Mount Rushmore 5 Oz Silver Coins Score Highest Debut Sales

November 16, 2013

in Silver Coins, US Mint Sales

The popularity of collector America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins is on the rise with coins for this year outperforming those from last year.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

Mount Rushmore National Memorial Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

Most recently in the series, the U.S. Mint’s latest release of the 2013-P Mount Rushmore National Memorial Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin notched the highest starting sales than any issued since 2011.

Released on November 7, 2013, the Mount Rushmore Silver Uncirculated Coin logged debut sales of 14,012 by November 10, 2013. Here is how its starting sales compare to others since 2012:

Numismatic ATB Uncirculated Silver Coins Release Dates Debut Sales* Latest Sales
2013 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Nov 7, 2013 14,012 14,012
2013-P Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Aug 29, 2013 10,878 18,215
2013-P Great Basin National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins July 25, 2013 8,819 17,577
2013-P Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins June 6, 2013 7,966 17,046
2013-P White Mountain National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins May 16, 2013 10,605 20,536 / Final
2012-P El Yunque National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins May 29, 2012 6,514 17,314 / Final
2012-P Chaco Culture National Historic Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins Jul 9, 2012 6,365 17,146 / Final
2012-P Acadia National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins Aug 13, 2012 6,552 14,978 / Final
2012-P Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins Sept 24, 2012 9,186 14,863 / Final
2012-P Denali National Park and Preserve Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins Nov 5, 2012 6,905 15,225 / Final

 

*Time periods for the first reported United States Mint sales of the 2012-dated America the Beautiful silver coins were one week or a day less than one week. Conversely, each of the 2013-dated silver coins have debut sales periods from Thursday to the following Sunday.

In other coin news, the bullion or investor version surged ahead this week. Released on Monday, November 4, 2013, the Mount Rushmore Silver Bullion Coin opened with one-day sales of 6,000. The figure jumped forward another 19,100 this week for a new sales total of 25,100. Current or final sales for the five ounce bullion coins since 2012 follow:

Investor ATB Bullion Silver Coins Sales
2012 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 25,100
2013 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 29,600
2013 Great Basin National Park Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 27,800
2013 Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 26,800
201 White Mountain National Forest Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 35,000 / Final
2012 El Yunque National Forest Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 24,000 / Final
2012 Chaco Culture National Historic Park Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 24,400 / Final
2012 Acadia National Park Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 25,400 / Final
2012 Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 20,000 / Final
2012 Denali National Park and Preserve Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins 20,000 / Final

 

Both Mount Rushmore coins are from their respective series of America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Coins. They share the same designs and are replicated from the Mount Rushmore National Memorial quarter, the fifth and final of this year’s five 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters.

These silver coins are struck from five ounces of 99.9% pure silver and to a diameter of three inches. The collector version is in a satin uncirculated finish and has a mint mark of "P" for the U.S. Mint facility in Philadelphia. The bullion version has a brilliant finish but does not have a mint mark, although it is also produced at Philadelphia Mint.

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