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Mint Stats: Silver remains the favorite
Silver was the winner among precious metals coin sales at the U.S. Mint this past week, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of interest in gold and platinum. The Mint’s lone platinum product – a 2011-W 1 ounce proof Eagle – raked in 277 sales. Continue reading
Mint Stats: Defenders of Freedom set demand moderate
The Defenders of Freedom set is kind of flying under the radar among collectors, but buyers took 16,222 of them in the opening days of availability. The set is comprised of a proof Infantry silver dollar that is housed in a custom folder with a replica dog tag on a miniature chain. The Mint established a 100 set household order limit for the set. Continue reading
Mint Stats: Silver Eagle comes up short
Could the silver American Eagle bullion sales total in 2012 actually come in lower than the 2011 number of nearly 40 million? If the first few weeks of 2012 are any indication, it could. Continue reading
Mint Stats: Interest wanes for 5 oz coins
It’s almost hard to remember the frenzy as collectors scurried to get the first 5 ounce America the Beautiful silver coins just two years ago. At its peak, the first five coins in the bullion series sold for nearly $5,000 a set. Continue reading
Mint Stats: Comeback for 5-quarter set?
The five-quarter 2012 proof set joins the list this week with an initial sales number of 50,774. The 2011 set so far has sold 141,165, roughly half the number of sets as the 2010. Will the 2012 set break the downtrend or simply extend it? Continue reading
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Mint Stats: New issues modify weekly list
The 2011 Vicksburg America the Beautiful 5-ounce silver collector coin goes on the board below at 7,861 of a potential 35,000. The 2010 Mount Hood 5-ounce collector coin was just declared sold out. The asterisk goes on a sales total of 26,928 of a possible 27,000. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Commems fall short in 2011
It’s out with the old and in with the new as a new product year takes hold at the U.S. Mint. The 2011 commemorative coins were far off the mark in meeting maximum mintages, which is not only a blow to the Mint’s sales bottom line, but to the programs their surcharges were aimed to benefit. Continue reading
Mint Stats: More interest or less in dollars?
Will the government’s decision to strike no more Presidential dollars for circulation and restrict their mintages to the number purchased by collectors increase the number of bags and rolls that collectors buy? I don’t know the answer to that, but I expect the dollar listings on these pages will take on a little bit more importance as collectors follow the potential mintages. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Know a good gimmick for 5 oz?
Sales are beginning to slow already for the Olympic 5-ounce uncirculated collector silver coin. The rate collectors are buying them has fallen by half. This week’s number of 2,739 brings the ongoing total to 8,662. Continue reading
Mint Stats: New 5-Ounce Silver Sales Good
The 2011 America the Beautiful silver 5-ounce collector coin honoring Olympic National Park in Washington got off to a good start with sales of 5,923 in the first two days it was offered by the United States Mint. Continue reading
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