The newest US Mint sales report is reminiscent of last week’s, with few notables outside of bullion coins. Collectors were more stingy in their spending, or perhaps they simply stepped away from the buying table during the Thanksgiving holiday week.
In a change from the prior report that showed most US Mint coin sets had better than normal gains, only three stood out in this round — the 2009 DC & US Territories Quarters Set, the 2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set and the 2009 US Mint Uncirculated Set.
The 2009 Mint Set screamed the loudest, marking a two-week winning streak. Sales dramatically popped above 600,000 thanks to a huge weekly jump of 28,613 — more than 9,000 above the previous increase.
Several gold coins shined brighter. The 2009 UHR $20 gold piece stepped up another 1,123 compared to the prior 1,091. Martin Van Buren gold coin weekly numbers nearly doubled. (The Mint will stop selling them prior to the Thursday release of the Margaret Taylor First Spouse Coins.)
2009 Gold Buffalo Bullion Coins hit a multi-year high. Their latest figures show 189,000 have been sold compared to the 172,000 in 2008 and the 167,500 in 2007. Other investor bullion coins are in a holding pattern since the US Mint suspended eagles last week as a result of "strong demand" and a depleted inventory.
Other major US Mint coin sales follow:
American Bullion Coin Sales: November |
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| Gold Buffalo Coins | 5,000 | – | – | – | – |
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| 25,993,000 Silver Eagles, 1,193,500 Gold Eagles, and 189,000 Buffalo Eagles were sold in 2009, as of Dec. 2. | |||||
US Mint Collector Coin Sales
(Data compare previous to current Mint sales reports)
American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin |
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| 1 ounce | 35,288 | 37,885 | 2,597 | 7.4% | ||
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US Mint information page: 2009 American Buffalo One Ounce Gold Proof Coin |
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UHR Double Eagle $20 Gold Coin |
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| 1 ounce | 105,953 | 107,076 | 1,123 | 1.1% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin |
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2009 US Mint Proof Set |
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| 1,296,853 | 1,319,696 | 22,843 | 1.8% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: United States Mint 2009 Proof Set® |
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US Mint 2009 Silver Proof Set |
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| 570,817 | 581,677 | 10,860 | 1.9% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: United States Mint 2009 Silver Proof Set® |
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2009 US Mint Uncirculated Set |
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| 578,092 | 606,705 | 28,613 | 4.9% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® |
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2009 Presidential Dollar Proof Set |
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| 594,864 | 598,922 | 4,058 | 0.7% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: US Mint Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set CoinNews article: 2009 Presidential Dollar Coin Proof Set |
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2009 Presidential Dollar Uncirculated Set (P&D) |
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| 93,593 | 94,602 | 1,009 | 1.1% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set |
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Louis Braille Silver Dollar |
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| Proof | 131,726 | 133,064 | 1,338 | 1.0% | ||
| Uncirculated | 47,728 | 48,211 | 483 | 1.0% | ||
| Braille Easy-Open Capsule | 22,208 | 22,540 | 332 | 1.5% | ||
| Braille Education Set | 9,636 | 10,003 | 367 | 3.8% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Commemorative Coins |
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Lincoln Silver Dollar Sales* |
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| Proof | 325,000 | 325,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Uncirculated | 125,000 | 125,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Chronicles Set | 50,000 | – | – | |||
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US Mint coin information page: Commemorative Coins |
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2009 Lincoln Cents |
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| Birthplace Rolls * | 96,000 | 96,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Formative Years Rolls* | 300,000 | 300,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Professional Life | 252,262 | 255,065 | 2,803 | 1.1% | ||
| Presidency | 174,536 | 183,804 | 9,268 | 5.3% | ||
| 2009 Lincoln Proof Set | 185,731 | 190,941 | 5,210 | 2.8% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Sets |
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US Virgin Islands Quarter Sales |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 7,019 | 7,203 | 184 | 2.6% | 14,240 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 6,856 | 7,037 | 181 | 2.6% | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P) | 1,206 | 1,219 | 13 | 1.1% | 2,400 | |
| 1000-Coin Bag (D) | 1,168 | 1,181 | 13 | 1.1% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 31,234 | 31,925 | 691 | 2.2% | 31,925 | |
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US Mint coin information page: D.C. & US Territories Collectibles |
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American Samoa Quarter Sales* |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 7,325 | 7,325 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,510 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 7,185 | 7,185 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P) | 1,499 | 1,499 | 0 | 0.0% | 2,933 | |
| 1000-Coin Bag (D) | 1,434 | 1,434 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 33,865 | 33,865 | 0 | 0.0% | 33,865 | |
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US Mint coin information page: D.C. & US Territories Collectibles |
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Guam Quarters* |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 13,012 | 13,012 | 0 | 0.0% | 25,349 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 12,337 | 12,337 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P) | 1,487 | 1,487 | 0 | 0.0% | 2,821 | |
| 1000-Coin Bag (D) | 1,334 | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 38,231 | 38,231 | 0 | 0.0% |
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US Mint coin information page: D.C. & US Territories Collectibles |
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Puerto Rico Quarters* |
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 0.0% | 37,295 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | 17,295 | 17,295 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P) | 1,047 | 1,047 | 0 | 0.0% | 2,000 | |
| 1000-Coin Bag (D) | 953 | 953 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Two-Roll Set | 41,669 | 41,669 | 0 | 0.0% |
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US Mint coin information page: D.C. & US Territories Collectibles |
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*Sold out/no longer available.
Notable summaries of sales articles this week from CoinNews and sister sites follow:
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Demand Continues to Rise for First Spouse Gold Coins – FirstSpouseCoins.us
Demand for First Spouse Gold Coins is up again, as the series enjoyed another week of rising sales, according to the latest weekly US Mint sales figures. The Sarah Polk Uncirculated coins outpaced the rest of the group, including Polk’s Proof version for the first time. Collectors purchased 139 more of the …
- Silver Coins, Eagles Slow in Thanksgiving Sales Week – SilverCoinsToday.com
Black Friday excitement did not translate into higher sales for silver coins, according to the latest figures from the US Mint weekly sales report. Demand for silver coins was down for all but one product. Ironically, the one to perform better was actually released last year. The Mint’s 2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set had weekly sales of …
- End of November Lincoln Cent Sales – 2009LincolnPennies.com
At the moment, it appears that 2009 Lincoln Penny products are being overshadowed by the skyrocketing attention to gold prices and gold coins. The latest round of US Mint sales figures shows that all Lincoln coins moved slower, with the exception of the …
- Gold Buffalo Bullion Coins Top 2007, 2008 Sales – CoinNews.net
Despite their late Oct. 15 release date, 2009 American Gold Buffalo Bullion Coin sales have already topped those from 2008 and 2007. The latest US Mint figures have the 2009-dated coins at 189,000. By comparison, the Mint has said 172,000 were sold in all of 2008 while 167,500 were …
The non bullion sales figures above have an "as of date" of Nov. 29. For an always updated reference of the latest articles, visit US Mint Sales.
