Silver, gold and platinum collector coin sales have increased significantly since last week, according to United States Mint figures.
The one-ounce American Buffalo gold proof coin is no longer available as of Thursday. The Mint’s online site simply says: "Product is not available," likely indicating they are sold out.
2008-W American Eagle platinum uncirculated coins were the most popular with sales increases of the 4-coin set, one-ounce and one-half ounce coins up 72.2 percent, 58.2 percent, and 25 percent respectively. The other sizes have already sold out.
With the series concluding and sales figures looking to be relatively low, collectors may be judging these modern bullion coins with an eye of potential scarcity. Then again, most of the collector gold and platinum coins do not have spectacular sales figures.
Several other coins also had double-digit percentage rises, which may be seen in the following tables:
Tables with Latest US Mint Sales Figures
(Sales figures compare Mint provided numbers from November Week 2 to Week 3)
2008-W American Eagle One Ounce Silver |
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Old Sales
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News Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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| Uncirc. |
401,658
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408,053
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6,395
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1.6%
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| Proof |
712,759
|
712,864
|
105
|
0.0%
|
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| US Mint coin information page: Uncirculated Proof | |||||
2008-W American Eagle Gold Uncirculated |
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Old Sales
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News Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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| 1 ounce |
2,978
|
3,056
|
78
|
2.6%
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| 1/2 ounce |
1,253
|
1,299
|
46
|
3.7%
|
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| 1/4 ounce |
1,603
|
1,682
|
79
|
4.9%
|
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| 1/10 ounce |
6,233
|
6,380
|
147
|
2.4%
|
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| 4 coin set |
1,491
|
1,559
|
68
|
4.6%
|
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| US Mint coin information page: American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coins | |||||
2008-W American Eagle Gold Proof |
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Old Sales
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News Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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| 1 ounce |
11,722
|
12,606
|
884
|
7.5%
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| 1/2 ounce |
2,617
|
2,675
|
58
|
2.2%
|
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| 1/4 ounce |
4,159
|
4,233
|
74
|
1.8%
|
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| 1/10 ounce |
8,805
|
9,055
|
250
|
2.8%
|
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| 4 coin set |
8,600
|
8,719
|
119
|
1.4%
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| US Mint coin information page: American Eagle Gold Proof Coins | |||||
2008-W American Buffalo Gold Uncirculated |
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Old Sales
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News Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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| 1 ounce |
2,854
|
2,729
|
(125)
|
-4.4%
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| 1/2 ounce |
2,281
|
2,474
|
193
|
8.5%
|
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| 1/4 ounce |
3,391
|
3,787
|
396
|
11.7%
|
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| 1/10 ounce |
12,231
|
12,608
|
377
|
3.1%
|
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| 4 coin set |
4,823
|
5,331
|
508
|
10.5%
|
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| US Mint coin information page: | American Buffalo 24K Gold Coins | ||||
2008-W American Buffalo Gold Proof |
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Old Sales
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News Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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| 1 ounce |
11,132
|
11,543
|
411
|
3.7%
|
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| 1/2 ounce |
1,625
|
2,003
|
378
|
23.3%
|
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| 1/4 ounce |
3,607
|
3,909
|
302
|
8.4%
|
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| 1/10 ounce |
9,798
|
10,861
|
1,063
|
10.8%
|
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| 4 coin set |
6,884
|
7,287
|
403
|
5.9%
|
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| US Mint coin information page: | American Buffalo 24K Gold Coins | ||||
2008-W American Eagle Platinum Uncirculated |
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Old Sales
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News Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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| 1 ounce |
423
|
669
|
246
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58.2%
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| 1/2 ounce |
849
|
1,061
|
212
|
25.0%
|
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| 1/4 ounce |
2,115
|
2,027
|
(88)
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-4.2%
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| 1/10 ounce |
2,504
|
2,504
|
–
|
0.0%
|
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| 4 coin set |
1,257
|
2,165
|
908
|
72.2%
|
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| US Mint coin information page: | American Eagle Platinum Uncirculated Coins | ||||
2008-W American Eagle Platinum Proof |
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Old Sales
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News Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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| 1 ounce |
1,670
|
1,865
|
195
|
11.7%
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| 1/2 ounce |
837
|
927
|
90
|
10.8%
|
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| 1/4 ounce |
1,081
|
1,157
|
76
|
7.0%
|
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| 1/10 ounce |
2,398
|
2,528
|
130
|
5.4%
|
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| 4 coin set |
1,571
|
1,871
|
300
|
19.1%
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| US Mint coin information page: American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins | |||||
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