May 21, 2012

US Mint Sales: New Products Debut, Old Products Sell Out

The latest weekly report of the United States Mint's numismatic product sales includes the debut figures for the recently released 2011-P Vicksburg Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin and the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. Meanwhile, two older products have sold out.

The US Mint began sales of the Vicksburg National Military Park 5 oz. Silver Uncirculated Coins on January 12, 2012. The coins had the lowest initial pricing point for the numismatic series to date. Through the reporting date of January 17, 2012, sales have reached 7,861 units out of the 35,000 maximum mintage. This falls below the debut sales level for the previous release featuring Olympic National Park, which came in at 8,662.

On January 10, 2012, the US Mint began sales of the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. These sets contain the five latest quarter designs struck in 90% silver. Initial sales for the product have reached 61,181. This amount is below the debut figures for last year's set, which started at 78,054.

Within the sales reporting period, the Mount Hood National Forest 5 oz. Silver Uncirculated Coins sold out. These coins originally went on sale July 28, 2011, priced at $279.95 and remained available through two downward pricing adjustments. The last reported sales are 26,928. With this sell out, all of the 2010-dated numismatic ATB Five Ounce Silver Coins have sold out.

Around mid-day yesterday, the 2011-W Uncirculated Gold Eagle sold out. The sales figures for the product according to this report are 8,810. This number is significant as it may represent a new mintage low across all versions of the American Gold Eagle. It is possible that this may be the last sales figure the US Mint provides, or another figure may be provided next week. Final audited mintage figures generally aren't available for months or years after the actual sell out.

The complete US Mint numismatic product sales report appears below. The figures are compiled through January 17, 2012. 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. Products with sales followed by an asterisk (*) are no longer available from the United States Mint. Products listed in bold make their debut on this report. Currently available US Mint products can be found online at http://catalog.usmint.gov/

Product Sales Change
2011 AMERICAN EAGLE PLATINUM PROOF COIN 12,471 371
2011 AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD PROOF COINS
One ounce 30,000* 0
One-half ounce 7,409 327
One-quarter ounce 10,381* 0
One-tenth ounce 20,499 551
Four-coin set 17,279 684
2011 AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD UNCIRCULATED COIN
One ounce 8,810* 173
2011 AMERICAN BUFFALO GOLD PROOF COIN 23,656 254
2011 AMERICAN EAGLE SILVER PROOF COIN 850,000* 0
2011 AMERICAN EAGLE SILVER UNCIRCULATED COIN 238,240 4,775
2011 AMERICAN EAGLE 25TH ANNIV SET 100,000* 0
FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS
Eliza Johnson Proof (2011) 3,711 15
Eliza Johnson Uncirculated (2011) 2,729 25
Julia Grant Proof (2011) 3,844 11
Julia Grant Uncirculated (2011) 2,483 3
Lucy Hayes Proof (2011) 2,959 39
Lucy Hayes Uncirculated (2011) 1,900 33
Lucretia Garfield Proof (2011) 2,267 30
Lucretia Garfield Uncirculated (2011) 1,426 73
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5 OZ UNC COINS
2010-P Hot Springs National Park 27,000* 0
2010-P Yellowstone National Park 27,000* 0
2010-P Yosemite National Park 27,000* 0
2010-P Grand Canyon National Park 26,019* 0
2010-P Mount Hood National Park 26,928* 97
2011-P Gettysburg National Park 17,579 434
2011-P Glacier National Park 14,808 401
2011-P Olympic National Park 11,938 678
2011-P Vicksburg National Park 7,861 7,861
SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL MEDALS
2011-W 96,092 184
2011-P 62,114 91
2012 SILVER PROOF SETS
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set 61,181 61,181
2011 PROOF SETS
2011 U.S. Mint Proof Set 1,056,425 3,513
2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set 281,594 907
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set 140,612 940
2011 SILVER PROOF SETS
2011 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set 544,230 0
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set 136,086 891
2011 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS
2011 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Set 512,420 1,346
2011 Presidential $1 Coin Unc Set 62,050 344
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters 31,422 164
2011 CIRCULATING COIN SETS
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters 14,861 454
2010 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters 32,790 116
2010 CIRCULATING COIN SETS
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters 24525 0
2011 NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN ROLLS
25-Coin Roll (P) 21,812 117
25-Coin Roll (D) 21,527 103
2011 JAMES GARFIELD $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P) 24,394 235
25-coin roll (D) 23,379 202
2011 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P) 27,022 99
25-coin roll (D) 25,976 89
2011 ULYSSES S. GRANT $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P) 30,063 71
25-coin roll (D) 28,921 70
2011 ANDREW JOHNSON $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll (P) 31,897 40
25-coin roll (D) 30,395 38
2011 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS
200-Coin Bag 9,092 45
Two-roll set 24,662 160
2011 CHICKASAW QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 2,748 21
100-coin bag (D) 2,662 19
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 21,591 210
2011 VICKSBURG QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 3,047 3
100-coin bag (D) 2,967 -1
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 24,499 110
2011 OLYMPIC QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 3,428 3
100-coin bag (D) 3,332 4
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 25,737 66
2011 GLACIER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 3,670 3
100-coin bag (D) 3,824 3
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 27,707 61
2011 GETTYSBURG QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 4,762 2
100-coin bag (D) 4,589 3
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 33,020 57
2010 LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS
Preservation of the Union 180,027 109
PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COIN COVERS
William Henry Harrison 29,899 10
John Tyler 26,630 9
James K. Polk 24,858 11
Zachary Taylor 23,833 11
Millard Fillmore 22,678 7
Franklin Pierce 21,054 6
James Buchanan 19,761 9
Abraham Lincoln 32,795 54
Andrew Johnson 18,005 30
Ulysses S. Grant 17,897 40
Rutherford Hayes 15,697 66
James Garfield 14,482 315
PRES $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS
Abigail Fillmore 9,896 3
Jane Pierce 7,760 7
James Buchanan’s Liberty 7,434 5
Mary Todd Lincoln 14,103 21
Eliza Johnson 5,825 38
Julia Grant 5,858 63
Lucy Hayes 4,468 90
Lucretia Garfield 2,950 336
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTER 3 COIN SETS
Hot Springs National Park 19,966 36
Yellowstone National Park 20,355 41
Yosemite National Park 17,950 40
Grand Canyon National Park 17,485 43
Mount Hood National Forest 15,099 32
Gettysburg National Military Park 17,732 68
Glacier National Park 15,175 80
Olympic National Park 14,146 92
Vicksburg National Park 14,090 94
Chickasaw National Recreation Area 11,618 220

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Comments

  1. Leo S. says:

    Michael

    I know it would be a lot of work, but it would be interesting if you could publish a complete set of mintage numbers on all the gold, silver and platinum products since 1986 when these products were first offered.

  2. SFS says:

    Leo,
    These numbers are available on the Mint website and other sites:

    http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/

    and / or

    http://goldeagleguide.com/
    http://silvereagleguide.com/
    http://platinumeagleguide.com/

  3. andrew says:

    where can i view the mint’s audit summary online other than this website?

  4. Schnauzer says:

    I’ve noticed the sales for the 2011 S Silver Proof Set have been dropping drastically. This past week none were sold. Any ideas as to when the mint may suspend sales of this set permanently or will they go for a complete sellout? Is it possible that unsold sets would be melted?

  5. Coin Update says:

    This week, the US Mint did not provide an updated number for the 2011 Silver Proof Set. Sometimes they inadvertently leave something off the report.

  6. Coin Update says:
  7. I’d thought the unique design of Vicksburg and the small surge we’ve been getting in silver might give sales a little shot in the arm. Apparently not. Wonder how low sales will be for Chickasaw.

  8. Brad says:

    I would be surprised if the Mint struck any more than 20,000 each of the Vicksburg and Chickasaw 2011 P 5 oz. coins. Of course, I guess the possibility exists that each 2011 design was minted many months ago at the 35,000 level, before it became apparent that interest was dropping. If the last two were struck late in the year however, I would think the 20,000 level would probably be deemed high enough by the Mint’s sales forecasts.

    I did go ahead and buy one of the APMEX “Mint Direct” sealed tubes of the Chickasaw bullion 5 oz. coins a few days ago. It is the lowest-minted bullion coin for 2011 (and the series thus far), with a paltry 26,800 sold. I figured outside of a complete silver collapse, there wasn’t much downside to owning a few of those coins. Future buyers might like to get an unsearched, sealed tube of that design.

  9. Gary says:

    So the 2008 W Silver Eagle has a lower mintage than the 2006 W Silver Eagle overall?

  10. Coin Update says:

    No, the 2008-W was also included in the 2008 Annual Uncirculated $1 Coin Set, so you have to also take those numbers into account.

    For figures which include the total from all multi-coin and ancillary sets, refer to the mintage figures provided in the “Guide sites” linked in an earlier comment from SFS.

  11. Zaz says:

    Wow! That is PALTRY for Vicksburg 5oz. coin. Looks like each succeeding 2011 release has sold less in the opening week than the one before it. I had guesstimated 9-10K in part due to the novelty of the coin design as an interesting historic souvenir, as the Civil War’s sesquicentennial began last year and will cointinue through the spring of 2015. Doesn’t bode well for Chickasaw, nor the 2012 releases should they be issued.

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