White Mountain 5 Ounce Silver Coins Debut to Strong Sales

It was a busy week for silver coin collectors, judging by U.S. Mint sales stats. Among the top sellers were newly released numismatic 2013-P White Mountain National Forest 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins.

Debut sales hit 10,605 between their release on Thursday, May 16 and Monday, May 20. That kind of start proves there was pent up demand for the first 2013-dated America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin since it beat inaugural sales of previous coins going all the way back to the launch of the 2011-P Glacier coin whose sales started at 10,680. And that is not even a fair comparison since it had two extra days on the market before its first sales were reported.

In addition to the collector version, discussed in this article, there is the bullion version of the White Mountain coin, first discussed here. It also had a very good week. The U.S. Mint’s network of Authorized Purchasers ordered another 10,600 of the coins, a number that is eerily close to the numismatics’ debut. These bullion strikes actually hit the market a few days earlier, on May 13. So, to-date the AP’s have scooped up a total of 23,300. That is more than final sales of the last two bullion issues for 2012 and it is approaching the final totals of the first three for 2012.

Getting back to the other top performing collectible silver products, the 2013 Silver Proof Set did the best, jumping by 15,002 to hit 214,477 in total sales. Next highest was the individually-sold 2013-W American Silver Eagle Proof Coin that cruised up by 14,876, bringing it latest total to 530,960.

Then there is the 2013 American Silver Eagle West Point Two-Coin Set, which added another 13,548. As of Thursday, May 23, collectors have scooped up 207,200 of these sets. Counting today, there are two weeks left of sales. Running daily sales totals shows buying is easing but that should reverse days before the sets go off sale on June 6.

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
Proof 5-Star Generals Silver Dollars	45,223	46,201	978	2.16%	500,000 Silver Dollars
Uncirculated 5-Star Generals Silver Dollars	19,764	20,063	299	1.51%
5-Star Generals 3-Coin Set	10,120	10,120	0	0.00%
Proof Girl Scout Silver Dollars	71,723	72,475	752	1.05%	350,000
Uncirculated Girl Scout Silver Dollars	27,842	28,104	262	0.94%
2013 Congratulations Set	2,077	2,417	340	16.37%
2013-W Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set	193,652	207,200	13,548	7.00%
2013-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	516,084	530,960	14,876	2.88%	none
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins	819,217	819,217	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets	96,178	98,093	1,915	1.99%	none
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets	150,072	150,299	227	0.15%	none
2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets	28,368	28,368	0	0.00%	Sold Out
Making American History Coin and Currency Sets	57,392	57,514	122	0.21%	100,000
2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins	202,504	202,504	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set	50,169	50,169	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013 Silver Proof Sets	199,475	214,477	15,002	7.52%
2012 Silver Proof Sets	395,443	395,443	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2013-P White Mountain 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin		10,605	10,605
2012-P Denali 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin	15,225	15,225	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	14,863	14,863	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012-P Acadia 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	14,978	14,978	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012-P Chaco Culture 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	17,146	17,146	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Uncirculated Silver Coins	17,314	17,314	0	0.00%	Sold Out
2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Sets	251,302	251,302	0	0.00%	Sold Out

 

Monday, May 20, 2013 is the as of date for sales of the United States Mint numismatic silver coins above, except for the 2013 American Silver Eagle West Point Two-Coin Sets which reflect sales as of May 23.

US Mint Sales: 2013 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins

January	7,498,000
February	3,368,500
March	3,356,500
April	4,087,000
May	2,600,000
2013 Total	20,910,000

 

Thursday, May 23, is the as of date for the above bullion coins.

US Mint Sales: 2012-2013 America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins

2012 El Yunque	24,000
2012 Chaco Culture	24,400
2012 Acadia	25,400
2012 Hawaii Volcanoes	20,000
2012 Denali	20,000
2013 White Mountain	23,300
2013 Perry’s Victory
2013 Great Basin
2013 Fort McHenry
2013 Mount Rushmore

 

All 2011-dated and 2012-dated America the Beautiful Bullion Silver Coins sold out on March 1, 2013. The United States Mint released the first 2013-dated version on May 13, 2013.