US Mint Sales: Mount Hood 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins Debut

Another America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin kicked off to a solid start, although US Mint sales show it moved slower than the previous issues in the series. The collector Mount Hood coin launched Thursday, July 28. Die-hard fans of the extra-large .999 fine silver issues grabbed 14,759 in the first four days.

Because the time frames vary, it is difficult to compare Mount Hood debut sales to the immediate previous strike. The 2010-P Grand Canyon Silver Uncirculated Coin started with 19,300 in six days. The Yosemite Silver Uncirculated Coin and Yellowstone Silver Uncirculated Coin, however, clearly opened with more gusto at 20,511 and 24,626 in their earliest four days. The very first 5 ounce coin, honoring Hot Springs, sold approximately 25,000 in four days.

Despite the attention on the newest arrival, it was the 2011 Proof Silver Eagles that stole the spotlight. Silver Eagle sales incontestably topped Mount Hood sales nearly 2:1. Collectors scooped up another 28,522 proof coins during the week, making the Eagles the highest selling numismatic silver product on the chart.

9/11 Silver Medals still kept their speed up with a combined leap of 13,410. In the last round, they surged 16,488. Broken out, the West Point issues led with 8,109 while the Philadelphia strike followed with a 5,301 gain.

Sales of bullion Silver Eagles stayed in action during the hot summer month of July. Authorized Purchasers ordered 2,968,000 of them, making it the second best-ever July (behind 2010) and the 14th best month in the Eagle’s history. August got off to a bang with orders for 258,500 more on its first day. With that, the annual total bumped up to 25,530,000.

The following are the latest US Mint product sales figures:

US Mint Sales: Numismatic Coins

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
9/11 Silver Medal – W	51,289	59,398	8,109	15.81%	95,052 of 2,000,000
9/11 Silver Medal – P	30,353	35,654	5,301	17.46%
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin		14,759	14,759		14,759 of 27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	22,785	23,728	943	4.14%	23,728 of 27,000
2010-P Yosemite 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000 of 27,000
2010-P Yellowstone 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000 of 27,000
2010-P Hot Springs 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000 of 27,000
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Proof	94,786	95,337	551	0.58%	132,225 of 500,000
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Uncirculated	36,658	36,888	230	0.63%
2011 US Army Dollar Proof	106,919	107,379	460	0.43%	148,130 of 500,000
2011 US Army Dollar Uncirculated	40,630	40,751	121	0.30%
2011 US Mint Silver Proof Set	435,694	439,054	3,360	0.77%	none
2010 US Mint Silver Proof Set	569,734	570,416	682	0.12%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	104,161	105,413	1,252	1.20%	none
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	259,276	260,061	785	0.30%	none
2011 Proof Silver Eagle	593,461	621,983	28,522	4.81%	none
2010 Proof Silver Eagle	860,000	860,000	0	0%	none

 

Sunday, July 31, is the "as of date" for all the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

US Mint Sales: 2011 Silver Eagle Bullion Coins

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	258,500
Total	25,530,000

 

Wednesday, August 3, is the "as of date" for the bullion American Silver Eagle. *The sales figures include 469,500 of the 2010-dated Silver Eagles sold this year.

2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins Sales

August

6,700

 

Monday, August 1, is the "as of date" for the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales.