US Mint Sales: Collector Silver Products Rally, American Silver Eagles Explode

The latest round of United States Mint weekly sales figures are in and they show collectors focused on the newly released 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollars. The coins are sprinting out Mint doors, as are bullion American Silver Eagles.

The Boy Scouts coins were launched on Tuesday, March 23. By Saturday morning, March 27, an impressive 200,000 were sold. By Sunday, the total reached 214,673. With a 350,000 mintage limit, these coins look like they will sell out. Split across the two options, collectors have purchased 144,732 of the proof silver coins and 69,941 of the uncirculated silver coins.

The BSA commemoratives have already passed the Disabled American Veterans Silver Dollars, which were the first commemorative coins released this year (back on February 25, 2010). Their latest tally is 181,052. These dollars, along with all the other silver products from the Mint, enjoyed week-over-week gains. Proofs advanced 10,007 versus 9,098 and the uncirculated option improved 4,677 compared to 3,334.

Last week’s report showed that American Silver Eagle bullion coins had not moved since March 15, 2010. They were stuck at 1.9 million for the month. What a difference a few days make. As of Monday, March 29, the Mint indicates a whopping 3,321,500 have been sold, making March one of the best months ever for the series which debuted back in 1986. Year-to-date sales are now at 8,964,000.

The following tables provide the latest sales breakouts:

US Mint Numismatic Silver Coins Sales

(Sales compare previous to current Mint figures)

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar Proof	116,414	126,421	10,007	8.60%	181,052 of 350,000
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar Uncirculated	49,954	54,631	4,677	9.36%
2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar Proof	–	144,732	–	–	214,673 of 350,000
2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar Uncirculated	–	69,941	–	–
2009 US Mint Silver Proof Set	670,532	673,616	3,084	0.46%	none
2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set	275,134	275,801	667	0.24%	none

 

Sunday, March 28, 2010, is the "as of date" for the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales: March 2010

Mar 3	Mar 10	Mar 15	Mar 24	Mar 29
425,000	1,175,000	1,900,000	1,900,000	3,321,500