UHR $20 gold coins roared, Silver Eagles soared, American Samoa quarters performed and US Mint Proof Sets marched forward.
The latest US Mint sales figures also include a fair share of average and sub-par numbers, but the highlights are more interesting:
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Ultra High Relief $20 Gold coins awakened from a several month slumber. Lifting the one-coin order limit to ten helped prop the gold pieces up by 3,799 to reach 75,048. The weekly number jumped fivefold.
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Bullion Silver Eagles are coins to watch. They recorded the best July since the series launched in 1986. More than 2.8 million were sold. 200,000 are already gone in a young month of August.
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American Samoa quarters also made headlines. New Mint production figures show them to be the least minted quarter in generations. Their inaugural week quarter-dollar sales were also impressive. Buyers scooped up more than 17,000 two-roll sets.
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2009 Proof Sets are cooling, but their weekly increases are still worthy of notice. Collectors purchased more than 915,000 proof sets since June 1 and nearly 386,000 silver sets since July 17.
Major US Mint figures follow:
American Eagle Bullion Coin Sales: August |
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Aug 12
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Aug 19
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Aug 26
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| Silver Eagle Coins |
200,000
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| Gold Eagle Coins |
6,500
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As of Wednesday, the Mint has sold 16,834,500 silver and 763,0500 gold American Eagle bullion coins in 2009.
US Mint Collector Coin Sales
(Data compare previous to current Mint sales reports)
UHR Double Eagle $20 Gold Coin |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| 1 ounce | 71,250 | 75,049 | 3,799 | 5.3% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin |
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Louis Braille Silver Dollar |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| Proof | 115,515 | 116,121 | 606 | 0.5% | ||
| Uncirculated | 43,320 | 43,491 | 171 | 0.4% | ||
| Braille Easy-Open Capsule | 18,579 | 18,687 | 108 | 0.6% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Commemorative Coins |
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2009 US Mint Proof Set |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| 888,329 | 915,669 | 27,340 | 3.1% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: United States Mint 2009 Proof Set® |
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2009 Presidential Dollar Proof Set |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| 583,089 | 585,496 | 2,407 | 0.4% | |||
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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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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| 62,863 | 63,907 | 1,044 | 1.7% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set |
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US Mint 2009 Silver Proof Set |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| 350,572 | 385,739 | 35,167 | 10.0% | |||
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US Mint coin information page: United States Mint 2009 Silver Proof Set® |
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American Samoa Quarter Sales |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Total
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| 100-Coin Bag (P) | – | 3,693 | – | – | 7,278 | |
| 100-Coin Bag (D) | – | 3,585 | – | – | ||
| 1000-Coin Bag (P) | – | 1,217 | – | – | 2,485 | |
| 1000-Coin Bag (D) | – | 1,268 | – | – | ||
| Two-Roll Set | – | 17,539 | – | – | 17,539 | |
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US Mint coin information page: D.C. & US Territories Collectibles |
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Guam Quarters |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Total
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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% |
38,231
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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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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Total
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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% |
41,669
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US Mint coin information page: D.C. & US Territories Collectibles |
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Lincoln Silver Dollar Sales* |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| Proof | 325,000 | 325,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Uncirculated | 125,000 | 125,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Commemorative Coins |
2009 Lincoln Cents (Two-roll sets) |
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Old Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Change
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% Increase
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Notes
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| Birthplace* | 96,000 | 96,000 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Formative Years | 294,030 | 297,520 | 3,490 | 1.2% | ||
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US Mint coin information page: Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Sets |
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*Sold out/no longer available.
Sales summations from sister sites of CoinNews follow:
- First Spouse Coin Demand Down – FirstSpouseCoins.us
The demand for First Spouse Gold Coins leaned lower over a seven day period ended Sunday, August 2. That latest stats from the United States Mint show declining sales for seven of the eight gold coin offerings when compared to the prior week. Anna Harrison’s gold piece was the sole option to rise, gaining…
- US Silver Coinage Sales Lower; Eagles Higher – SilverCoinsToday.com
Bullion American Silver Eagles earn the headline news as the biggest selling US Mint coin, and they have for several weeks. July eagles sales closed impressively high. In fact, the month was the best July in history with 2.8 million eagles sold. August looks to be starting just as strong…
The non bullion coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of August 2. The last reported sales figures are located at US Mint Coin Sales: Proof Sets Dominate.
