US Mint Sales: Sets and Gold Coins Big Gainers

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US Mint Sales Figures Image The United States Mint reported a second week of rising sales, as the 2010 Proof Set attracted buyers en masse and cheaper prices lifted gold coin products.

Proof gold Buffalos rallied higher for a second straight week, and demand climbed for all eight First Spouse Gold Coins — that has not happened since the beginning of June when the Jane Pierce options were issued. There may be other reasons in play, but their price cuts last Wednesday were a factor.

Bullion 1 oz American Gold Eagles jumped 57,000 in seven days, handily leading all gold coins. A big pop? Yes. It took the first twenty-one days in July before they reached 85,000. Fractional 1/2 and 1/4 oz sizes have been stuck in the mud since the 19th, and the 1/10 oz size since the 16th. Still, consider this… if the U.S. Mint sells just 5,001 more ounces, July will rank as second best sales month in 2010 for Gold Eagles, right behind May. That is an accomplishment for a month that is historically one of the sleepiest of the year for the series.

2010 Proof Sets launched last Thursday. Their four-day sales debuted at 296,374, registering a higher daily average than 2009 Proof Sets which the Mint first reported at 437,178 through seven days. Other than stating the obvious — they are selling well — it is too early to place much emphasis on the numbers, however. Numismatic product orders tend to drop sharply as subsequent days from their launch pass. The 2010 Mint Set is a great example. They were released on the 15th and collectors purchased 200,764 in four days. One week later, as this report shows, their numbers increased by a much smaller 46,321.

For a second consecutive week, America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Sets surged. The clad set gained 5,884 versus 4,408 to 170,299 while the silver set rose 7,261 compared to 5,098 to 143,072 — almost half that of the 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set.

The following sales tables provide a breakout of the most recent U.S. Mint coin sales figures.

American Bullion Coin Sales

June July 2010 Totals**
American Eagle Gold 1 oz 97,000 142,000 760,500
American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz 31,000 2,000 33,000
American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz 44,000 2,000 46,000
American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz 280,000 30,000 310,000
American Buffalo Gold 1 oz 33,500 22,000 182,500
American Eagle Silver 1 oz 3,001,000 2,652,000 20,820,500

*The as of date for the bullion products is July 28, 2010. ** Includes 51,000 of the 2009-dated Gold Eagles sold this year. Includes 367,500 of the 2009-dated Silver Eagle coins sold in January.

 

US Mint Collector Coin Sales

(Data compare previous to current Mint sales reports)

2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Mintage
Proof 152,536 153,208 672 0.44% 218,458 of 350,000
Uncirculated 64,981 65,250 269 0.41%

2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Mintage
Proof 245,000 245,000 0 0.00% 350,000 of 350,000
Uncirculated 105,000 105,000 0 0.00%

2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Notes
1 ounce 22,844 23,643 799 3.50%

First Spouse Gold Coins

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Mintage
Harrison Proof (2009)* 6,250 6,250 0 0.00% 9,787 of 40,000
Harrison Uncirculated (2009)* 3,537 3,537 0 0.00%
Letitia Tyler Proof (2009)* 5,163 5,163 0 0.00% 8,315 of 40,000
Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009)* 3,152 3,152 0 0.00%
Julia Tyler Proof (2009)* 4,830 4,830 0 0.00% 7,691 of 40,000
Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009)* 2,861 2,861 0 0.00%
Sarah Polk Proof (2009) 4,870 4,907 37 0.76% 8,043 of 40,000
Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) 3,039 3,136 97 3.19%
Zachary Taylor Proof (2009) 4,047 4,076 29 0.72% 6,538 of 40,000
Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009) 2,418 2,462 44 1.82%
Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) 4,591 4,631 40 0.87% 7,120 of 15,000
Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) 2,460 2,489 29 1.18%
Jane Pierce Proof (2010) 2,969 3,180 211 7.11% 4,814 of 15,000
Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) 1,583 1,634 51 3.22%

United States Mint Proof Sets

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Notes
2010 United States Mint Proof Set 0 296,379
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set 164,415 170,299 5,884 3.58%
2009 United States Mint Proof Set 1,477,967 1,477,967 0 0.00% NLA
2009 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set 694,406 694,406 0 0.00% NLA
2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set 417,245 420,050 2,805 0.67%
2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set 135,811 143,072 7,261 5.35%
2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set 615,360 615,936 576 0.09%
2009 DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set 286,106 286,106 0 0.00%

US Mint Uncirculated Sets

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Notes
2010 US Mint Uncirculated Set 200,764 247,085 46,321 23.07%
2010 Presidential Uncirculated Set 55,523 56,898 1,375 2.48%
2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Set 774,844 774,844 0 0.00% NLA
2009 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) 105,059 105,059 0 0.00% NLA

Presidential Coins & First Spouse Medal Sets

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Notes
William Henry Harrison 13,962 13,962 0 0.00%
Letitia Tyler 9,695 9,695 0 0.00%
Julia Tyler 9,604 9,651 47 0.49%  
Sarah Polk 9,125 9,172 47 0.52%  
Margaret Taylor 7,786 7,839 53 0.68%
Abigail Fillmore 7,014 7,099 85 1.21%
Jane Pierce 3,241 3,635 394 12.16%

Presidential $1 Coin Covers

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Notes
William Henry Harrison 28,234 28,265 31 0.11%
John Tyler 25,040 25,070 30 0.12%  
James K. Polk 23,240 23,277 37 0.16%  
Zachary Taylor 21,923 21,968 45 0.21%  
Millard Fillmore 20,038 20,133 95 0.47%  
Franklin Pierce 17,760 18,187 427 2.40%

2010 Native American Dollar Rolls

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Total
25-coin roll set (P) 30,059 30,381 322 1.07%
60,241
25-coin roll set (D) 29,515 29,860 345 1.17%

2010 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Notes
200-coin bag (P&D) 6,006 6,086 80 1.33%
2-roll set (P&D) 27,151 27,573 422 1.55%

Yellowstone National Park Quarters

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Total
100-Coin Bag (P) 6,224 6,373 149 2.39% 13,202
100-Coin Bag (D) 6,706 6,829 123 1.83%
Two-Roll Set 31,981 32,677 696 2.18% 32,677

Hot Springs National Park Quarters

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Total
100-Coin Bag (P) 8,252 8,318 66 0.80% 15,998
100-Coin Bag (D) 7,613 7,680 67 0.88%
Two-Roll Set 39,582 39,961 379 0.96% 39,961

Lincoln Cents

Old
Sales
Latest Sales
Gain/
Loss
% Increase
Notes
2009 Birthplace Rolls 96,000 96,000 0 0.0%
NLA
2009 Formative Years Rolls 300,000 300,000 0 0.0%
NLA
2009 Professional Life 294,083 294,083 0 0.0%
NLA
2009 Presidency 264,700 264,700 0 0.0%
NLA
2009 Lincoln Proof Set 200,000 200,000 0 0.0%
NLA
2010 Lincoln Shield Cent 133,812 136,411 2,599 1.94%

 

*NLA – No Longer Available.

The collector coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of July 25, 2010.

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