Starting sales for this year’s 2015 Uncirculated Coin Set weakened from the opening performance of last year’s issue, figures from the United States Mint show.
Released on Monday, April 27, the 2015 Mint Set with its 28 uncirculated coins logged sales of 144,137 by Sunday, May 3. Last year’s set with the same number of coins but $1 lower price notched early sales of 157,044, or 12,907 more.
The following table lists opening and ending sales for sets issued since 2007.
2007 – 2015 Mint Set Debut Sales
| Issue Price | Included Coins | Issue Date | Debut Sales Date | Debut Sales | Ending Sales | |
| 2015 Mint Set | $28.95 | 28 | April 27, 2015 | May 3, 2015 | 144,137 | – |
| 2014 Mint Set | $27.95 | 28 | May 13, 2014 | May 18, 2014 | 157,044 | 336,247* |
| 2013 US Mint Set | $27.95 | 28 | June 4, 2013 | June 10, 2013 | 157,783 | 376,844** |
| 2012 Mint Set | $27.95 | 28 | May 21, 2012 | May 28, 2012 | 164,459 | 392,224 |
| 2011 Mint Set | $31.95 | 28 | February 8, 2011 | February 13, 2011 | 191,391 | 533,529 |
| 2010 Mint Set | $31.95 | 28 | July 15, 2010 | July 18, 2010 | 200,764 | 583,912 |
| 2009 Mint Set | $27.95 | 36 | October 1, 2009 | October 4, 2009 | 297,842 | 774,844 |
| 2008 Mint Set | $22.95 | 28 | July 30, 2008 | August 3, 2008 | 234,762 | 745,464 |
| 2007 Mint Set | $22.95 | 28 | October 9, 2007 | October 14, 2007 | 361,578 | 895,628 |
*Last year’s 2014 Mint Set is still available, advancing 1,249 in the latest weekly sales figures. **Ending sales for the set from 2013 mark the lowest total since the 1961 Mint Set registered sales of 368,553.
Sets since 2010 include 14 uncirculated coins produced at the Philadelphia Mint and 14 uncirculated coins produced at the Denver Mint. They are in two folders with each containing:
- Annual issues of the Native American $1 Coin, Kennedy half-dollar, Roosevelt dime, Jefferson nickel and Lincoln cent
- Annual issues of the year’s five America the Beautiful Quarters
- Annual issues of the year’s four Presidential $1 Coins
Ordering
Uncirculated Coin Sets for 2014 and 2015 are available through the U.S. Mint’s online page, found here. Place phone orders using 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
