US Mint Sales: Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets Climb

Demand grew for 2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets according to the newest array of U.S. Mint’s weekly sales data, but it dwindled for two other popular products containing silver coins.

While U.S. Mint sales did not exactly explode, collectors still pulled out their credit cards for 515 more 2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets than they had in the prior week. Orders jumped by 3,098 in the latest round compared to 2,583 previously, making the most recent total 30,035. That leaves 19,965 sets left since their maximum mintage is 50,000.

Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets, however, were not the best-selling silver product from the U.S. Mint. That title went to the 2012 Silver Proof Set for the 6,563 orders it received. Its gain was down from the 9,820 in the prior week when last minute gift shoppers were buying. At this time, the total number of 2012 Silver Proof Sets sold this year ring in at 390,259.

In third place and also moving slower were 2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coins. Their total advanced by 2,852 to hit 182,033 after adding 3,976 earlier. Although the silver coins have been in the top three for several weeks, their cumulative sales are nowhere close to the new total for the 2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coins, which is now 309,194. As a reminder, it and other 2011-dated silver coins go off sale Monday.

The following are the latest United States Mint numismatic silver product sales:

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Sets	251,302	251,302	0	0.00%	none
2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets	14,072	14,629	557	3.96%	none
Making American History Coin and Currency Sets	52,318	52,654	336	0.64%	100,000
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	819,217	819,217	0	0.00%	none
2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins	179,181	182,033	2,852	1.59%	none
2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins	308,582	309,194	612	0.20%	none
2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets	26,937	30,035	3,098	11.50%	50,000
2012 Silver Proof Sets	383,696	390,259	6,563	1.71%	none
2011 Silver Proof Sets	572,705	573,392	687	0.12%	none
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	117,172	117,512	340	0.29%	500,000
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	41,520	41,686	166	0.40%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	11,843	11,899	56	0.47%
Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Set	39,418	39,654	236	0.60%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	110,942	111,232	290	0.26%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	44,258	44,352	94	0.21%
Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set	49,842	49,986	144	0.29%
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	138,777	139,766	989	0.71%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	147,305	147,576	271	0.18%	none
2012-P Denali 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	10,523	10,869	346	3.29%	25,000
2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	14,041	14,285	244	1.74%	25,000
2012-P Acadia 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	13,375	13,530	155	1.16%	25,000
2012-P Chaco Culture 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	12,805	12,917	112	0.87%	25,000
2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	15,384	15,483	99	0.64%	25,000
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	24,625	24,625	0	0.00%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	20,590	20,711	121	0.59%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	18,077	18,231	154	0.85%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	18,289	18,424	135	0.74%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	16,485	16,611	126	0.76%	35,000
9/11 Silver Medal – W	109,303	109,385	82	0.08%	2 million
9/11 Silver Medal – P	67,889	67,957	68	0.10%

 

Wednesday, December 26, is the as of date for the United States Mint numismatic silver coin product sales above.

Star-Spangled Banner commemorative coins are limited to 100,000 gold pieces across all applicable product options, which include the Two-Coin Proof Set. The silver dollars have a limit of 500,000.

US Mint Sales: 2012 Bullion American Silver Eagle Coin

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	2,542,000
April	1,520,000
May	2,875,000
June	2,858,000
July	2,278,000
August	2,870,000
September	3,255,000
October	3,153,000
November	3,159,500
December	1,635,000
Total	33,742,500

 

*These coin sales include a portion of the 2011-dated American Silver Eagle. The U.S. Mint stopped selling 2012-dated American Silver Eagles last week. Next year’s Silver Eagles launch on Jan. 7.

US Mint Sales: 2011-2012 America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	85,900
Vicksburg	39,500
Chickasaw	29,700
El Yunque	21,900
Chaco Culture	20,000
Acadia	25,400
Hawaii Volcanoes	20,000
Denali	20,000

 

Sales for the America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins have not changed since Tuesday, December 4, 2012.