US Mint Sales: Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins Debut

March 1, 2011 By Michael Zielinski Leave a Comment

Several newly released United States Mint numismatic products make their debut on this week’s sales report. This is highlighted by the 2011 Medal of Honor Gold and Silver Coins, which represent the second of two commemorative coin programs for this year. Other new products include the Andrew Johnson Presidential Dollar Rolls and 2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set.

The Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins went on sale February 25, 2011. The products include $5 gold coins and silver dollars in proof or uncirculated versions. All coins are sold individually, with no multi-coin products offered. Through the sales reporting date of February 27, 2011, the US Mint received orders for 6,589 gold coins and 35,502 silver dollars. This is much lower than the debut sales figures for this year’s other commemorative coin program honoring the U.S. Army, which started with sales of 10,906 gold coins and 67,593 silver dollars.

The difference is partially explained by the shorter debut period for the Medal of Honor Coins, which went on sale on a Friday, meaning initial sales cover only two days. The Army coins went on sale Monday, resulting in almost a full week of sales include in the initial figures. A long road remains ahead for both offerings, which are expected to remain available for sale until pre-announced date near the end of the year.

Andrew Johnson Presidential Dollar rolls started with sales of 23,211 Philadelphia Mint rolls and 22,523 Denver Mint rolls. This is down about 50% compared to the initial figures for the numismatic rolls of the previous issue of the series featuring Abraham Lincoln. However, the numbers are about even with the initial figures for next previous issue featuring James Buchanan. Numismatic products featuring Lincoln tend to be very popular with collectors.

The 2011 Presidential Dollar Proof Set began with sales of 163,129. This is down significantly from the opening sales for last year’s comparable product at 22,426. The 2010 set was released ahead of the full annual set and included the first appearance of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dollar. It had also been priced $4 lower.

The full US Mint numismatic product sales report appears below. Figures are compiled through February 27, 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. Lines which appear in bold represent products which have debuted on this 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	46,309	439

2011 ARMY COMMEMORATIVE COINS
$5 Gold Proof	12,323	1,262
$5 Gold Uncirculated	4,703	525

$1 Silver Proof	77,918	8,531
$1 Silver Uncirculated	31,921	2,998

.50 Cent Clad Proof	48,849	5,013
.50 Cent Clad Uncirculated	28,736	2,513

2011 MEDAL OF HONOR COMMEMORATIVE COINS
$5 Gold Proof	4,699	4,699
$5 Gold Uncirculated	1,890	1,890

$1 Silver Proof	25,156	25,156
$1 Silver Uncirculated	10,346	10,346

FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS
Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010)	5,742	16
Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010)	3,434	30
Jane Pierce Proof (2010)	4,828	22
Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010)	3,238	91
Buchanan’s Liberty Proof (2010)	7,313*	0
Buchanan’s Liberty Uncirculated (2010)	4,803	68
Mary Todd Lincoln Proof (2010)	5,423	88
Mary Todd Lincoln Uncirculated (2010)	2,649	36

2011 PROOF SETS
2011 U.S. Mint Proof Set	528,580	54,960
2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set	163,129	163,129

2011 SILVER PROOF SETS
2011 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set	284,554	13,290

2011 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS
2011 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Set	241,964	30,520

2010 PROOF SETS
2010 U.S. Mint Proof Set	1,070,136	2,334
2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set	520,920	770
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set	261,020	653

2010 SILVER PROOF SETS
2010 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set	541,587	2,614
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set	244,696	5,196

2010 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS
2010 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Set	563,211	1,096
2010 Presidential $1 Coin Unc Set	93,634	270
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters	23,346	311

2010 CIRCULATING COIN SETS
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters	14,838	278

2010 NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN ROLLS
25-Coin Roll (P)	38,779	156
25-Coin Roll (D)	38,470	164

2011 ANDREW JOHNSON $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P)	23,211	23,211
25-coin roll (D)	22,523	22,523

2010 ABRAHAM LINCOLN $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P)	47,261	300
25-coin roll (D)	46,914	265

2010 JAMES BUCHANAN $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P)	33,433	71
25-coin roll (D)	32,927	60

2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P)	35,247	47
25-coin roll (D)	34,566	38

2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P)	38,411	21
25-coin roll (D)	36,637	21

2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P)	39,847	33
25-coin roll (D)	37,984	32

2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P)	42,328	30
25-coin roll (D)	40,621	23

2010 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS
200-Coin Bag	8,844*	0
Two-roll set	36,217*	20

2011 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS
200-Coin Bag	2,400	286
Two-roll set	11,121	2,280

2011 GETTYSBURG QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P)	3,996	143
100-coin bag (D)	3,845	109
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D)	26,260	968

2010 MOUNT HOOD QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P)	5,782	26
100-coin bag (D)	5,545	29
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D)	31,571	129

2010 GRAND CANYON QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P)	6,367	21
100-coin bag (D)	6,702	26
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D)	33,575	85

2010 YOSEMITE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P)	6,947	13
100-coin bag (D)	6,990	13
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D)	36,191	73

2010 YELLOWSTONE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P)	8,129	27
100-coin bag (D)	8,607	24
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D)	41,341	71

2010 HOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P)	9,575	10
100-coin bag (D)	8,911	10
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D)	46,402	57

2010 LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS
Preservation of the Union	172,976	402

PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COIN COVERS
William Henry Harrison	29,243	49
John Tyler	26,019	31
James K. Polk	24,242	28
Zachary Taylor	23,186	37
Millard Fillmore	22,085	35
Franklin Pierce	20,407	37
James Buchanan	18,892	58
Abraham Lincoln	28,501	336

PRES $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS
Abigail Fillmore	9,289	32
Jane Pierce	7,149	32
James Buchanan’s Liberty	6,441	52
Mary Todd Lincoln	11,077	238

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTER 3 COIN SETS
Hot Springs National Park	16,276	172
Yellowstone National Park	15,834	233

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