US Mint Sales: 2011 Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin Nears Milestone

Another sales milestone is close for a popular United States Mint silver product. 199,848 orders have been placed for the 2011 Silver Eagle uncirculated coin between its launch on September 15 and November 28, leaving the coin’s total just 152 away from an even 200,000.

The latest US Mint weekly sales report showed buyers scooped up 5,142 of the uncirculated coin, which was higher than the 2,784 purchased in the prior week. It had been more than a month since the last time over 5,000 were bought in a single week.

Still, the uncirculated Eagle’s 2011 tally is much lower than the number sold in 2008. Back then, the coin was only $19.95 and 436,702 coins sold. Today the price is $50.95. The US Mint did not produce a Silver Eagle uncirculated coin in 2009 or 2010.

The only numismatic item to sell more than the Silver Eagle was the Silver Proof Set. Collectors bought 7,306 sets, up from the 6,687 that sold in the previous round. Perhaps additional gift-buying for the upcoming holidays is boosting sales.

November is coming to an end, and it looks like it will be the slowest month of the year for bullion sales of American Silver Eagles. The US Mint’s network of Authorized Purchasers have only taken in 1,284,000 Eagles as of Tuesday. In contrast, 2011 has been on fire in terms of record sales, having surpassed 2010’s record already. The current year-to-date total is up to 37,759,500.

The following are the latest United States Mint product sales figures:

United States Mint Sales: Collector Silver Coins and Sets

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
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
2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	194,706	199,848	5,142	2.64%	none
9/11 Medals – W	93,413	93,855	442	0.47%	2 Million
9/11 Medals – P	60,840	60,993	153	0.25%
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	12,574	12,815	241	1.92%	35,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	15,463	15,669	206	1.33%	35,000
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	25,471	25,592	121	0.48%	27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	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
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Proof	105,356	106,460	1,104	1.05%	147,217 of 500,000
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Uncirculated	40,527	40,757	230	0.57%
2011 US Army Dollar Proof	114,528	115,415	887	0.77%	158,121 of 500,000
2011 US Army Dollar Uncirculated	42,533	42,706	173	0.41%
2011 Silver Proof Set	500,395	507,701	7,306	1.46%	none
2010 Silver Proof Set	577,428	578,053	625	0.11%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	125,607	127,014	1,407	1.12%	none
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	269,802	270,146	344	0.13%	none

 

Monday, November 28 , is the "as of date" for all the United States Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

 

2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins Sales

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	83,300
Vicksburg	32,200
Chickasaw	24,400
Year-to-Date Total	393,300

 

Monday, November 28, is the "as of date" for the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales.

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales: 2011 American Silver Eagle

January*	6,422,000
February	3,240,000
March	2,767,000
April	2,819,000
May	3,653,500
June	3,402,000
July	2,968,000
August	3,679,500
September	4,460,500
October	3,064,000
November	1,284,000
Total	37,759,500

 

Tuesday, November 29, is the "as of date" for bullion American Silver Eagle. *The sales figures include 469,500 of the 2010-dated Silver Eagle coins sold this year.