US Mint Sales: Bullion American Silver Eagles at 12 Million
March 10, 2016 by Rhonda Kay · Leave a Comment
Sales quickened for the two most popular silver products in the U.S. Mint’s numismatic lineup, but the winner was not a new product. In this latest round of sales stats, last year’s 2015 Silver Proof Set topped the others by advancing 3,437 to 364,948.
Surprisingly, it outpaced both commemorative 2016 Mark Twain Silver Dollars combined. The proof dollars gained 2,227 and earned second place in the race. The uncirculated dollars added 570. Since their launch in mid-January, consumers have taken in 69,918 of the commemoratives.
The U.S. Mint this week sold 1,000,000 bullion American Silver Eagles to its network of authorized distributors, just like last week. The Mint is rationing the coins because of silver planchet shortages, and no more will be available until Monday. Year-to-date sales reached 12,000,000 coins, which works out to 24.7% higher than the same time period in 2015. Last year’s American Silver Eagles notched an all-time sales record of 47,000,000 coins.
The table below shows the latest sales stats for collector coins and related silver products from the U.S. Mint. Sunday, March 6, is the as of date for the collectibles and Thursday, March 10, is the as of date for the bullion products.
US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors
Previous Sales | New Sales | Unit Increase | % Increase | Mintage Limit | |
2016 Proof Mark Twain Silver Coins | 48,362 | 50,589 | 2,227 | 4.60% | 350,000 |
2016 Uncirculated Mark Twain Silver Coins | 18,759 | 19,329 | 570 | 3.04% | |
2015 Proof March of Dimes Silver Coins | 57,600 | 57,600 | 0 | 0.00% | 500,000 |
2015 Uncirculated March of Dimes Silver Coins | 24,742 | 24,742 | 0 | 0.00% | |
2015 March of Dimes Special Set | 74,430 | 74,430 | 0 | 0.00% | |
2015 Proof U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Silver Coins | 109,345 | 109,345 | 0 | 0.00% | 500,000 |
2015 Uncirculated U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Silver Coins | 38,149 | 38,149 | 0 | 0.00% | |
2015 US Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Three-Coin Proof Set | 14,984 | 14,984 | 0 | 0.00% | |
50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection | 220,964 | 221,132 | 168 | 0.08% | 225,000 |
2015 Lyndon B. Johnson Coin and Chronicles Set | 23,905 | 23,905 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 John F. Kennedy Coin and Chronicles Set | 49,051 | 49,051 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 Dwight D. Eisenhower Coin and Chronicles Set | 16,744 | 16,744 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 Harry S. Truman Coin and Chronicles Set | 16,812 | 16,812 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2014 Franklin Roosevelt Coin and Chronicles Set | 19,050 | 19,050 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2014 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set | 42,614 | 42,614 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 Congratulations Set | 7,895 | 7,895 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2014 Congratulations Set | 7,529 | 7,529 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-W Proof Silver Eagles | 699,623 | 699,623 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2014-W Proof Silver Eagles | 894,614 | 894,614 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets | 97,119 | 97,822 | 703 | 0.72% | none |
2014 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets | 119,251 | 119,251 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets | 22,691 | 22,691 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2014 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets | 28,637 | 28,637 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle | 201,188 | 201,188 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2014-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle | 224,532 | 224,532 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015 Silver Proof Sets | 361,511 | 364,948 | 3,437 | 0.95% | none |
2014 Silver Proof Sets | 429,493 | 429,493 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2016-P Shawnee 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 15,263 | 15,790 | 527 | 3.45% | |
2015-P Saratoga 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 17,571 | 17,570 | -1 | -0.01% | Sold Out |
2015-P Bombay Hook 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 17,317 | 17,316 | -1 | -0.01% | 20,000 |
2015-P Blue Ridge 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 17,461 | 17,461 | 0 | 0.00% | Sold Out |
2015-P Kisatchie 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 19,449 | 19,449 | 0 | 0.00% | 30,000 |
2015-P Homestead 5 Ounce Silver Coins | 21,123 | 21,212 | 89 | 0.42% | 30,000 |
US Mint Bullion Sales: 2016 American Eagle Silver Coins
January | 5,954,500 |
February | 4,782,000 |
March | 1,263,500 |
April | – |
May | – |
June | – |
July | – |
August | – |
September | – |
October | – |
November | – |
December | – |
2016 Total | 12,000,000 |
US Mint Sales: 2015 – 2016 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins
Unit Increase | Total Sales | |
2016 Shawnee Silver Bullion Coins | 0 | 105,000 |
2016 Cumberland Gap Silver Bullion Coins | N/A | – |
2016 Harpers Ferry Silver Bullion Coins | – | |
2016 Theodore Roosevelt Silver Bullion Coins | – | |
2016 Fort Moultrie Silver Bullion Coins | – | |
2015 Homestead Silver Bullion Coins | Sold Out | 35,000 |
2015 Kisatchie Silver Coins | 42,000 | |
2015 Blue Ridge Silver Coins | 45,000 | |
2015 Bombay Hook Silver Coins | 45,000 | |
2015 Saratoga Silver Coins | 45,000 |