US Mint Sales: 2010-P Hot Springs 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coins Lead

There was a stark contrast between the newest United States Mint numismatic product and the annual silver sets. The debuting 2010-P Hot Springs 5 oz. Uncirculated Silver Coin lead sales while the sets spiraled down during their sales suspension.

US Mint sets struggled and lost sales. The Mint suspended the 2010-dated Silver Proof Set and America the Beautiful (ATB) Quarters Silver Proof Set around April 9. Then they halted the 2011-dated sets on April 18. In this round of weekly sales figures, the 2011 ATB Silver Proof Set plummeted by -70, the 2011 Silver Proof Set dropped by -54, the 2010 Silver Proof Set fell by -14, and the 2010 ATB Silver Proof Set slid by -2.

The US Mint reported on Monday they have almost sold out of the 2010-P Hot Springs Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. Demand has been strong, as approximately 25,000 of the available 27,000 have sold since the uncirculated collector coin launched on Thursday, April 28. Like the bullion versions intended for investors, the uncirculated coin features a composition of .999 fine silver and a diameter of three inches.

Also doing well in US Mint sales were the commemorative Medal of Honor and US Army silver dollars. All four outperformed last week’s gains. The proof Medal of Honor Silver Dollar picked up the most with 3,990. In the last round, it had risen 3,907. The proof Army Silver Dollar increased by 2,393 and the uncirculated MOH climbed 1,666. Both had advanced by 1,818 and 1,319 previously. Even the uncirculated Army coin jumped by 819 compared to its prior 560 gain.

In bullion news, US Mint Authorized Purchasers (AP) did not take all of the 2011 Gettysburg and Glacier America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins in the first week, but they are getting close. At last count, they ordered 237,800 of the 253,000 available coins. The AP’s also took in another 654,000 American Silver Eagles, which moved 2011 Eagle sales up to 15,902,000.

The following are the latest silver coin product sales figures:

US Mint Sales: Numismatic Silver Coins

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2011 Medal of Honor Silver Dollar Proof	78,758	82,748	3,990	5.07%	116,681 of 500,000
2011 Medal of Honor Silver Dollar Uncirculated	32,267	33,933	1,666	5.16%
2011 US Army Silver Dollar Proof	96,348	98,741	2,393	2.48%	137,318 of 500,000
2011 US Army Silver Dollar Uncirculated	37,758	38,577	819	2.17%
2011 US Mint Silver Proof Set	384,118	384,064	(54)	-0.01%	none
2010 US Mint Silver Proof Set	561,365	561,351	(14)	0.00%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	78,054	77,984	(70)	-0.09%	none
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	250,395	250,393	(2)	0.00%	none
2010 Proof American Silver Eagles	860,000	860,000	0	0%	none
2010-P Hot Springs Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	–	25,000	–	–	27,000

 

Sunday, May 1, is the "as of date" for the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

US Mint Sales: 2011 Silver Eagles

January*	6,422,000
February	3,240,000
March	2,767,000
April	2,819,000
May	654,000
Total	15,902,000

 

*Monday, May 3, is the "as of date" for the bullion Eagle numbers. The sales figures include 469,500 of the 2010-dated Silver Eagles sold.

2011 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins Sales

April	225,400
May	12,400
Total	237,800

*Monday, May 2, is the "as of date" for the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins sales.

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