The latest weekly US Mint numismatic product sales report includes the debut figures for the 2010 American Platinum Eagle Proof Coin.The strong initial sales suggest that a sell out for the one ounce platinum coin is imminent.
The 2010 Proof Platinum Eagle went on sale at the US Mint on August 12, 2010. The coins feature a reverse design representing the theme "To Establish Justice", continuing the design series for the core concepts of American democracy. Priced at $1,892 each, the product represents the most expensive US Mint product for the year to date. Through August 15, 2010, the US Mint recorded sales of 8,268 coins out of the maximum authorized mintage of 10,000. This exceeds the debut sales figures for last year's one ounce proof platinum coin offering, which sold 7,207 coins in the opening days, before selling out of the maximum 8,000 mintage soon thereafter.
Other products of note from this report include the 2010 Proof Gold Buffalo, which sold 689 to bring the total sales to date above the 25,000 level. Sales of the First Spouse Coins cooled following negative adjustments for the Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coins. The highest sellers were once again the most recently released coins featuring Jane Pierce.
The pace of sales for the annual coin sets continued to moderate. The 2010 Proof Set added just over 10,000 units in the latest week, compared to more than 34,000 in the prior week. Total sales have now reached 395,645, still shy of the opening sales for the 2009 Proof Set. The 2010 Mint Set added a mere 67 units to bring total sales to 283,047.
The full US Mint sales report for numismatic products appears below. Figures are compiled through August 15, 2010. The first number column indicates total sales through the reporting date and the second number column represents the change 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 | 25,580 | 689 |
| 2010 AMERICAN PLATINUM EAGLE PROOF COIN | 8,268 | 8,268 |
| FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS | ||
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 4,988 | 23 |
| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 3,301 | 36 |
| Margaret Taylor Proof (2009) | 4,142 | 18 |
| Margaret Taylor Uncirculated (2009) | 2,578 | 22 |
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | 4,641 | -44 |
| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 2,483 | -42 |
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | 3,398 | 82 |
| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 1,760 | 64 |
| 2010 AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR LIFE SILVER DOLLAR | ||
| Proof | 155,490 | 497 |
| Uncirculated | 65,947 | 219 |
| 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 | 395,645 | 10,078 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set | 429,682 | 2,777 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 182,205 | 3,471 |
| 2010 SILVER PROOF SETS | ||
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set | 158,940 | 4,695 |
| 2010 UNCIRCULATED MINT SETS | ||
| 2010 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Set | 283,114 | 67 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Unc Set | 60,196 | 1,149 |
| 2009 PROOF SETS | ||
| DC/US Territories Proof Set | 618,537 | 465 |
| DC/US Territories Silver Proof Set | 288,745 | 621 |
| 2010 NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-Coin Roll (P) | 31,247 | 325 |
| 25-Coin Roll (D) | 30,673 | 229 |
| 2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 31,756 | 186 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 31,530 | 182 |
| 2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 36,304 | 76 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 34,834 | 74 |
| 2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 38,468 | 47 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 36,787 | 48 |
| 2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS | ||
| 25-coin roll (P) | 41,071 | 35 |
| 25-coin roll (D) | 39,550 | 39 |
| 2010 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 200-Coin Bag | 6,342 | 116 |
| Two-roll set | 28,423 | 283 |
| 2010 YOSEMITE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 4,879 | 186 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 4,771 | 168 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 26,130 | 729 |
| 2010 YELLOWSTONE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 6,735 | 100 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 7,184 | 111 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 34,649 | 424 |
| 2010 HOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 8,513 | 57 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 7,886 | 51 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 41,158 | 292 |
| 2010 LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS | ||
| Preservation of the Union | 141,046 | 1,060 |
| PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COIN COVERS | ||
| William Henry Harrison | 28,356 | 35 |
| John Tyler | 25,167 | 33 |
| James K. Polk | 23,356 | 31 |
| Zachary Taylor | 22,085 | 41 |
| Millard Fillmore | 20,365 | 64 |
| Franklin Pierce | 17,579 | -1,241 |
| PRES $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS | ||
| Anna Harrison | 13,962* | 0 |
| Letitia Tyler | 9,695* | 0 |
| Julia Tyler | 9,741 | 23 |
| Sarah Polk | 9,256 | 32 |
| Margaret Taylor | 7,984 | 44 |
| Abigail Fillmore | 7,293 | 59 |
| Jane Pierce | 4,427 | 180 |
Only 67 Mint Sets sold in a week? That’s HILARIOUS! There must have been a massive amount of returns netted against that figure. I’ve never seen a week’s total THAT low for a mint set (especially not this early in the offering period), extra $4 per set or not!
Yes, I was also assuming there was some huge return offsetting most of the week’s regular sales.
Everybody is so scared of Obama, that’s why they are listening to Glen Beck and buy secure gold.