It was a relatively quiet week for United States Mint numismatic product sales. There have been no new 2011 product releases in the past week and sales were relatively subdued for the available prior year offerings. One of the bright spots on current and recent reports has been the James Buchanan's Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin.
The obverse of Buchanan's Liberty Gold Coin features a reproduction of the Liberty Head Quarter Eagle, originally designed by Christian Gobrecht. Under the requirements of the First Spouse Gold Coin Program, for any President who served without a spouse (with one exception), an image emblematic of the concept of Liberty is to be used for the obverse. The image is to be taken from a coin issued during the years of the Presidential term.
The use of the classic image of Liberty has struck a chord with collectors, resulting in higher sales for this particular issue of the broader series honoring First Spouses. Total sales since the Buchanan's Liberty coin went on sale September 2, 2010 have reached 11,442, across proof and uncirculated options. This exceeds the total sales for any of the 2010 issues currently available, as well as the final sales for any of the 2009 issues.
Under US Mint procedures, the James Buchanan's Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin should remain available for sale until September 1, 2011 (the start of sales for the Lucy Hayes First Spouse Gold Coin) or until the maximum authorized mintage of 15,000 coins has been sold. To reach the maximum authorized mintage, sales would have to continue at a pace of about 500 coins per month. In the latest week, 237 coins were sold.
The complete US Mint numismatic sales report follows. Figures are compiled as of January 23, 2011. 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 from the United States Mint. Currently available US Mint products can be found online at http://catalog.usmint.gov/
| Product | Sales | Change |
| 2010 AMERICAN BUFFALO GOLD PROOF COIN | 44,751 | 205 |
| 2010 AMERICAN PLATINUM EAGLE PROOF COIN | 10,000* | 0 |
| 2010 AMERICAN GOLD EAGLE PROOF COINS | ||
| One ounce | 25,000* | 0 |
| One-half ounce | 10,000* | 0 |
| One-quarter ounce | 10,000 | 0 |
| One-tenth ounce | 20,000 | 0 |
| Four-coin set | 35,000* | 0 |
| 2010 AMERICAN SILVER EAGLE PROOF COIN | 860,000* | 0 |
| FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS | ||
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | 5,528 | 14 |
| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 3,306 | 7 |
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | 4,602 | 90 |
| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 2,829 | 14 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Proof (2010) | 7,048 | 110 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Uncirculated (2010) | 4,394 | 127 |
| Mary Todd Lincoln Proof (2010) | 4,981 | 61 |
| Mary Todd Lincoln Uncirculated (2010) | 2,420 | 14 |
| 2011 PROOF SETS | ||
| 2011 U.S. Mint Proof Set | 279,023 | 25,879 |
| 2010 PROOF SETS | ||
| 2010 U.S. Mint Proof Set | 1,054,534 | 3,338 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 516,625 | 801 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 257,705 | 945 |
| 2010 SILVER PROOF SETS | ||
| 2010 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set | 526,225 | 2,711 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set | 232,999 | 1,189 |
| 2010 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS | ||
| 2010 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Set | 556,492 | 2,280 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Unc Set | 91,783 | 424 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters | 21,209 | 619 |
| 2010 CIRCULATING COIN SETS | ||
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters | 13,495 | 287 |
| 2010 NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-Coin Roll (P) | 37,804 | 135 |
| 25-Coin Roll (D) | 37,730 | 117 |
| 2010 ABRAHAM LINCOLN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 45,454 | 366 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 45,377 | 313 |
| 2010 JAMES BUCHANAN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 33,006 | 89 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 32,544 | 83 |
| 2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 34,984 | 44 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 34,337 | 40 |
| 2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 38,220 | 34 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 36,469 | 30 |
| 2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 39,701 | 29 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 37,848 | 25 |
| 2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 42,174 | 30 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 40,477 | 23 |
| 2010 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 200-Coin Bag | 8,876* | 23 |
| Two-roll set | 34,975 | 223 |
| 2010 MOUNT HOOD QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 5,625 | 81 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 5,362 | 58 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 30,663 | 190 |
| 2010 GRAND CANYON QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 6,195 | 64 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 6,528 | 43 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 32,943 | 149 |
| 2010 YOSEMITE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 6,799 | 36 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 6,867 | 29 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 35,677 | 109 |
| 2010 YELLOWSTONE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 7,994 | 35 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 8,488 | 33 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 40,856 | 102 |
| 2010 HOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 9,479 | 37 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 8,809 | 26 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 46,025 | 86 |
| 2010 LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS | ||
| Preservation of the Union | 170,604 | 387 |
| PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COIN COVERS | ||
| William Henry Harrison | 29,110 | 44 |
| John Tyler | 25,906 | 48 |
| James K. Polk | 24,120 | 51 |
| Zachary Taylor | 23,044 | 58 |
| Millard Fillmore | 21,936 | 42 |
| Franklin Pierce | 20,197 | 56 |
| James Buchanan | 18,551 | 93 |
| Abraham Lincoln | 27,329 | 469 |
| PRES $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS | ||
| Abigail Fillmore | 9,160 | 27 |
| Jane Pierce | 6,997 | 31 |
| James Buchanan's Liberty | 6,195 | 61 |
| Mary Todd Lincoln | 9,519 | 343 |
| AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTER 3 COIN SETS | ||
| Hot Springs National Park | 15,334 | 233 |
| Yellowstone National Park | 13,204 | 624 |
Oh no, do we not have a Mint Sales Report this week?
We usually get the information on Tuesday and post ASAP. Most likely the report is coming tomorrow.