Sales of 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars Open at 14,480

To kickoff the year, the United States Mint launched the first set of two commemorative coins. On Thursday, January 2, the 2014-P Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars debuted, and by Sunday, January 5, their sales tallied 14,480. The second set of commemoratives, honoring the National Baseball Hall of Fame, will launch later in 2014.

Broken out, the enhanced proof Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars outsold the uncirculated version 10,056 to 4,424. This proportionality is not unusual, since the uncirculated commemoratives typically end up with lower mintages based on consumer demand. Ratios this time, however, may wind up with a more dramatic spread considering the uniquely polished and lasered finishes that have been applied to the proof coins.

Becoming available so early in the year may have skewed demand from silver coin collectors. The U.S. Mint is allowed by law to sell these coins until late December, if orders do not max out at 350,000 across both offerings before then.

Inaugural sales of the Civil Rights Act Silver Dollars fall very short of the stronger opening numbers of other past commemoratives. Most recently, when the 2013 Girl Scouts Silver Dollars debuted last February, orders totaled 41,624 from the proof and uncirculated strikes. Buyers also sought out 22,398 of the 2013 5-Star Generals Silver Dollars during their initial weekend in March. (Read this coin news article for more detailed breakdowns going back to commemorative silver coins released since 2010.)

The comparison, it should be noted, is not equal. One aberration between the initial totals is that the reporting period of the Civil Rights coins was four days, and for the 2013 commemoratives it was five days.

Sales will likely pick up over the next few weeks, before the cost of the new coins rise by $5. Right now, the proof silver dollars are $49.95 and the uncirculated are $44.95. Prices are scheduled to increase after 3 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2014.

To learn how more numismatic items did over the past week, the table below shows the latest sales stats as of Sunday, Jan. 5 for collector silver coins and related products from the U.S. Mint.

US Mint Silver Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
Proof Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars		10,056	10,056		350,000
Uncirculated Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollars		4,424	4,424
Proof 5-Star Generals Silver Dollars	59,156	59,291	135	0.23%	500,000
Uncirculated 5-Star Generals Silver Dollars	23,630	23,710	80	0.34%
5-Star Generals 3-Coin Set	9,999	9,999	–	0.00%	Sold Out
5-Star General Profiles Collection	10,715	10,929	214	2.00%	50,000
Proof Girl Scouts Silver Dollars	86,130	86,353	223	0.26%	350,000
Uncirculated Girl Scouts Silver Dollars	31,670	31,714	44	0.14%
Girl Scouts Young Collectors Set	5,691	5,747	56	0.98%
2013 Theodore Roosevelt Coin and Chronicles Set	5,754	6,478	724	12.58%	none
2013 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set	29,153	31,644	2,491	8.54%	50,000
2013 Congratulations Set	14,963	15,366	403	2.69%	none
2013-W Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set	235,689	235,689	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-W Proof American Silver Eagle	868,494	868,494	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012-W Proof American Silver Eagle	819,217	819,217	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets	126,581	127,220	639	0.50%	none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets	162,077	162,448	371	0.23%	none
2013 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets	25,418	27,467	2,049	8.06%	none
2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets	28,368	28,368	0	0.00%	Sold Out
Making American History Coin and Currency Sets	60,203	60,203	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	178,968	178,941	(27)	-0.02%	none
2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	202,504	202,504	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013 Silver Proof Sets	408,949	413,092	4,143	1.01%	none
2012 Silver Proof Sets	395,443	395,443	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P Mount Rushmore 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins	23,527	23,547	20	0.09%	Sold Out
2013-P Fort McHenry 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins	19,802	19,802	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P Great Basin 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins	17,792	17,792	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P Perry’s Victory 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins	17,707	17,707	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P White Mountain 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins	20,530	20,530	0	0.00%	Sold Out

 

Sales of 2013 American Eagle silver bullion coins ended at a new annual high record for the series. New 2014 Silver Eagles become available on January 13, 2014. Totals by month for last year are below.

US Mint Silver Sales: 2013 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins

January	7,498,000
February	3,368,500
March	3,356,500
April	4,087,000
May	3,458,500
June	3,275,000
July	4,406,500
August	3,625,000
September	3,013,000
October	3,087,000
November	2,300,000
December	1,200,000
2013 Total	42,675,000

 

Sales of 2013 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins ended on December 10, 2013. Totals for each are below.

US Mint Sales: 2012 – 2013 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins

	Unit Increase	Total Sales
2012 El Yunque Silver Bullion Coins	Sold Out	24,000
2012 Chaco Culture Silver Coins		24,400
2012 Acadia Silver Coins		25,400
2012 Hawaii Volcanoes Silver Coins		20,000
2012 Denali Silver Coins		20,000
2013 White Mountain Silver Coins		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

 

The next coin in the series launches in late January.