US Infantry Soldier Dollar Sales Surge as 5 Ounce Silver Coins Retreat

March 7, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Weekly United States Mint sales numbers were certainly a mixed pot. Demand catapulted for the commemorative Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars and the Defenders of Freedom Set while sales retreated for the suspended America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins and the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle. As for silver sets, only one slowed.

Proof and Uncirculated 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins

2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins

With fewer choices available, collectors and enthusiasts turned to the new Infantry Soldier dollars for their silver intake. As in the past two reports, the proof Infantry Soldier dollar led, this time with 19,338, and the Defenders of Freedom Set followed with 9,356. Now that 32,762 sets in all have sold, only 17,238 remain available. The next most popular coin was the uncirculated Infantry Soldier dollar which climbed by 7,991.

Previously, Infantry Soldier dollars added 5,819 for the uncirculated, 11,551 for the proofs, and 7,184 for the freedom sets. In all, the proof commemoratives are outselling the uncirculated versions approximately 3:1.

Thanks to a nearly two-week silver coin suspension, sales numbers for the 2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle and the five 2011-dated America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins retreated. The declines may be attributed to customer returns. The two dropping the most were the Chickasaw silver coin and the Eagle. Each slipped by 36 and 30, respectively. To the relief of silver enthusiasts, the US Mint resumed sales on Tuesday.

Once again, demand for bullion Silver Eagles picked up. Weekly orders hit 935,000, which mean February went up by 240,000 and March is already at 695,000. The latest year-to-date total came to 8,292,000.

The following are the latest United States Mint product sales:

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

 
Previous Sales
New Sales
Unit Increase
% Increase
Mintage Limit
Proof Infantry Soldier Dollars 37,813 57,151 19,338 51.14% 350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Dollars 18,010 26,001 7,991 44.37%
Infantry Soldier Defenders of Freedom Set 23,406 32,762 9,356 39.97%
2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle 271,017 270,987 (30) -0.01% none
9/11 Medals – W 97,006 97,178 172 0.18% 2 million
9/11 Medals – P 62,913 63,082 169 0.27%
2011 Silver Proof Set 552,426 553,498 1,072 0.19% none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ 84,095 86,894 2,799 3.33% none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ 139,082 139,515 433 0.31% none
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins 11,679 11,643 (36) -0.31% 35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins 14,190 14,185 (5) -0.04% 35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins 14,672 14,671 (1) -0.01% 35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins 17,060 17,057 (3) -0.02% 35,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins 20,154 20,149 (5) -0.02% 35,000
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins 26,928 26,928 0.00% 27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins 26,019 26,019 0.00% 27,000
2010-P Yosemite 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin 27,000 27,000 0.00% 27,000
2010-P Yellowstone 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin 27,000 27,000 0.00% 27,000
2010-P Hot Springs 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin 27,000 27,000 0.00% 27,000
25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Set 100,000 100,000 0.00% 100,000
2011-W Proof Silver Eagle 850,000 850,000 0.00% none

 

Monday, March 5, is the "as of date" for all the United States Mint collector coin figures shown above.

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

January* 6,107,000
February 1,490,000
March 695,000
Total 8,292,000

 

*The figures include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Wednesday, March 7, 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 84,600
Vicksburg 37,300
Chickasaw 28,400
Total 403,700

 

The United States Mint has not changed the America the Beautiful bullion coin figures since Monday, February 27, 2012. Check the US Silver Coins Guide for more information on any of the above US Mint products.


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