US Mint Sales: One 2012 American Silver Eagle Coin Improves

Sales were higher in the latest U.S. Mint’s weekly sales data for one of the three remaining collector 2012-dated American Silver Eagle coin products.

The 2012-S Proof American Silver Eagle found in the Making History Coin & Currency Set experienced greater demand. The individually sold 2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coin and the 2012-W Proof American Silver Eagle coin found in the 2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set slid in popularity.

U.S. Mint sales stats show that collectors scooped up 407 of the Making History Coin & Currency Set over this past week compared to 336 ordered in the previous period. That is an increase of 71. For the month of December, however, demand sharply declined to just 1,193 purchased after 7,783 were reported to have sold in November.

The 2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coin had a slower week with 1,229 orders. Its prior weekly sales were more than double that, at 2,852. Overall, 183,262 uncirculated coins have been collected since their debut on August 2, 2012.

2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets also posted weaker sales with 1,032. That number did not come close to the 3,098 sales that occurred one week earlier. Its sales to date have hit 31,067. The set appeared on the scene November 27, 2012, which was about two weeks after the individual 2012-W Proof American Silver Eagle coin sold out.

Also, the 2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coin advanced 625 to 309,819. Its last day of sale was Monday, December 31. The 2011-dated America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins and the 2011 Silver Proof Set also went off sale on the 31st. The sales stats listed below for these coins and set could be the final ones released by the U.S. Mint.

Finally, earlier this week the U.S. Mint stopped selling the 2012 Silver Proof Set. The set is now listed in "No Longer Available" section of the Mint’s website with the words "sold out." Its sales went up 3,498 to 393,757. It was the U.S. Mint’s second best-selling numismatic product of the week.

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	14,629	14,971	342	2.34%	none
Making American History Coin and Currency Sets	52,654	53,061	407	0.77%	100,000
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coin	819,217	819,217	0	0.00%	none
2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coin	182,033	183,262	1,229	0.68%	none
2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coin	309,194	309,819	625	0.20%	none
2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets	30,035	31,067	1,032	3.44%	50,000
2012 Silver Proof Sets	390,259	393,757	3,498	0.90%	none
2011 Silver Proof Sets	573,392	573,973	581	0.10%	none
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	117,512	117,512	0	0.00%	500,000
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	41,686	41,686	0	0.00%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	11,899	11,899	0	0.00%
Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Set	39,654	39,654	0	0.00%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	111,232	111,232	0	0.00%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar	44,352	44,352	0	0.00%
Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set	49,986	49,986	0	0.00%
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	139,766	140,352	586	0.42%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	147,576	147,845	269	0.18%	none
2012-P Denali 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	10,869	11,049	180	1.66%	25,000
2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	14,285	14,414	129	0.90%	25,000
2012-P Acadia 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	13,530	13,620	90	0.67%	25,000
2012-P Chaco Culture 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	12,917	12,980	63	0.49%	25,000
2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	15,483	15,540	57	0.37%	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	20,711	20,805	94	0.45%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	18,231	18,345	114	0.63%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	18,424	18,528	104	0.56%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	16,611	16,746	135	0.81%	35,000
9/11 Silver Medal – W	109,385	109,385	0	0.00%	2 million
9/11 Silver Medal – P	67,957	67,957	0	0.00%

 

Monday, December 31, 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.

Check this site’s silver coin guide for information on many of the products above.