Daily Archives: April 2, 2009
Puerto Rico Quarter Ceremonial Launch
Gold Touches Below $900, Silver and Platinum Advance
Heritage Baltimore Auction: Nearly $14 Million and Climbing
Numismatic News Headlines – Apr 2
Lincoln, Braille & UHR Sales Figures – April 2
This week there is a huge surprise in the Lincoln Silver Dollar sales figures. Additionally, we learn how the new Braille commemoratives are performing, say goodbye (again) to Lincoln Birthplace cent rolls and watch sales of the Ultra High Relief (UHR) Gold coins sputter to a near crawl.
First to the surprise. When the Lincoln Silver dollar availability date was announced, the US Mint said 50,000 of the proofs were allocated for a special five-coin set. In an eyebrow raiser, we learn that amount is likely to be substantially less.
The law authorizing the bicentennial Lincolns permits a maximum mintage of 500,000. The latest US Mint figures show 465,614 Lincoln Silver dollars have already sold. Unless something gives, that leaves less than 35,000 for the special set.