Proof Silver Eagle Coins Surge in US Mint Sales Report, Again

by Coin Collecting News on September 20, 2012

Sales of 2012-W Proof Silver Eagle coins surged again, easily outpacing the other top ten selling coin collecting products from the U.S. Mint put together.

2012-W Proof Silver Eagles

Sales of 2012-W Proof Silver Eagle coins have taken off in recent weeks, helped by rising silver prices that bring extra attention to the 99.9% fine silver coin

Since the last U.S. Mint sales report, the individually sold proof Silver Eagle shot up 41,853, crossed the 700K milestone and landed at 701,291.

After the proof Silver Eagle, the second most popular coin collecting product was the 2012 Proof Set, which gained 8,309. It was a strong number for the week, above the 7,391 in last week’s sales report. So far collectors have taken in 534,688 of the sets since their debut on May 7.

In bullion news, the best movers were the American Silver Eagle, leaping by 922,000 in the last seven days to 24,501,000 for the year, and the one ounce American Gold Eagle that rose by 16,500 to reach 383,000 total. The half ounce and the quarter ounce Gold Eagles also moved up by 1,000 and 2,000 in coins sold, and the smallest one tenth ounce size jumped by 10,000.

All available sales on U.S. Mint coin collecting products are below. The first three columns of the table provide weekly United States Mint sales increases between the listed time periods, offering a sense of recent trends. The last column provides the latest United States Mint sales totals as of Monday, September 17. Bullion coin tables are found toward the bottom, with the most recent sales as of Wednesday, September 19. (NLA = No Longer Available.)

Table of Sales for U.S. Mint Coin Collecting Products

Unit
Change
Unit
Change
Unit
Change
Latest
Sales
8/28 – 9/3 9/4 – 9/10 9/11 – 9/17
2012 STAR-SPANGLED BANNER COINS
$5 Gold Proof 23 13 39 5,477
$5 Gold Uncirculated 21 76 93 4,438
$1 Silver Proof 826 304 381 105,174
$1 Silver Uncirculated 111 96 57 38,205
Proof Two-Coin Set 20 46 34 10,744
Bicentennial Silver Dollar Set 247 341 242 28,390
2012 INFANTRY SOLDIER SILVER DOLLARS
Proof Silver Dollar 192 182 229 101,035
Uncirculated Silver Dollar 72 60 57 41,661
Defenders of Freedom Set 65 119 107 44,391
AMERICAN EAGLES
2012 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin 454 536 520 5,961
2011 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin NLA NLA NLA 14,835
2012 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin 1,262 -8,791 3,909 140,073
2011 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin 367 530 1,206 301,836
2012 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin 78 38 130 5,321
2012-W Proof Silver Eagle 22,848 62,623 41,853 701,291
2012-S Proof Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set NLA NLA NLA 251,302
2012 AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD PROOF COINS
One ounce 282 527 235 7,930
One-half ounce 22 53 88 1,774
One-quarter ounce 51 101 92 2,280
One-tenth ounce 172 294 288 7,201
Four-Set 39 95 109 3,751
2011 AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD PROOF COINS
One ounce NLA NLA NLA 30,000
One-half ounce NLA NLA NLA 8,066
One-quarter ounce NLA NLA NLA 10,381
One-tenth ounce NLA NLA NLA 24,000
Four-Set 9 26 22 18,531
SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL MEDALS
West Point 754 93 88 105,354
Philadelphia 51 80 85 66,300
AMERICAN BUFFALO
2012 American Buffalo Gold Proof 151 273 437 14,851
2011 American Buffalo Gold Proof 38 98 65 27,664
FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS
Eliza Johnson Proof (2011) NLA NLA NLA 3,907
Eliza Johnson Uncirculated (2011) NLA NLA NLA 2,905
Julia Grant Proof (2011) NLA NLA NLA 3,969
Julia Grant Uncirculated (2011) 9 0 0 2,961
Lucy Hayes Proof (2011) 41 25 17 3,564
Lucy Hayes Uncirculated (2011) NLA NLA NLA 2,263
Lucretia Garfield Proof (2011) 80 44 35 3,240
Lucretia Garfield Uncirculated (2011) NLA NLA NLA 2,498
U.S. Mint PROOF SETS
Making American History Coin & Currency Set 2,671 1,105 1,778 39,432
2012 United States Mint Silver Proof Set 4,158 3,838 4,170 296,857
2011 United States Mint Silver Proof Set 220 337 217 566,845
2012 Proof Set 7,391 8,127 8,309 534,688
2011 Proof Set 734 698 240 1,086,035
2012 Birth Set 328 483 347 27,936
2012 America The Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™ 673 577 549 111,531
2011 America The Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™ 213 113 83 149,694
2012 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ 547 621 436 126,675
2011 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ 121 139 95 144,852
2012 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ 2,134 5,105 1,220 206,212
2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ 126 95 869 293,071
U.S. Mint UNCIRCULATED SETS
2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set - 4,941 1,606 6,547
2012 United States Mint Uncirculated Set® 3,416 3,729 4,092 292,231
2011 United States Mint Uncirculated Set® 136 234 681 528,399
2012 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Set™ 561 1,599 427 49,529
2011 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Set™ 56 62 69 68,138
PRESIDENTIAL SETS
2012-P Presidential $1 Four-Coin Set 331 360 355 8,165
2012-D Presidential $1 Four-Coin Set 239 216 283 6,407
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5 OZ SILVER UNCIRCULATED COINS
Gettysburg National Military Park 98 122 233 23,419
Glacier National Park 71 109 181 19,564
Olympic National Park 66 99 179 17,139
Vicksburg National Military Park 59 103 198 17,276
Chickasaw National Recreation Area 59 122 197 15,545
El Yunque National Forest 158 345 437 13,580
Chaco Culture National Historical Park 262 555 551 10,718
Acadia National Park 662 1,030 842 10,160
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTERS SETS – ADDITIONAL
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Set 488 425 242 31,768
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Set 102 43 48 34,228
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Set 64 52 33 35,321
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters “Circulated” Set 61 74 95 21,448
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters “Circulated” Set 48 54 36 27,994
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 3-COIN SET
Hawaii Volcanoes Quarters   11,074 594 11,668
Acadia Quarters 105 273 97 14,184
Chaco Culture Quarters 56 149 50 14,649
El Yunque Quarters 65 128 47 17,629
Chickasaw Quarters 20 60 22 13,785
Vicksburg Quarters 22 57 12 15,430
Olympic Quarters 16 50 15 15,223
Glacier Quarters 17 57 13 16,246
Gettysburg Quarters 21 68 20 19,029
Mount Hood Quarters 23 62 16 16,004
Grand Canyon Quarters 23 78 13 18,551
Yosemite Quarters 23 73 11 18,935
Yellowstone Quarters 21 76 11 21,356
Hot Springs Quarters 19 58 11 20,800
HAWAII VOLCANOES QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (S) 3,772 721 441 4,934
40-coin roll (S) 4,573 1,627 902 7,102
100-coin bag (P) 2,259 209 113 2,581
100-coin bag (D) 2,236 209 91 2,536
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 15,719 1,054 660 17,433
ACADIA QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (S) 472 276 193 5,615
40-coin roll (S) 1,235 733 572 8,537
100-coin bag (P) 35 20 24 2,917
100-coin bag (D) 36 22 20 2,841
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 254 144 174 20,005
CHACO CULTURE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (S) 336 162 126 6,600
40-coin roll (S) 840 397 319 10,701
100-coin bag (P) 12 4 7 3,206
100-coin bag (D) 11 6 7 3,182
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 76 54 74 22,097
EL YUNQUE QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (S) 216 90 74 8,695
40-coin roll (S) 592 357 269 15,021
100-coin bag (P) 10 8 6 3,646
100-coin bag (D) 8 10 6 3,514
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 50 44 41 23,204
CHICKASAW QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 1 14 4 3,029
100-coin bag (D) 1 12 2 2,942
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 26 21 23 23,878
VICKSBURG QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 4 0 0 3,260
100-coin bag (D) -4 0 0 3,177
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 21 0 0 25,938
2011 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 13 0 0 28,603
25-coin roll set (D) 13 0 0 27,446
2011 JAMES GARFIELD $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 36 57 46 27,887
25-coin roll set (D) 32 46 37 26,338
2012 CHESTER ARTHUR PRESIDENTIAL DOLLARS
25-coin roll set (P) 280 220 192 54,158
25-coin roll set (D) 211 213 160 48,913
100-coin bag (P) 7 7 9 778
100-coin bag (D) 4 6 7 719
250-coin box (P) 11 20 6 10,560
250-coin box (D) 14 16 9 5,092
500-coin box (P) 1 1 4 1,033
500-coin box (D) 1 0 2 1,023
2012 GROVER CLEVELANDPRESIDENTIAL DOLLARS
25-coin roll set (P) 503 506 433 48,513
25-coin roll set (D) 382 398 334 43,110
100-coin bag (P) 22 11 14 913
100-coin bag (D) 19 3 15 681
250-coin box (P) 58 32 24 9,351
250-coin box (D) 33 19 30 4,458
500-coin box (P) 25 5 10 740
500-coin box (D) 2 2 50 616
2012 BENJAMIN HARRISON PRESIDENTIAL DOLLARS
25-coin roll set (P) 1,748 1,706 1,195 37,851
25-coin roll set (D) 1,376 1,400 1,061 33,949
100-coin bag (P) 93 51 27 510
100-coin bag (D) 87 40 21 482
250-coin box (P) 117 1,997 333 7,733
250-coin box (D) 112 579 185 3,073
500-coin box (P) 113 25 26 559
500-coin box (D) 79 22 27 518
PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS™
Abigail Fillmore 2 6 3 10,135
Jane Pierce 2 6 5 7,994
Buchanan’s Liberty 1 5 4 7,739
Mary Lincoln 15 10 16 15,056
Eliza Johnson 2 5 4 6,199
Julia Grant 2 7 6 6,390
Lucy Hayes 7 10 6 5,131
Lucretia Garfield 10 15 13 4,601
KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS
2012 200-coin bag (P&D) 96 90 202 5,100
2012 2-roll set (P&D) 170 163 156 16,884
2011 200-coin bag (P&D) NLA NLA NLA 9,455
2011 2-roll set (P&D) NLA NLA NLA 27,782
NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 167 206 239 19,463
25-coin roll set (D) 207 183 223 19,439
100-coin bag (P) 13 15 23 1,132
100-coin bag (D) 19 17 16 1,123
250-coin box (P) 12 9 17 2,082
250-coin box (D) 7 15 11 2,041
500-coin box (P) 4 6 7 333
500-coin box (D) 16 30 2 321
2011 25-coin roll set (P) NLA NLA NLA 23,375
2011 25-coin roll set (D) NLA NLA NLA 22,926
PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN COVERS
William Henry Harrison 11 2 4 30,240
John Tyler 7 7 2 26,921
James K. Polk 8 2 4 25,177
Zachary Taylor 6 3 4 24,132
Millard Fillmore 5 3 4 22,942
Franklin Pierce 3 3 3 21,359
James Buchanan 5 3 4 20,103
Abraham Lincoln 30 26 18 34,217
Andrew Johnson 10 2 8 18,513
Ulysses S. Grant 17 0 7 18,667
Rutherford B. Hayes 13 5 10 16,639
James Garfield 18 10 22 15,771
Chester Arthur 25 30 39 15,254
Grover Cleveland (1st) 58 75 70 13,290
LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS
2010 Shield Cent 73 85 61 183,833

 

U.S. Mint SALES: 2012 BULLION COINS*
August September YTD 2012
American Silver Eagles 2,870,000 1,961,000 24,501,000
American Eagle Gold 1 oz 34,000 35,500 383,000
American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz

3,000

1,000

60,000
American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz 4,000 2,000 60,000
American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz 25,000 20,000 235,000
American Buffalo Gold 1 oz 9,000 6,500 94,500

 

*Includes 2011-dated coins.

 

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5 OZ SILVER BULLION COINS
Gettysburg 126,700
Glacier 126,700
Olympic 85,900
Vicksburg 39,500
Chickasaw 29,700
El Yunque 16,700
Chaco Culture 17,000
Acadia 17,600

Hawaii Volcanoes

10,400

 

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