Limited Edition Silver Proof Set Leads US Mint Silver Sales

March 25, 2015 by · Leave a Comment 

This may be March of 2015, and the U.S. Mint had already released nine 2015-dated silver coin products, but consumers let it be known that they would still buy a fresh new set that contained 2014-dated coins no matter how late it launched.

2014 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set

The 2014 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set scored the strongest weekly sales among U.S. Mint silver products.

On Tuesday, March 17 the 2014 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set debuted and by Sunday 20,529 of them flew off the Mint’s shelves. Hands down it was the hottest selling numismatic silver product of the week. (Read about its release.)

The next closest contender in the Mint’s weekly sales stats was the proof 2015 March of Dimes Silver Dollar with 13,835 orders. When combined with 5,590 uncirculated dollar orders, their cumulative total climbed 43,801. They’ve been on the market since March 13.

The table below shows the latest sales stats for collector coins and related silver products from the US Mint. Sunday, March 22, is the as of date.

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

Previous Sales New Sales Unit Increase % Increase Mintage Limit
2015 Proof March of Dimes Silver Coins 16,436 30,271 13,835 84.17% 500,000
2015 Uncirculated March of Dimes Silver Coins 7,940 13,530 5,590 70.40%
2015 Proof U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Silver Coins 77,035 78,272 1,237 1.61% 500,000
2015 Uncirculated U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Silver Coins 29,555 28,488 -1,067 -3.61%
2015 US Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Three-Coin Proof Set 14,763 14,719 -44 -0.30%
50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection 203,075 203,589 514 0.25% 225,000
2014 Proof Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Coins 268,076 268,076 0 0.00% Sold Out
2014 Uncirculated Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Coins 131,924 131,924 0 0.00%
2014 Proof Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars 61,992 61,992 0 0.00% Sold Out
2014 Uncirculated Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars 24,720 24,720 0 0.00%
2013 Theodore Roosevelt Coin and Chronicles Set 15,145 15,145 0 0.00% Sold Out
2014 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set   20,529        20,529    
2013 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set 47,971 47,971 0 0.00% 50,000
2015 Congratulations Set 1,488 1,591 103 6.92%  
2014 Congratulations Set 7,128 7,138 10 0.14% none
2013 Congratulations Set 17,971 17,983 12 0.07% none
2013-W Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set 235,689 235,689 0 0.00% Sold Out
2015-W Proof Silver Eagles 323,782 327,467 3,685 1.14% none
2014-W Proof Silver Eagles 757,056 757,570 514 0.07% none
2013-W Proof Silver Eagles 868,494 868,494 0 0.00% Sold Out
2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets 59,840 62,825 2,985 4.99%  
2014 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets 113,888 114,060 172 0.15% none
2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets 138,451 138,451 0 0.00% Sold Out
2014 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets 26,232 26,336 104 0.40% none
2013 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets 43,150 43,150 0 0.00% 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 Silver Eagle 224,532 224,532 0 0.00% Sold Out
2013-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle 178,941 178,941 0 0.00% Sold Out
2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle 202,504 202,504 0 0.00% Sold Out
2014 Silver Proof Sets 413,988 414,867 879 0.21% none
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
2015-P Homestead 5 Ounce Silver Coins 17,257 17,758 501 2.90%  
2014-P Everglades 5 Ounce Silver Coins 21,445 21,524 79 0.37% 30,000
2014-P Great Sand Dunes 5 Ounce Silver Coins 23,018 23,070 52 0.23% 30,000
2014-P Arches 5 Ounce Silver Coins 28,463 28,434 -29 -0.10% 30,000
2014-P Shenandoah 5 Ounce Silver Coins 28,475 28,451 -24 -0.08% 30,000
2014-P Great Smoky Mountains 5 Ounce Silver Coins 24,710 24,710 0 0.00% Sold Out

 

Bullion American Silver Eagles added 816,000 in the last seven days compared to the 665,500 increase in the previous week. Wednesday, Mar 25, is the as of sales date for sales shown below.

US Mint Bullion Sales: 2015 American Eagle Silver Coins

January 5,530,000
February 3,022,000
March 2,855,000
2015 Total 11,407,000

 

Sales of the 2015 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin gained 5,000 since the last report. Totals for all of the five ounce silver coins released since 2013 are below.

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

  Unit Increase Total Sales
2015 Homestead Silver Bullion Coins 5,000 33,000
2015 Kisatchie Silver Coins N/A N/A
2015 Blue Ridge Silver Coins
2015 Bombay Hook Silver Coins
2015 Saratoga Silver Coins
2014 Great Smoky Mountains Silver Bullion Coins Sold Out 33,000
2014 Shenandoah Silver Coins 28,000
2014 Arches Silver Coins 22,000
2014 Great Sand Dunes Silver Coins 22,000
2014 Everglades Silver Coins 34,000
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

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