Shawnee 5 oz. sales best since 2011

Sales of the Shawnee America the Beautiful 5-ounce silver bullion coin are the best for the coin series since 2011. The United States Mint reports that 75,000 coins have been sold to Authorized Purchasers. This total puts the coin as the best selling release since 2011’s Olympic 5-ounce silver coin, which saw 104,900 purchased.

The Mint placed a high mintage of 120,000 bullion and 30,000 uncirculated collector’s coins on each 2016 5-ounce silver coin release. Additional bullion coins may be struck from the uncirculated coin stockpile should demand warrant, but will not exceed 150,000 total coins for each design.

The Saratoga 5-ounce silver uncirculated coin is listed as currently unavailable on the Mint’s website with 17,571 coins ordered since its release on Dec. 3, 2015.

The 2015 Presidential dollar four-coin proof set is now sold out. Collector’s recieved 221,280 sets before the sellout. The 2016 set has just gone on sale.