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US Mint Sales: Silver Proof Sets Spike, Eagle Coins Take Off
September 22, 2010 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
Buyers were all over bullion and numismatic silver products this past week, as sales spiked in the latest round of United States Mint data figures. Four of the items more than doubled their prior week’s gains.
The popular 2010 Silver Proof Set was on fire. Its weekly sales had been slowing consistently since its release on August 26, but that trend ended. The US Mint sold 19,828 of the sets, compared to 8,949 previously. Its new year-to-date total topped 300K by reaching 317,320.
The America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set was another popular item. 2,732 were scooped up, which was a solid gain over the prior 1,957.
Following close behind the silver quarters was the proof American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar. They added 2,173, registering their highest weekly gain since late June. The previous addition had been 799. The uncirculated version also tacked on a few extra sales, jumping ahead 477. Its previous weekly increase was only 175.
Finally, Bullion American Silver Eagles showed strength following weeks of slowing demand. The eagle coins jumped 655,000, compared to 245,000 in the previous week and 205,000 during the week before that. The new September total rose to 1,045,000. Still, that is a tiny number compared to past months of this year.
The following are the latest silver product sales figures:
US Mint Numismatic Silver Coins Sales
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Previous Sales
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New Sales
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Unit Increase
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% Increase
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Mintage Limit
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| 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar Proof | 159,134 | 161,307 | 2,173 | 1.37% | 228,956 of 350,000 |
| 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar Uncirculated | 67,172 | 67,649 | 477 | 0.71% | |
| 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar Proof | 245,000 | 245,000 | 0 | 0.00% | 350,000 of 350,000 |
| 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar Uncirculated | 105,000 | 105,000 | 0 | 0.00% | |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ | 178,640 | 181,372 | 2,732 | 1.53% | none |
| 2010 US Mint Silver Proof Set | 297,492 | 317,320 | 19,828 | 6.67% | none |
| 2009 US Mint Silver Proof Set | 694,406 | 694,406 | 0 | 0.00% | none |
| 2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set | 291,978 | 292,708 | 730 | 0.25% | none |
Sunday, September 19, 2010 is the "as of date" for the US Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.
2010 American Silver Eagle Bullion Sales
| January | 3,592,500 |
| February | 2,050,000 |
| March | 3,381,000 |
| April | 2,507,500 |
| May | 3,636,500 |
| June | 3,001,000 |
| July | 2,981,000 |
| August | 2,451,000 |
| September | 1,045,000 |
| Total | 24,645,500 |
Tuesday, September 22 is the "as of date" for the bullion eagle numbers.
