Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Sales Debut at 8,658

Debut sales of the 2011-P Chickasaw National Recreation Area 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for Oklahoma were released by the United States Mint and they proved better than expected. Other big hitters in this week’s U.S. Mint sales report was the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle and the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set.

The tenth America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin finally hit the market, and between its launch on Thursday, February 9, and Monday, February 13, the collector Chickasaw coin started off with 8,658 in sales.

Fans of the .999 fine Chickasaw silver coin grabbed nearly one thousand more in the first five days than the prior Vicksburg coin did during its six-day start in January, at 7,861. It was a smidgen short, however, in bettering the debuting sales of the Olympic coin, which started last November with 8,662.

Behind the new 5 ounce coin was the uncirculated Silver Eagle. Demand, however, eased from the 14,286 Eagles purchased in the previous report down to 5,079 in the current one. With the latest jump, their new sales total has risen to 265,122.

The third most desirable numismatic silver product from the U.S. Mint was the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. The set’s sales shot up another 3,428 to make its new total hit 78,269. But it too suffered a slight decline in demand after having advanced by 4,422 in the prior round. The set has been available since January 10.

In the bullion arena, sales also cooled. The U.S. Mint’s network of Authorized Purchasers bought just 165,000 Silver Eagles since last Tuesday, February 7. The current monthly total climbed to 835,000 so the new year-to-date total is 58,000 shy of hitting the seven million mark.

The following are the latest United States Mint product sales:

U.S. Mint Sales: Silver Coins and Sets for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	260,043	265,122	5,079	1.95%	none
9/11 Medals – W	96,484	96,720	236	0.24%	2 million
9/11 Medals – P	62,407	62,520	113	0.18%
2011 Silver Proof Set	549,441	550,426	985	0.18%	none
2010 Silver Proof Set	585,414	585,414	–	0.00%	none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	74,841	78,269	3,428	4.58%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	137,939	138,409	470	0.34%	none
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin		8,658	8,658		35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	12,337	13,404	1,067	8.65%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	13,598	14,086	488	3.59%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	16,165	16,558	393	2.43%	35,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	19,109	19,587	478	2.50%	35,000
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	26,928	26,928	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	26,019	26,019	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Yosemite 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Yellowstone 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Hot Springs 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set	100,000	100,000	–	0.00%	100,000
2011-W Proof Silver Eagle	850,000	850,000	–	0.00%	none

 

Monday, February 13, is the "as of date" for all the United States Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

U.S. Mint Sales: 2012 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins

January*	6,107,000
February	835,000
Total	6,942,000

 

*The sales figures include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Wednesday, February 15, is the "as of date" for bullion American Silver Eagles.

 

U.S. Mint Sales: 2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	84,600
Vicksburg	37,300
Chickasaw	28,100
Total	403,400

 

The United States Mint has not changed the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales numbers since Friday, January 27, 2012.