Starting sales were swift for new United States Mint products featuring 2013 William McKinley Presidential $1 Coins.
William McKinley Presidential dollars launched on Feb. 19, 2013. Offered in 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags, 250-coin boxes and 500-coin boxes, sales by Feb. 25 totaled 4,223,425 coins. That tops releases from 2012, the year new $1 bag and $1 box options debuted.
In comparison, opening sales totals per coin design for last year were:
- 2012 Grover Cleveland (Second Term) $1 coins at 3,659,650
- 2012 Benjamin Harrison $1 coins at 3,418,150
- 2012 Grover Cleveland (First Term) $1 coins at 3,758,025
- 2012 Chester A. Arthur $1 coins at 2,866,600 (100-coin bag totals not included as bags debuted weeks later)
Popularity for the newer $1 coin products trended the same as past releases with unit sales highest for 25-coll rolls and 250-coin boxes from Philadelphia responsible for the biggest volume of coins sold.
Debut Sales for 2013 William McKinley Presidential Dollars
| $1 Coin Product | Price | Unit Sales | $1’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Coin Roll (P) | $32.95 | 31,066 | 776,650 |
| 25-Coin Roll (D) | $32.95 | 27,761 | 694,025 |
| 100-Coin Bags (P) | $111.95 | 502 | 50,200 |
| 100-Coin Bags (D) | $111.95 | 368 | 36,800 |
| 250-Coin Box (P) | $275.95 | 6,577 | 1,644,250 |
| 250-Coin Box (D) | $275.95 | 2,602 | 650,500 |
| 500-Coin Box (P) | $550.95 | 370 | 185,000 |
| 500-Coin Box (D) | $550.95 | 372 | 186,000 |
| Total | 4,223,425 | ||
The William McKinley dollar marks the first issue in 2013 and the 25th released overall under the Presidential $1 Coin Program introduced by the United States Mint in 2007.
Upcoming 2013 $1 coins include those with portraits of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. These were the 26th through 28th Presidents of the United States.
