With the New Year quickly approaching, the United States Mint is starting to remind customers about products that are going off sale.
Beginning at noon ET on Dec. 29, the U.S. Mint will no longer sell 2016-dated commemorative coins.
"Don’t miss this opportunity to capture these limited edition products before they go off sale forever," the United States Mint reminds in advertising banners on catalog.usmint.gov.
This year’s commemorative programs include gold and silver coins honoring Mark Twain’s life and legacy and gold, silver and clad coins celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Authorizing laws for both programs stipulate that the coins cannot be issued beyond this year.
The two tables below list available commemorative coins, their mintages, and their sales as of Dec 4. Congress routinely sets unrealistic mintages so the maximums should be taken with a grain of salt.
2016 Mark Twain Commemorative Coins
| Latest Sales | Sales Total | % of Maximum | Maximum Mintage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5 Gold Proof | 12,761 | 18,217 | 18.2% | 100,000 |
| $5 Gold Uncirculated | 5,456 | |||
| $1 Silver Proof | 75,651 | 101,263 | 28.9% | 350,000 |
| $1 Silver Uncirculated | 25,612 |
2016 National Park Service Commemorative Coins
| Latest Sales* | Sales Total | % of Maximum | Maximum Mintage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5 Gold Proof | 18,530 | 22,229 | 22.2% | 100,000 |
| $5 Gold Uncirculated | 3,699 | |||
| $1 Silver Proof | 72,797 | 92,704 | 18.5% | 500,000 |
| $1 Silver Uncirculated | 19,907 | |||
| 50c Proof Clad Half-Dollar | 51,482 | 69,552 | 9.3% | 750,000 |
| 50c Uncirculated Clad Half-Dollar | 18,070 |
*The figures above include sales of 13,921 for the 100th Anniversary National Park Service Three-Coin Set. The set includes proofs of each NPS coin, and has a product limit of 15,000.
Ordering and Free Shipping
For more information on the above products or to place orders, visit the U.S. Mint’s online page of commemorative coins.
The Mint is offering free budge shipping on orders of $100 or more through Dec. 11.
Lastly, if recent tradition holds, many of the Mint’s 2015-dated annual sets will become unavailable after Dec. 31.
