US Mint Silver Coin Sales Slow, Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Leads

Numismatic silver coin products moved slowly for a second straight week, per the latest U.S. Mint sales report. The leaders of the group were individual commemorative coins, and similar to prior weeks, the proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar was the clear front runner.

7,237 of the orders were for the proof Star-Spangled Banner dollar, and that pushed its latest sales total up to 67,313. Demand for the uncirculated silver coin was considerably less, with orders of 2,613. As for the Two-Coin Proof Set, just 425 sold. The Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins launched on March 5, 2012.

The second-place bestseller for the week was the proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar. Collectors scooped up 2,823 of the individual proofs and another 1,466 within the Defenders of Freedom Sets — it contains a proof along with memorabilia.

The Defenders of Freedom Set, it should be noted, is likely to sell out at some point because its production limit is 50,000 and 5,088 remain. Plus, since March 19, the Defenders of Freedom Set has been $3 less than the individual proof coin. The set is $51.95 but the proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar by itself is $54.95.

Rounding out the top selling U.S. Mint silver products was the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set, the  2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle, and the uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar.

Bullion American Silver Eagles climbed another 550,000 since last week. They have been stronger for the most part of March, with the best gain occurring last week when 797,000 sold. As of Wednesday, the monthly total advanced to 2,412,000 and the annual sales number hit 10,009,000.

The following are the latest United States Mint product sales:

U.S. Mint Sales: Silver Coins and Sets for Collectors

	Previous Sales	New Sales	Unit Increase	% Increase	Mintage Limit
Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	60,076	67,313	7,237	12.05%	500,000*
Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars	24,126	26,739	2,613	10.83%
Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set	7,054	7,479	425	6.02%
Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars	82,017	84,840	2,823	3.44%	350,000
Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Dollars	35,590	36,710	1,120	3.15%
Infantry Soldier Defenders of Freedom Set	43,446	44,912	1,466	3.37%
2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle	277,955	279,371	1,416	0.51%	none
9/11 Medals – W	97,651	97,752	101	0.10%	2 million
9/11 Medals – P	63,432	63,529	97	0.15%
2011 Silver Proof Set	555,618	556,101	483	0.09%	none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	93,818	95,285	1,467	1.56%	none
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™	140,204	140,402	198	0.14%	none
2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	20,619	20,768	149	0.72%	35,000
2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	17,435	17,555	120	0.69%	35,000
2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	15,083	15,200	117	0.78%	35,000
2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	14,826	14,983	157	1.06%	35,000
2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	12,653	12,866	213	1.68%	35,000
2011-W Proof Silver Eagle	850,000	850,000	–	0.00%	none

 

Monday, March 26, is the "as of date" for all the United States Mint collector coin sales figures shown above.

* The Star-Spangled Banner commemorative products are limited to 100,000 gold coins across all applicable product options, which includes the Two-Coin Set, while the silver coin limit is 500,000.

U.S. Mint Sales: 2012 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins

January*	6,107,000
February	1,490,000
March	2,412,000
Total	10,009,000

 

*The sales figures include a portion of the 2011-dated Silver Eagle coins. Wednesday, March 28, is the "as of date" for bullion American Silver Eagles.

 

U.S. Mint Sales: 2011 America the Beautiful Bullion Coins

Gettysburg	126,700
Glacier	126,700
Olympic	85,100
Vicksburg	38,300
Chickasaw	28,700
Total	405,500

 

The United States Mint last updated the America the Beautiful bullion coin sales numbers on Monday, March 26, 2012. Check the US Silver Coin Guide for more information on any of the above U.S. Mint products. Also, visit the US Mint sales figures page for always updated stats of popular products.