Bullion 2016 American Silver Eagle Sales Reach 17 Million
April 14, 2016 by Rhonda Kay · Leave a Comment
According to the latest U.S. Mint sales stats, bullion 2016 American Silver Eagles reached the 17,000,000 milestone, in record-breaking time.
As a comparison to the same time last year, 2015 Silver Eagle sales had just topped the 13 million mark to land at 13,049,500.
In order to hit 17 million in sales this week, the U.S. Mint’s network of authorized purchasers had to buy the weekly allocated of 1,036,000 coins, which included 36,000 coins carried over from last week’s allocation. This feat was accomplished by Wednesday. The Mint has rationed weekly Silver Eagle orders because of silver planchet shortages.
On the collector side of sales, the U.S. Mint’s weekly best sellers in the silver category were again the 2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Coins. Another 3,613 of the proof and 1,014 of the uncirculated dollars were scooped up by Sunday. The three-coin proof sets advanced by 538. The proofs are still outselling their uncirculated counterpart by more than 3-to-1.
The table below shows the latest sales stats for collector coins and related silver products from the U.S. Mint. Sunday, April 10, is the as of date for the standard collectibles and Wednesday, April 13, is the as of date for the bullion products.
US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors
Previous Sales | New Sales | Unit Increase | % Increase | Mintage Limit | |
2016 Proof NPS Silver Dollar | 25,621 | 29,234 | 3,613 | 14.10% | 500,000 |
2016 Uncirculated NPS Silver Dollar | 10,917 | 11,931 | 1,014 | 9.29% | |
2016 NPS Three-Coin Proof Set | 9,270 | 9,808 | 538 | 5.80% | |
2016 Proof Mark Twain Silver Coins | 56,220 | 57,134 | 914 | 1.63% | 350,000 |
2016 Uncirculated Mark Twain Silver Coins | 21,315 | 21,518 | 203 | 0.95% | |
50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection | 221,134 | 221,134 | 0 | 0.00% | 225,000 |
2015 Congratulations Set | 7,895 | 7,895 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-W Proof Silver Eagles | 699,623 | 699,623 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets | 63,055 | 60,045 | -3,010 | -4.77% | none |
2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets | 98,916 | 99,071 | 155 | 0.16% | none |
2015 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets | 22,691 | 22,691 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle | 201,188 | 201,188 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 Silver Proof Sets | 368,666 | 369,243 | 577 | 0.16% | none |
2016-P Shawnee 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 15,740 | 15,928 | 188 | 1.19% | 30,000 |
2015-P Saratoga 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 17,563 | 17,563 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-P Bombay Hook 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 17,309 | 17,309 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-P Blue Ridge 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 17,461 | 17,461 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-P Kisatchie 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 19,449 | 19,449 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-P Homestead 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 21,286 | 21,286 | 0 | 0.00% | 30,000 |
US Mint Bullion Sales: 2016 American Eagle Silver Coins
January | 5,954,500 |
February | 4,782,000 |
March | 4,106,000 |
April | 2,157,500 |
May | – |
June | – |
July | – |
August | – |
September | – |
October | – |
November | – |
December | – |
2016 Total | 17,000,000 |
US Mint Sales: 2015 – 2016 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins
Unit Increase | Total Sales | |
2016 Shawnee Silver Bullion Coins | 0 | 105,000 |
2016 Cumberland Gap Silver Bullion Coins | N/A | – |
2016 Harpers Ferry Silver Bullion Coins | – | |
2016 Theodore Roosevelt Silver Bullion Coins | – | |
2016 Fort Moultrie Silver Bullion Coins | – | |
2015 Homestead Silver Coins | Sold Out | 35,000 |
2015 Kisatchie Silver Coins | 42,000 | |
2015 Blue Ridge Silver Coins | 45,000 | |
2015 Bombay Hook Silver Coins | 45,000 | |
2015 Saratoga Silver Coins | 45,000 |