Sales of America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Coins Fairly Steady

It has been one month since the United States Mint updated the number of America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coin sales through its network of Authorized Purchasers (AP’s), meaning none have apparently sold since early April. The collector uncirculated versions, on the other hand, have been selling at a fairly steady pace directly to the public — although not like when they were first introduced.

2,703 of the collector grade America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins sold between April 2 and April 30. In the latest weekly round of U.S. Mint sales figures, another 343 sold. Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Coins were the best seller of the five with an advance of 90.

When the 2012-dated bullion and 2012-dated uncirculated America the Beautiful Silver Coins will be released has yet to be announced by the U.S. Mint.

The top numismatic selling silver product of the week was the 2012 Proof Silver Eagle. Collectors took in 13,888, which was slightly lower than the 14,242 purchased in the previous round. The next most popular item was the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. It increased by 1,391, but again that was less than the 1,802 that collectors scooped up last time.

Weekly sales of bullion American Silver Eagles were one of the few to improve. AP’s ordered 360,000 during the past seven days. They had purchased 240,000 in the prior week. Still, both weekly amounts are small compared to those of a few months ago. This latest jump did place annual Eagle sales over the 12 million marker, at just 12,019,000.

The following are the latest United States Mint silver coin sales:

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

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	342,898	356,786	13,888	4.05%	none
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	84,276	85,130	854	1.01%	500,000*
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	32,233	32,483	250	0.78%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	8,506	8,576	70	0.82%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars	90,355	90,828	473	0.52%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Dollars	38,501	38,663	162	0.42%
Infantry Soldier Defenders of Freedom Set	46,359	46,436	77	0.17%
2011-W Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin	286,510	287,272	762	0.27%	none
9/11 Medals – W	98,427	98,497	70	0.07%	2 million
9/11 Medals – P	63,935	63,999	64	0.10%
2011 Silver Proof Set	559,171	559,901	730	0.13%	none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	104,773	106,164	1,391	1.33%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	141,714	141,934	220	0.16%	none
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	21,440	21,517	77	0.36%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	18,079	18,139	60	0.33%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	15,731	15,790	59	0.38%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	15,715	15,772	57	0.36%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	13,841	13,931	90	0.65%	35,000

 

Monday, May 7, is the as of date for all the United States Mint collector silver coin sales above.

*The Star-Spangled Banner commemorative products are limited to 100,000 gold coins across all applicable product options, which include the Two-Coin Set, while the silver coin limit is 500,000.

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

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	2,542,000
April	1,520,000
May	360,000
Total	12,019,000

 

*These silver coin sales include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Wednesday, May 9, 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	85,100
Vicksburg	38,300
Chickasaw	28,900
Total	405,700

 

The United States Mint last updated sales of its bullion America the Beautiful Silver Coins on Monday, April 9, 2012. Visit the US Mint sales figures page for always updated stats of popular products.