The latest report of the United States Mint's numismatic product sales includes the debut for the 2010-W James Buchanan's Liberty First Spouse Gold Coins. Featuring Christian Gobrecht's classic design for the Liberty Head Quarter Eagle struck in one-half ounce of 24 karat gold, this offering was eagerly awaited by many collectors.
The James Buchanan's Liberty Gold Coins went on sale at the US Mint on September 2, 2010 with the uncirculated versions priced at $766 and the proof versions priced at $779. Through the sales reporting date of September 5, 2010, orders for 3,641 proof coins and 2,486 uncirculated coins have been received. The combined total of 6,127 represents more than 40% of the maximum authorized mintage of 15,000 coins.
These figures also represent the strongest initial sales of an issue of the First Spouse Gold Coin series in at least a year. There was more excitement than usual surrounding this release due to the classic Liberty design and the fact that the coin completes the "Liberty subset" composed of the four issues of the First Spouse Coins series that carry classic designs. Another factor may be the absence of other collectible gold offerings from the US Mint, although recent news indicates that 2010 Proof Gold Eagles will soon be available.
Another notable product on this week's report is the 2010 Silver Proof Set. After debuting last week with sales of 241,656 sets, orders received for this week were just 46,887. This amount still exceeded the weekly sales for the regular clad 2010 Proof Set, which was released earlier this year on July 22.
The complete weekly US Mint numismatic product sales report follows. All figures are compiled through September 5, 2010. The first number column represents total sales through the reporting date and the second number column represents the change in sales since the last report. Figures which are followed by an asterisk (*) are no longer available for sale at the US Mint.
| Product | Sales | Change |
| 2010 AMERICAN BUFFALO GOLD PROOF COIN | 29,917 | 1,280 |
| 2010 AMERICAN PLATINUM EAGLE PROOF COIN | 10,000* | 0 |
| FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS | ||
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 5,157* | 97 |
| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 3,501* | 106 |
| Margaret Taylor Proof (2009) | 4,230 | 40 |
| Margaret Taylor Uncirculated (2009) | 2,791 | 123 |
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | 4,807 | 89 |
| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 2,937 | 235 |
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | 3,683 | 114 |
| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 2,058 | 153 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Proof (2010) | 3,641 | 3,641 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Uncirculated (2010) | 2,486 | 2,486 |
| 2010 AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR LIFE SILVER DOLLAR | ||
| Proof | 158,335 | 761 |
| Uncirculated | 66,997 | 314 |
| 2010 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CENTENNIAL SILVER DOLLAR | ||
| Proof | 245,000* | 0 |
| Uncirculated | 105,000* | 0 |
| 2010 PROOF SETS | ||
| 2010 U.S. Mint Proof Set | 517,138 | 43,120 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 443,018 | 4,905 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 195,642 | 3,555 |
| 2010 SILVER PROOF SETS | ||
| 2010 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set | 288,543 | 46,887 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set | 176,683 | 6,909 |
| 2010 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS | ||
| 2010 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Set | 368,512 | 25,800 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Unc Set | 63,921 | 1,257 |
| 2009 PROOF SETS | ||
| DC/US Territories Proof Set | 620,425 | 601 |
| DC/US Territories Silver Proof Set | 291,388 | 868 |
| 2010 NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-Coin Roll (P) | 32,176 | 339 |
| 25-Coin Roll (D) | 31,762 | 407 |
| 2010 JAMES BUCHANAN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 27,878 | 1,711 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 27,978 | 1,594 |
| 2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 32,539 | 232 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 32,291 | 208 |
| 2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 36,675 | 109 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 35,142 | 94 |
| 2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 38,642 | 56 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 36,945 | 52 |
| 2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 41,233 | 39 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 39,697 | 41 |
| 2010 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 200-Coin Bag | 6,585 | 127 |
| Two-roll set | 29,400 | 287 |
| 2010 YOSEMITE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 5,481 | 184 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 5,312 | 169 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 29,263 | 1,092 |
| 2010 YELLOWSTONE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 6,965 | 52 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 7,407 | 49 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 36,032 | 486 |
| 2010 HOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 8,678 | 64 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 8,037 | 53 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 42,206 | 455 |
| 2010 LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS | ||
| Preservation of the Union | 146,279 | 1,936 |
| PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COIN COVERS | ||
| William Henry Harrison | 28,452 | 20 |
| John Tyler | 25,264 | 23 |
| James K. Polk | 23,469 | 31 |
| Zachary Taylor | 22,225 | 43 |
| Millard Fillmore | 20,591 | 66 |
| Franklin Pierce | 18,148 | 189 |
| PRES $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS | ||
| Anna Harrison | 13,962* | 0 |
| Letitia Tyler | 9,695* | 0 |
| Julia Tyler | 9,823 | 26 |
| Sarah Polk | 9,340 | 20 |
| Margaret Taylor | 8,115 | 36 |
| Abigail Fillmore | 7,531 | 64 |
| Jane Pierce | 4,964 | 157 |
