Yearly Archives: 2010
US Mint Sales: 2010 Bullion Buffalo Gold Tops 200K; Proof Coins...
United States Mint coin sales figures dipped for a second straight week following higher levels during the prior two.
The numbers were lifted weeks back with the release of a core annual product, the 2010 Silver Proof Set. Last week's sales report, while less robust overall, did show increasing First Spouse Gold Coin demand. But then those were helped by the launch of Buchanan's Liberty. There was not any new US Mint releases to support other products this time around, and the numbers show it.
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – September 16, 2010
US Mint Products for January Include 2011 Proof Set and 2011...
The United States Mint on Monday said that in 2011 it will release annual products much earlier than in past years, with core mint and proof sets available in January 2011.
Specifically mentioned in the US Mint's news announcement were the 2011 Proof Set, the 2011 Silver Proof Set and the uncirculated 2011 Mint Set. Their early January launch will mark the first time in at least a decade that major products will be available so early into a year.
The front-loaded released schedule is a part of the Mint's long term plan first discussed by U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy in 2008 when it significantly trimmed its portfolio to focus resources on core offerings.
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – September 15, 2010
Gold Hits New Record, Silver Reaches 30-Month High
US Mint Numismatic Gold Coin Prices Set for Increase
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – September 14, 2010
US Mint Ends 2010 Silver Eagle Rationing, Proof Coins Still in...
SS Central America Gold Ingot, 1856-O Double Eagle Highlight Long Beach...
US Mint August 2010 Coin Production Declines
The United States Mint produced fewer coins in August, marking a second straight month of declines and pulling further away from a string of four monthly increases set between February and June 2010.
However, the August decrease came in at a more modest 3.7 percent as compared to the higher 16.0 percent drop in output the U.S. Mint reported for July.
Also, August levels did not fall across the board for every coin. The Mint struck substantially more Presidential Dollars and America the Beautiful Quarters™. Three interesting coin production events occurred in August: