First-day sales of the six different 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coins combined to 37,778, according to United States Mint spokesman Michael White.
Released Thursday, available options include $5 pink gold coins — a first for the U.S. Mint, silver dollars and clad half-dollars in collector qualities of proof and uncirculated.
Each of the pinks gold coins originally had an order limit of 1 per household. The Mint lifted those restrictions on Friday.
Here’s a table summarizing the sales by coin:
| First-Day Sales of Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBUT PRICES | % OF LIMITS SOLD | INDIVIDUAL SALES (COINS) | INDIVIDUAL SALES ($) | |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Proof Silver Dollar | $51.95 |
4.5% |
12,479 | $648,284.05 |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Uncirculated Silver Dollar | $48.95 | 5,478 | $268,148.10 | |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Proof Clad Half Dollar | $27.95 | 1.8% (13,529 of 750,000) |
8,435 | $235,758.25 |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Uncirculated Clad Half Dollar | $25.95 | 5,094 | $132,189.30 | |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Proof Gold $5 Coin | $431.00 | 12.6% (6,292 of 50,000) |
4,176 | $1,799,856.00 |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Uncirculated Gold $5 Coin | $421.00 | 2,116 | $890,836.00 | |
| TOTALS | 37,778 | $3,975,071.70 | ||
Ordering
Buy the coins from the U.S. Mint’s online page for commemorative products. Orders are also accepted by telephone at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468)
CoinNews will publish photos of the coins next week.
Yikes pretty dismal
OMG!
These low sales numbers are an absolute disaster. Doesn’t look like the BCRF charity will get a payout under the two specific terms of the BCA coin program public law provisions if this is the reflection of first day of issue & going forward. And, this is during the reduced price 30-day introductory pricing period too. Sad!
Please make a separate donation to BCRF, if you are so inclined, as they are a worthy charity IMHO & had such high hopes for getting surcharges from the Mint but probably will not with these early very low sales numbers.
-NumisdudeTX
Holy smokes folks, I did not think the sales numbers were going to be that low / definitely low but not that low. I wish mints would learn for the other mints / Jewelry coins do not sell.
The only plus for collectors is the hope that sales stay very low thus keeping the populations of graded coins low.
What a shame / such a worthy cause and they will not receive a cent / what a poor marketing strategy.
Mouse
Thanks Mike & crew!
UNBELEIVABLELY DISMAL – Such a shame! Very unfortunate
The mint paid extra for all the $5 gold planchettes, think about all the waste.
Dealer’s are/may likely to steer clear of this one for grading and resale if there’s no secondary market, after seeing these #’s.
We’ll know come Tuesday if there was a pop in sales with the removal of the HHL, if not, this release is over.
The 12,479 for the Proof Silver is mind blowing
Old Collector: I find the mintage of the rose gold coins 50,000 to be low. Many world mints have set some bullion silver and gold at that number and they have sold like hot cakes lol sold out fast. Selling a coin below 9999 gold is tough at best. If they would have just added a rose gold touch to a 9999 gold coin to ensure the buyers investment / I believe they would have had higher sales / possibility of money going to such a worthy cause. Modern coins are tough to sell / so much international competition out… Read more »
Old Collector – the only plus about these coins is the low sales. Anyone who owns one needs to keep them well cared for and safe for 50-100 years. Low sales – low population. The coins have a beautiful design and will have future rarity. Maybe the next generation will value them more. Time will tell, and I believe it will be a long term winner…very long term lol
Mouse
Spring has sprung (almost) – where are all of the collectors of pretty butterflies? You get one on each side of these coins!
Happy collecting everyone!
& Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
-NumisdudeTX
The only way these days to sell gazillions of coins is to announce ridiculously low mintage limits. Then they sell out in 3 minutes, to “flippers”. Announce reasonable limits and no one bothers.
Mouse and Old Collector, You have it right… The collectors want GOLD .9999 The collectors want SILVER .9999 They don’t want it watered down with junk metal and an ounce should be an ounce and a quarter ounce a quarter once, etc. The prices are high for the mintage. I think the Mint has been striking out for some time now. Last year I made the fewest purchases I have made in a long, long time from the mint. This year is looking to be the same. This gold coin should not have been ALL rose gold. IMO there should… Read more »
Old Collector – When I first saw the design winner for the WWI coin, I too liked the reverse design only. I only bought the Air Service coin & medal set though because I don’t like the obverse design of the $1 coin. My father was in the Air Force the first 20 years of my life & we moved every 3 years so I had to have that set. And, I too really like the large butterfly on the reverse of the BCA coins. On modern world coins, I much prefer animals & plants over people for some strange… Read more »
Old Collector- Now try to figure out the intrinsic value of these copper-nickel clad half dollars that the Mint raised their prices on (& will increase in price by $5 each after the 1-month intro pricing period)!! A young collector on a tight budget might as well go buy a limited mintage 1-ounce .999 or .9999 fine silver bullion coin from any world Mint distributor for about the same price. $25.95 for the Unc. ($30.95 later) & $27.95 for the Proof ($32.95 later) is simply asinine for a clad coin with a mintage limit of 750,000. Plus, the $5 pink… Read more »
Howdy all,
After reading the crazy premiums on these coins, welcome to my mints world (RCM) lol Heavy premiums added to each coin. Don’t get me wrong, I love my mint but have not purchased a proof coin from them in over a year and have no plans to.
The international market is strong with choice. When it comes to the price of these coins, I am with you Seth. Young collectors can buy a beautiful bullion coin at a fraction of the cost and have security in their investment.
Mouse
Old Collector – You are right with most bullion coins compared to proof for them being collectible. There are many bullion coins that do fall into the collectible market as well as bullion markets. Premiums have gone through the roof lol here are some examples: – 2008 Buffalo gold bullion – Gold and silver Perth mint 2017 Swan’s (first series) bullion – Perth Kooks, bullion – China mint, Panda bullion – Vintage silver bars ect… Never underestimate the security of bullion or the ability for some to increase in value at a rapid rate / increased premium. The market expects… Read more »
Old Collector – That be the truth. Modern proof coins have been tanking in the market for years, this coin being a prime example. All major world mints have developed their bullion departments to feed this need. I rarely purchase proof coins anymore. To much choice in bullion and security with my investments. I will always love the balance between art and currency and purchase coins that make me happy / some proof. Not every coin is designed to be a winning long term investment, we collect what makes us happy. As a numismatist, historical coins and those that may… Read more »
When i first read that this *first of its kind *pink hue gold coin was going to be *minted by the *U*S*Mint, *i asked a ? for the reason of 85% gold, 14.8%copper, & .2%zinc, content! My *thinking for this combo of metals being used for this *pink hue *gold coin, was the only way to get that color*combo, by using those metal ingredients. The reason why i ask, is that it looks much like a brand*new copper*penny from 1982 & before, when you held them out in the sun with a hand full of new & old penny*s, the… Read more »
I’ve copied and pasted my prediction from back in mid-February. Jeffrey R February 16, 2018 at 3:45 pm Here are my predictions for the Breast Cancer Awareness gold coins. While hope springs eternal with collectors for sell outs and flipability(made that one up), past experience over the last few years dictates reality. Gold Proof 16-18K Gold Unc 5.5-6.5K With a Mintage Limit of 50,000 for both collectively. A sellout is not in the cards. The best selling gold over the last five Commemorative issues was 2015 Marshals at 24,916 proof and 6,674 unc. These last few years the legs seem… Read more »
Joe – the metal mixture is the only way to get the desired color the mint was looking for.
Mouse
This first pink/rose gold coin by the U.S. Mint is basically based on the famous “Black Hills Gold” of South Dakota jewelry popular for its tri-colors of yellow gold, pink gold & green gold all in one ring or necklace pendant etc. with the difference in colors being the different amounts of gold, silver, copper & sometimes zinc in the finished alloy.
-NumisdudeTX
All good stuff*! Thanks, for your *answers! *I once, many*many*, early *morning*suns ago, during *mud*tide *clam*digging, dug*up a *green*coin, couldn’t make it out until *i got it *home, & poor’ed what i* could find into a glass mason jar, cement cleaner, drain’o, ammonia, bleach, *i lost one of my 2 brain*cells doing it, but*i sure felt pretty*good,*smile! Then i* drop the *green*coin in the jar, & screwed the cover on tight, jut in case some stray dog or cat got a wiff* of that combo, i* forgot about it, until a month later, because i* hid it under my back… Read more »
Joe Brown –
If you continue to mix ammonia & bleach to clean coins like you did as a kid, you are going to meet G-D sooner than later! LOL
-NumisdudeTX
Sending mine back disappointed with pink hue
Rcvd mine today – dont see any pink-hue. Maybe early coins are unique and they forgot to “add” the hue – making it an “error” collectors coin!
Lonnie V – was it the *pink proof or the *pink unc? & is the pigment to light or dark? btw! after what it did to the grass, & how deep into the soil it went, i* didn’t need to be told twice!*grin.
I agree that the coins are not pink and look like a copper penny.