US Mint Sales: 2011 Gettysburg, Glacier Silver Bullion Coins Sold Out

There was another sellout of super large 5-ounce coins, silver sets’ momentum erupted, and bullion American Silver Eagles spiked again. While those products shared the limelight, commemorative silver coins eased in this round of United States Mint sales figures.

The US Mint’s network of Authorized Purchasers gobbled up the last 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins and all of the 2011 Glacier National Park 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins. Both debuted on April 25 with an initial expected mintage of 126,500. That grew to 126,700 by Monday, May 16, when the US Mint indicated they had sold out.

In other sales news, each of the silver sets improved over their previous performance after a full week of availability since their suspensions on May 5. The 2011 Silver Proof Set and Quarters Silver Proof Set lead the way with 7,644 and 5,088 in weekly sales. Previously, collectors scooped up 4,831 and 3,303 over the weekend.

Last year’s sets outperformed as well. The 2010 Silver Proof Set added another 944 to its total and the 2010 Quarters Silver Proof Set picked up 1,015. In the last round they grew by 687 and 796.

Commemorative silver coins slowed for the second week. Buyers took in 1,153 and 317 of the proof and uncirculated Medal of Honor silver dollars, respectively. Previously, each advanced by 1,960 and 448. The US Army silver dollars rose by 1,169 for the proofs and 210 for the uncirculated. They had increased by 1,305 and 385 in the prior report.

The bullion Silver Eagles have been hot in May. Their monthly total reached 2,177,500 after recently gaining 756,000 since last Tuesday. With the latest jump, annual sales in 2011 crossed the 17 million barrier and winded up at 17,425,500.

The following are the latest US Mint coin product sales figures:

US Mint Sales: Numismatic Coins

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2010-P Hot Springs Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2011 Medal of Honor Silver Dollar Proof	84,708	85,861	1,153	1.36%	120,559 of 500,000
2011 Medal of Honor Silver Dollar Uncirculated	34,381	34,698	317	0.92%
2011 US Army Silver Dollar Proof	100,046	101,215	1,169	1.17%	140,387 of 500,000
2011 US Army Silver Dollar Uncirculated	38,962	39,172	210	0.54%
2011 US Mint Silver Proof Set	388,895	396,539	7,644	1.97%	none
2010 US Mint Silver Proof Set	562,038	562,982	944	0.17%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	81,287	86,375	5,088	6.26%	none
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	251,189	252,204	1,015	0.40%	none
2010 Proof American Silver Eagles	860,000	860,000	0	0%	none

 

Sunday, May 15, is the "as of date" for all the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

US Mint Sales: 2011 American Eagles

January*	6,422,000
February	3,240,000
March	2,767,000
April	2,819,000
May	2,177,500
Total	17,425,500

 

Wednesday, May 18, is the "as of date" for the bullion American Silver Eagle numbers. The sales figures include 469,500 of the 2010-dated Silver Eagles sold.

2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins Sales

 

Monday, May 16, is the "as of date" for the Gettysburg and Glacier America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins sales.