Sales of 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars on the Rise

With less than one month to go before sales of 2012 commemorative coins are discontinued, demand for Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars is on the rise.

U.S. Mint sales of proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars advanced the most in months. Weekly orders reached 1,710 after rising 1,291 previously. Overall, these silver coins were the third best-selling silver products for the week. Available since March 5, 2012, their new sales total hit 110,199.

Other commemoratives posting weekly sales in excess of 1,000 were Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Dollar Sets at 1,172, and proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars at 1,063.

The second best-selling silver product for the U.S. Mint was the 2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coin. It advanced by 4,608, helped by the holiday season and the sellout of its proof counterpart. In the prior report the uncirculated Eagle added 2,751 to its total. 159,227 have now been scooped up by collectors since its release on August 2, 2012.

The hottest numismatic silver product was the 2012 Silver Proof Set. Its sales was also up comparatively, ringing in at 9,698 and bringing its year-to-date total to 340,685. In the last report 8,422 were ordered.

The following are the latest United States Mint numismatic silver product sales:

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set	251,302	251,302	0	0.00%	none
2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set	10,200	10,906	706	6.92%	none
Making American History Coin and Currency Set	45,430	46,894	1,464	3.22%	100,000
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	819,217	819,217	0	0.00%	none
2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins	154,619	159,227	4,608	2.98%	none
2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins	304,539	305,168	629	0.21%	none
2012 Silver Proof Sets	330,987	340,685	9,698	2.93%	none
2011 Silver Proof Sets	569,285	569,724	439	0.08%	none
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	108,489	110,199	1,710	1.58%	500,000
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	39,101	39,489	388	0.99%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	11,057	11,217	160	1.45%
Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Set	30,435	31,607	1,172	3.85%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	104,242	105,305	1,063	1.02%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	42,518	42,832	314	0.74%
Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set	45,698	46,446	748	1.64%
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	131,151	132,582	1,431	1.09%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	145,738	146,151	413	0.28%	none
2012-P Denali 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	6,905	8,097	1,192	17.26%	25,000
2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	12,257	12,682	425	3.47%	25,000
2012-P Acadia 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	12,273	12,486	213	1.74%	25,000
2012-P Chaco Culture 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	12,002	12,172	170	1.42%	25,000
2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	14,657	14,805	148	1.01%	25,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	24,161	24,262	101	0.42%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	20,134	20,197	63	0.31%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	17,632	17,697	65	0.37%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	17,797	17,868	71	0.40%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	16,033	16,093	60	0.37%	35,000
9/11 Silver Medal – W	107,156	107,493	337	0.31%	2 million
9/11 Silver Medal – P	66,815	66,985	170	0.25%

 

Monday, November 19, is the as of date for the United States Mint numismatic silver coin product sales above.

Star-Spangled Banner commemorative products are limited to 100,000 gold coins across all applicable product options, which includes the Two-Coin Proof Set. The silver dollars have a limit of 500,000.

US Mint Sales: 2012 Bullion American Silver Eagle Coin

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	2,542,000
April	1,520,000
May	2,875,000
June	2,858,000
July	2,278,000
August	2,870,000
September	3,255,000
October	3,153,000
November	2,584,500
Total	31,532,500

 

*These coin sales include a portion of the 2011-dated American Silver Eagle. Wednesday, November 21, is the as of date for bullion coins.

US Mint Sales: 2011-2012 America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	85,900
Vicksburg	39,500
Chickasaw	29,700
El Yunque	19,900
Chaco Culture	20,000
Acadia	22,300
Hawaii Volcanoes	20,000
Denali	18,600

 

The United States Mint last updated the America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins on Tuesday, November 20.