2014 Kennedy Silver Collection Sales Jump, Product Limit Cut

Sales of 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collections sprang to 165,824 units, new figures from the United States Mint show.

Marking a 21,252 weekly increase, the amount more than doubled combined sales from the prior two weeks. Sharper gains may be greatly attributed to the Mint’s lifting of household ordering limits.

Separately, the U.S. Mint announced that the overall limit for the four-coin collection was reduced to 225,00 from 300,000. In a brief memo, the Mint noted:

The United States Mint announced today the revised product limit for the 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection will be 225,000. The United States Mint initially announced October 24 a product limit of 300,000 units for the 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection. This product was placed on sale October 28, initially with a household limit of 5. The household order limits were lifted November 17.

Here’s a breakdown of the set’s weekly sales since its release on Oct. 28 (85,670 sold in the first 12 hours):

The collection is at 73.7% of its revised maximum of 225,000.

Updated sales figures were not available for the Mint’s other 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar products, the 2014-W Kennedy 2014 Half-Dollar Gold Proof Coin and the 2014 Kennedy 2014 Half-Dollar Uncirculated Coin Set. They should be released by Tuesday. CoinNews.net will publish them when they become available.

2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy half-dollar products may be ordered online from the Mint here, or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).