Great Smoky Mountains Sold Out, Shenandoah Silver Coins Score in Start

United States Mint silver coin sales were higher in this latest round than they have been in a long time. Almost all silver products outperformed their prior weekly sales, and the 2014 Shenandoah National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin helped sparked some of that with its debut.

Collectors zeroed in on the Shenandoah coin, the second issue this year in the U.S. Mint’s series of America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins. Inaugural sales orders rang in at 20,120 between its launch on Thursday, May 15 and Sunday, May 18.

When compared to the start for the 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, which began at 21,415 in April, the number may seem weaker, but the most obvious difference is the initial reporting period. For the Great Smoky Mountains coin, it opening sales figure spanned three more days, from a Monday to the following Sunday.

The new Shenandoah coin already outsold three of the five America the Beautiful issues in 2013, and the Great Smoky Mountains coin has outsold all five. And earlier Wednesday, May 21, the US Mint sold out of the Great Smoky Mountains coin. The total from Sunday showed sales had hit 25,421. That will get some adjusting going forward. The mintage for the coin is 25,000, which is 5,000 less than the Shenandoah silver coin.

In the table below are the latest sales stats for collector silver coins and related products from the US Mint. Sunday, May 18, is the as of date.

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2014 Proof Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Coins	262,091	262,091	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2014 Uncirculated Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Coins	137,909	137,909	0	0.00%
2014 Proof Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars	50,042	51,014	972	1.94%	350,000
2014 Uncirculated Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars	20,586	20,900	314	1.53%
Proof 5-Star Generals Silver Dollars	59,291	59,291	0	0.00%	Sold Out
Uncirculated 5-Star Generals Silver Dollars	23,710	23,710	0	0.00%
5-Star Generals 3-Coin Set	9,999	9,999	0	0.00%
5-Star General Profiles Collection	10,929	10,929	0	0.00%
Proof Girl Scouts Silver Dollars	86,353	86,353	0	0.00%	Sold Out
Uncirculated Girl Scouts Silver Dollars	31,714	31,714	0	0.00%
Girl Scouts Young Collectors Set	5,747	5,747	0	0.00%
2013 Theodore Roosevelt Coin and Chronicles Set	10,625	12,038	1,413	13.30%	none
2013 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set	48,074	48,063	(11)	-0.02%	50,000
2014 Congratulations Set	4,094	4,558	464	11.33%	none
2013 Congratulations Set	17,075	17,141	66	0.39%	none
2013-W Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set	235,689	235,689	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2014-W Proof Silver Eagles	524,212	543,164	18,952	3.62%	none
2013-W Proof Silver Eagles	868,494	868,494	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2014 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets	80,968	83,006	2,038	2.52%	none
2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets	132,655	132,920	265	0.20%	none
2013 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets	40,405	41,186	781	1.93%	none
2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets	27,300	27,300	0	0.00%	Sold Out
Making American History Coin and Currency Sets	56,857	56,857	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2014-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	132,518	135,728	3,210	2.42%	none
2013-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	178,941	178,941	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	202,504	202,504	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2014 Silver Proof Sets	195,689	217,076	21,387	10.93%
2013 Silver Proof Sets	419,720	419,720	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012 Silver Proof Sets	395,443	395,443	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2014-P Great Smoky Mountains 5 Ounce Silver Coins	24,043	25,421	1,378	5.73%	25,000
2013-P Mount Rushmore 5 Ounce Silver Coins	23,547	23,547	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P Fort McHenry 5 Ounce Silver Coins	19,802	19,802	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P Great Basin 5 Ounce Silver Coins	17,792	17,792	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P Perry’s Victory 5 Ounce Silver Coins	17,707	17,707	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P White Mountain 5 Ounce Silver Coins	20,530	20,530	0	0.00%	Sold Out

 

Bullion American Silver Eagles advanced 300,000 in the last six days compared to the 943,000 added in the previous seven days. Wednesday, May 21, is the as of sales date for sales shown below.

US Mint Bullion Sales: 2014 American Eagle Silver Coins

January	4,775,000
February	3,750,000
March	5,354,000
April	3,569,000
May	3,562,000
2014 Total	21,010,000

 

Sales of America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins advanced this week. Totals for all of the silver coins released since 2013 are below.

US Mint Sales: 2013 – 2014 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins

	Unit Increase	Total Sales
2014 Great Smoky Mountains Silver Bullion Coins	500	27,000
2014 Shenandoah Silver Coins	200	17,400
2014 Arches Silver Coins	Not Yet Released	N/A
2014 Great Sand Dunes Silver Coins
2014 Everglades Silver Coins
2013 White Mountain Silver Coins	Sold Out	35,000
2013 Perry’s Victory Silver Coins		30,000
2013 Great Basin Silver Coins		30,000
2013 Fort McHenry Silver Coins		30,000
2013 Mount Rushmore Silver Coins		35,000