US Mint Sales: Baseball Coins Strong to the Very End

What a year it’s been for the United States Mint and their 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins.

These unique curved-shaped collectibles launched in late March with the gold and silver editions scoring fast sellouts. Clad commemoratives tend to get passed over by many collectors, but not the Baseball clads.

All year they were consistently among the U.S. Mint’s top weekly sellers. No surprise, they were again in this last round of sales data for 2014.

U.S. Mint Weekly Best Sellers

1. 2014 FDR Coin & Currency Set (+8,074)
2. 2014 Proof Set (+5,325 to 670,425)
3. 2014 Baseball HOF Proof 50c Clad Coins (+5,229 to 258,643)
4. 2014 Silver Proof Set (+3,732 to 396,769)
5. 2014 Mint Set (+2,801 to 322,695)
6. 2014 Baseball HOF Proof Silver Coins (+2,646 to 268,076)
7. 2014 Baseball HOF Uncirculated 50c Clad Coins (+2,083 to 147,934)
8. 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy 50c Silver Coin Collection (+2,081 to 190,228)
9. 2013 Mint Set (+1,206 to 375,967)
10. 2014 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set (+957 to 216,350)

Baseball silver dollars snuck on the list too, returning for sale when order cancellations freed up a few thousand. They were taken quickly.

By law, the U.S. Mint can offer 2014 commemorative coins until the end of this year so their sales ended on Tuesday. Expect some changes but here are the latest commemorative sales compared to their authorized mintages:

• $5 gold Baseball coins are at 50,104, which is 104 above maximum;
• $1 silver Baseball coins are exactly at their 400,000 maximum;
• 50c clad Baseball coins are at 436,163, or 313,837 shy of their 750,000 maximum; and
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 Proof Silver Dollars are at 85,908, or 264,092 away from their 350,000 maximum.

Sales splits by proof and uncirculated qualities are shown further below.

Sales Debut of Franklin D. Roosevelt Coin & Chronicles Set

Very briefly, since this earlier article already summarized their start, the 2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt Coin & Chronicles Set opened with sales of 8,074. It took more than two months for last year’s 2013 Theodore Roosevelt Coin & Chronicles Set to hit that mark.

Latest Sales for 50th Anniversary 2014 Kennedy Half-Dollar Products

Here’s a breakdown of the latest weekly and total sales for the three 50th Anniversary Kennedy products that include 7 coins in different finishes and compositions:

Based on their limits:

• the Kennedy silver coin collection is 34,772 shy from the maximum 225,000, or at 84.5% of sales;
• the Kennedy gold coin is 5,681 shy from the maximum 75,000, or at 92.4% of sales; and
• the Kennedy clad set is 1,732 shy from the maximum 200,000, or at 99.1% of sales.

The Kennedy Half-Dollar Uncirculated Clad Coin Set has been listed as "out of stock" for almost two weeks.

US Mint Sales: Numismatic Products

The U.S. Mint this week reported sales updates to 294 numismatic products. Seventy-three of them outperformed their prior weekly sales compared to 54 previously. Nine increased by more than 1,000 units compared to 12 previously. Fourteen products had their totals notched lower compared to 31 previously.

Below are tables showing the latest sales for U.S. Mint numismatic products. The sales period covers Dec. 22, 2014 to Dec. 28, 2014. Products with an asterisk (*) are no longer available.

Visit the United States Mint website at http://catalog.usmint.gov for product information.