Initial sales figures for the West Virginia state quarter have been released by the U.S. Mint.
So far, 41,427 two-roll sets have been sold, along with 20,941 100-coin bags – 10,452 of the Philadelphia version and 10,489 of the Denver – and 1,246 1,000-coin bags.
A total of 628 1,000-coin bags of the Denver version were sold, compared to 618 of the Philadelphia.
The West Virginia quarter was launched Oct. 14.
Sales of the 2012-W silver American Eagle uncirculated coin are slated to begin Aug. 2 approximately a month after uncirculated gold Eagle sales started.
Almost two million sets sold so far this year.
The Mint director has apologized to collectors and they have been given the option of getting full refunds for any American Eagle 20th Anniversary Gold and Silver Set that they might have purchased thinking this was the only way to obtain
Fetching more than double the price of pre-sale estimates, one of only two known 1993-W one-ounce gold American Eagles graded a perfect PCGS Proof-70 deep cameo sold for a record $36,960 in an April 23 Teletrade Premier Sale.
Sales of the 2006 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set opened with a flurry July 18.
Falling prices on the open market were not inspiring new buyers.
Did the discovery of plain-edge Washington dollar errors have any impact on collector purchases of bags and rolls from the Mint? You might think so, but when you look at the data, it looks more like a puzzle than an answer.
Will lightning strike twice? The Mint may be hoping so as uncirculated gold and silver American Eagle coins with