The latest US Mint weekly sales reports shows strong opening sales of the 2009 Lincoln Cent “Presidency” Two Roll Set. The product went on sale on November 12, 2009 to coincide with the launch of the final 2009 Lincoln Cent design into circulation. In the first three days of sales customers ordered 153,427 of the sets. Another debut for the sales report is the U.S. Virgin Islands First Day Coin Cover which went on sale November 10. Sales of this product opened at 3,747 units.
As always the sales numbers for gold coin products were closely watched. The 2009 Proof Gold Buffalo saw total sales rise to 32,271, representing an increase of 4,316 from the prior week. The 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin measured total sales of 104,862, for an increase of 1,098. First Spouse Gold Coin sales marked gains of less than one hundred for each of the available options.
The table below presents the full report of US Mint sales figures. Total sales for each product are compiled as of November 15, 2009. The first number column represents the total sales to date. The second number column represents the change in sales since last week.
| Product | Sales | Change |
| 2009 ULTRA HIGH RELIEF GOLD COIN | 104,862 | 1,098 |
| 2009 GOLD BUFFALO PROOF COIN | 32,271 | 4,316 |
| FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS | ||
| Martin Van Buren Proof (2008) | 7,314 | 80 |
| Martin Van Buren Uncirculated (2008) | 4,229 | 64 |
| Harrison Proof (2009) | 5,843 | 17 |
| Harrison Uncirculated (2009) | 3,027 | 23 |
| Letitia Tyler Proof (2009) | 4,399 | 31 |
| Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 2,411 | 26 |
| Julia Tyler Proof (2009) | 3,929 | 0 |
| Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 2,232 | 29 |
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 3,664 | 76 |
| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 1,985 | 66 |
| LOUIS BRAILLE COMMEMORATIVE SILVER DOLLAR | ||
| Proof | 130,042 | 1,807 |
| Uncirculated | 47,181 | 386 |
| Uncirculated Easy-Open Capsule | 21,872 | 436 |
| Braille Education Set | 9,177 | 792 |
| 2009 PROOF SETS | ||
| 2009 U.S. Proof Set | 1,271,184 | 25,350 |
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set | 570,931 | 3,220 |
| 2009 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 590,682 | 3,312 |
| 2009 Lincoln Proof Set | 179,647 | 7,252 |
| 2009 SILVER PROOF SETS | ||
| U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set | 570,817 | 12,429 |
| DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set | 253,381 | 1,509 |
| 2009 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS | ||
| 2009 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Set | 558,721 | 18,464 |
| 2009 Presidential $1 Coin Unc Set | 92,477 | 1,114 |
| 2009 NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLAR ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 57,323 | 417 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 52,721 | 427 |
| 2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 36,954 | 279 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 35,928 | 276 |
| 2009 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 9,245 | 141 |
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 37,876 | 243 |
| U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 6,797 | 240 |
| 1000-coin bag (P) | 1,195 | 22 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 6,624 | 226 |
| 1000-coin bag (D) | 1,155 | 10 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 30,303 | 1,064 |
| 2009 LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS | ||
| Professional Life | 248,246 | 3,185 |
| Presidency | 153,427 | 153,427 |
| PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COIN COVERS | ||
| William Henry Harrison | 26,604 | 81 |
| John Tyler | 23,170 | 96 |
| James K. Polk | 20,690 | 256 |
| DC & US TERRITORIES COIN COVERS | ||
| District of Columbia | 16,810 | 205 |
| Puerto Rico | 13,420 | 217 |
| Guam | 9,925 | 278 |
| American Samoa | 8,069 | 354 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3,747 | 3,747 |
| PRES $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS | ||
| William Henry Harrison | 13,976 | 0 |
| Letitia Tyler | 9,717 | -1 |
| Julia Tyler | 7,814 | 109 |
| Sarah Polk | 6,866 | 142 |
Apparently the Federal Bank won’t sell any James Polk dollars to our local BofA or Wells Fargo banks here in Arizona so I can’t buy any. Do you know the reason for this?
In general, it seems to have become more difficult since the end of the State Quarters series for banks to get rolls of newly minted coins.
The Federal Reserve supposedly does have special ordering processes in place for the Presidential Dollars. Your local banks may have missed the ordering period.
Here is the Federal Reserve’s paper on the special ordering period (pdf doc) http://www.frbservices.org/files/operations/pdf/polk_2up.pdf