US Mint Sales: Proof Silver Eagles Ease, Grand Canyon Coin Fall Below 27,000

After a spectacular week of gains in the previous round of sales figures, the latest numbers from the United States Mint showed the enthusiasm abated somewhat for silver products. 2011 Proof Silver Eagles still topped the chart but were not as hot as before. The biggest plunge, however, was to the sold out Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin.

Proof Silver Eagles recently climbed by another 11,995 following their spike of 16,015 in the prior report. Their new sales hit 783,787, or 91.1% of the sales total achieved by the 2010 Proof Silver Eagles which was 860,000.

Another product with a smaller splash was the 2011 Silver Proof Set. With a gain of 4,993, it ranked 2nd among the week’s top sellers for the Mint. The previous sales increase was 5,983. The latest advance pushed the silver set’s total up to 476,192.

While the biggest losers in the preceding week were the 9/11 Medals, the only item to see its total decrease this time was the Grand Canyon coin. Sales were reduced by 1,367 to 26,025. Interestingly, its highest sales reached 27,884 on September 5 but have been falling ever since. The original published maximum limit was 27,000 on the dot. The Grand Canyon coin officially sold out on August 31.

The following are the latest US Mint product sales figures:

US Mint Sales: Collector Silver Coins

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
2011-W American Silver Eagle Proof	771,792	783,787	11,995	1.55%	none
2011-W American Silver Eagle Uncirculated	190,927	195,507	4,580	2.40%	none
9/11 Medals – W	91,789	92,320	531	0.58%	2 Million
9/11 Medals – P	59,701	59,967	266	0.45%
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	13,157	13,275	118	0.90%	35,000
2010-P Mount Hood 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	23,823	24,161	338	1.42%	27,000
2010-P Grand Canyon 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,392	26,025	(1,367)	-4.99%	27,000
2010-P Yosemite 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Yellowstone 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2010-P Hot Springs 5 Ounce Uncirculated Coin	27,000	27,000	–	0.00%	27,000
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Proof	100,187	100,839	652	0.65%	140,747 of 500,000
2011 Medal of Honor Dollar Uncirculated	39,796	39,908	112	0.28%
2011 US Army Dollar Proof	111,254	111,877	623	0.56%	153,751 of 500,000
2011 US Army Dollar Uncirculated	41,745	41,874	129	0.31%
2011 US Mint Silver Proof Set	471,199	476,192	4,993	1.06%	none
2010 US Mint Silver Proof Set	574,604	575,038	434	0.08%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	118,517	120,219	1,702	1.44%	none
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	267,779	268,148	369	0.14%	none

 

Monday, October 24, is the "as of date" for all the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

 

2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins Sales

October	5,900
Year-to-Date Total	389,700

 

Monday, October 24, is the "as of date" for the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales.

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales: 2011 American Silver Eagle

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	3,679,500
September	4,460,500
October	2,924,000
Total	36,375,500

 

Wednesday, October 26, is the "as of date" for bullion American Silver Eagle. *The sales figures include 469,500 of the 2010-dated Silver Eagle coins sold this year.