Bullion American Silver Eagles Top 26.2M in First Half of 2016

The usual products led the pack in the latest sales stats from the United States Mint. Among collector silver products, it was the 2016 Silver Proof Set, and in the bullion realm it was American Silver Eagles.

The annual Silver Proof Set minted in San Francisco received 3,439 orders in this round, compared to 5,288 previously. Still, it kept the crown of being silver’s weekly best-seller, and its cumulative total crept up to 221,449.

A summer sales slowdown for U.S. coin products is typical, and this summer many collectors are patiently waiting for the next silver product to hit the market, the 2016-P Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. It is set to debut on July 11. There is also the collector American Silver Eagles in proof and uncirculated, but there is no word about them beyond an expected "summer" release. The U.S. Mint must place edge lettering on these coins to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first issues.

In other stats, bullion American Silver Eagles advanced to 26,250,500 for 2016’s total sold coins. That number is 20.5% higher than during the first half of the year in 2015, which turned into a record year with 47 million sold. For June, they reached 2,837,500 coins for a decline of 36.9% from the prior month and a drop of 41.4% from June of last year. This week, demand picked up with 938,000 claimed through Thursday. Last week just 517,000 sold.

The table below shows the latest sales stats for collector coins and related silver products from the U.S. Mint. Sunday, June 26, is the as of date for the standard collectibles and Thursday, June 30, 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	43,266	44,037	771	1.78%	500,000
2016 Uncirculated NPS Silver Dollar	15,861	16,041	180	1.13%
2016 NPS Three-Coin Proof Set	11,619	11,697	78	0.67%
2016 Proof Mark Twain Silver Coins	65,743	66,194	451	0.69%	350,000
2016 Uncirculated Mark Twain Silver Coins	23,259	23,413	154	0.66%
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	70,218	70,708	490	0.70%	none
2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets	100,527	100,609	82	0.08%	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
2016 Silver Proof Sets	218,010	221,449	3,439	1.58%	none
2015 Silver Proof Sets	375,265	375,601	336	0.09%	none
2016-P Cumberland Gap 5 Ounce Silver Coins	16,074	16,266	192	1.19%	30,000
2016-P Shawnee 5 Ounce Silver Coins	17,748	17,849	101	0.57%	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	4,072,000
May	4,498,500
June	2,837,500
July	–
August	–
September	–
October	–
November	–
December	–
2016 Total	26,250,500

 

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	0	75,000
2016 Harpers Ferry Silver Bullion Coins	0	34,200
2016 Theodore Roosevelt Silver Bullion Coins	N/A	–
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