at 12:00 noon ET.
First issued at a price of $279.95, volatile silver prices resulted in a several price adjustments for the coin — first down to $229.95, then lower to $204.95 and then increased back to $229.95. That is where the price stood at the time of its sellout, and what the other coins are listed for today.
Gettysburg Mintages and Sales
A maximum mintage of 35,000 was stated at the time the Gettysburg coin launched. It did not meet that level. Its most recent weekly sales increase was 187, bringing its sales total to 24,572.
For reference, here are the sales figures for all of five ounce collector coins still available from the U.S. Mint.
| America the Beautiful 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin | Latest Sales | Mintages |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-P Hot Springs National Park Silver Coin | 27,000 | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Yellowstone National Park Silver Coin | 27,000 | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Yosemite National Park Silver Coin | 27,000 | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Grand Canyon National Park Silver Coin | 26,019 | Sold Out |
| 2010-P Mount Hood National Park Silver Coin | 26,928 | Sold Out |
| 2011-P Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Coin | 24,572 | Sold Out |
| 2011-P Glacier National Park Silver Coin | 20,369 | 20,369 of 35,000 |
| 2011-P Olympic National Park Silver Coin | 17,860 | 17,860 of 35,000 |
| 2011-P Vicksburg National Park Silver Coin | 18,043 | 18,043 of 35,000 |
| 2011-P Chickasaw National Park Silver Coin | 16,252 | 16,252 of 35,000 |
| 2012-P El Yunque National Park Silver Coin | 15,090 | 15,090 of 25,000 |
| 2012-P Chaco Culture National Park Silver Coin | 12,504 | 12,504 of 25,000 |
| 2012-P Acadia National Park Silver Coin | 12,974 | 12,974 of 25,000 |
| 2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Silver Coin | 13,441 | 13,441 of 25,000 |
| 2012-P Denali National Park Silver Coin | 9,634 | 9,634 of 25,000 |
Above uncirculated coin sales are as of December 3, 2012.
I wonder what the mint is thinking. They raise the price of the 5 oz coins and the price of silver retreated, but they kept the price up. So, this limits purchases of the 5 oz. A stated limit is 35,000 and they set a deadline of Dec 31st. Then they announce a sellout of one with less than 25,000 mintage. It is like they don’t want to sell too many of the 5 oz coins. I get the feeling that there might only be so many of each one left and the deadline doesn’t mean anything.