2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Inaugural Coin Sales

Coin sales from the United States Mint revealed that opening demand was not as strong for the 2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle as it was last September for the 2011-dated issue.

The U.S. Mint reported 123,801 of the new Silver Eagles were purchased between launching on Thursday, August 2, and Monday, August 6. Last year’s initial five-day sales, however, hit 184,967. (Read about the Eagle’s release.)

A possible justification for the 61,000 difference would be higher anticipation for the 2011 strike following the uncirculated’s suspension in 2009 and 2010. Another possibility would be all of the attention that silver was getting last September when the market price was $40.34 an ounce on the London Fix compared to the milder price of $27.42 an ounce around the launch time of the 2012 Eagle.

As for other American Silver Eagles, their weekly increases were solid, but not overly impressive. 2012-W Proof Silver Eagles added 21,288 to their total versus 34,061 in the previous round, and the bullion Silver Eagles gained 765,000 following an advance of 810,000. Year-to-date sales for the collector proof clocked in at 548,094, and the investor-targeted bullion Eagles crossed 20M by ending up at 20,435,000.

There was one overachiever though, and it was the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle. It climbed by 655 in this report after rising 330 in the last. Its new total hit 298,284.

The following are the latest United States Mint numismatic product sales:

US Mint Sales: Silver Coin Products for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set	251,302	251,302	0	0.00%	none
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	526,806	548,094	21,288	4.04%	none
2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle		123,801	123,801		none
2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle	297,629	298,284	655	0.22%	none
2012 Silver Proof Set	266,750	271,240	4,490	1.68%	none
2011 Silver Proof Set	564,963	565,166	203	0.04%	none
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar	101,609	102,056	447	0.44%	500,000
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar	37,481	37,603	122	0.33%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	10,513	10,541	28	0.27%
Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Set	26,349	26,789	440	1.67%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	98,837	99,086	249	0.25%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	41,125	41,197	72	0.18%
Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set	43,638	43,729	91	0.21%
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	121,960	122,490	530	0.43%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	144,082	144,203	121	0.08%	none
2012-P Chaco Culture 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	7,433	7,931	498	6.70%	25,000
2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	12,035	12,146	111	0.92%	25,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	22,626	22,712	86	0.38%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	18,981	19,047	66	0.35%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	16,590	16,650	60	0.36%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	16,699	16,768	69	0.41%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	14,976	15,030	54	0.36%	35,000
9/11 Silver Medal – W	104,129	104,197	68	0.07%	2 million
9/11 Silver Medal – P	65,845	65,900	55	0.08%

 

Monday, August 6, is the as of date for the United States Mint numismatic silver coin product sales above.

The Star-Spangled Banner commemorative products are limited to 100,000 gold coins across all applicable product options, which includes the Two-Coin Set, while the silver coin limit is 500,000.

US Mint Sales: 2012 Bullion American Eagle Silver Coins

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	2,542,000
April	1,520,000
May	2,875,000
June	2,858,000
July	2,278,000
August	765,000
Total	20,435,000

 

*These coin figures include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Wednesday, August 8, is the as of date for bullion Eagles.

US Mint Sales: 2011-2012 America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	85,500
Vicksburg	39,100
Chickasaw	29,400
El Yunque	13,600
Chaco Culture	7,800
Acadia	10,500

 

Monday, August 6, is the as of date for the bullion America the Beautiful Silver Coin sales figures above. For always updated figures, check out this site’s page of coin sales figures.