US Mint Sales: 2010 Proof Platinum Eagles Debut

by Coin Collecting News Staff on August 18, 2010

in Featured Coin News, U.S. Coins, United States Mint, US Mint Sales

US Mint Coin Sales ReportCollectors jumped at their opportunity to scoop up the 2010 proof Platinum American Eagles. 8,268 of the 10,000 maximum mintage sold between its launch on Thursday afternoon and Sunday, leaving just 1,732 on the shelves. Perhaps the only things slowing down the sell out was its $1,892 price per coin and the household limit of five.

Fortunately for those who waited to purchase the platinum eagle, the price was lowered by the Mint today, and it equaled a $100 savings. The new price, $1,792 per coin, is the result of the Mint's pricing criteria. Since the London Fix weekly average for platinum fell below the $1,550 threshold, the numismatic price was also lowered.

A new product launch usually helps boost sales of other products, but that was not the case this time. Only a handful of coins beat their previous gains, while the majority of sales slowed down.

The proof American Buffalo gold coin was one that came close to its prior gain, adding 689 in this round vs 692. Its price also changed today, but it went up, not down. The one ounce proof Buffalo gold coin was $1,460 but is now $1,510.

Bullion Silver Eagle coins drastically slowed down. In a seven day period, 100,000 sold. The weekly average had been more than 500,000. August might rank as the slowest month in 2010 for silver sales, because it is halfway through the month and the total is 942,500. Right now the year-to-date total is 22,092,000.

The best numismatic sellers were the 2010 Proof Set, which added 10,078, and the 2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™, at 4,695. A severe cut back happened to the 2010 Mint set. It had been adding tens of thousands since its launch on July 15, but it only put on 67 in this round.

The first three columns below provide weekly U.S. Mint coin sales increases between the listed time periods, offering a sense of recent trends. The final column provides the latest sales totals as of Sunday, August 15, 2010. Bullion coin tables are found toward the bottom, with the most recent sales as of Tuesday, August 17. (NLA = No Longer Available.)

  Unit
Increase
July 26-
Aug 1
Unit
Increase
Aug 2-
Aug 8
Unit
Increase
Aug 9-

Aug 15
Latest
Sales
Totals
2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof 556 692 689 25,580
2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof     8,268 8,268
2009 American Eagle Platinum Proof NLA NLA NLA 8,000
2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof NLA NLA NLA 49,388
 
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar
Proof Silver $1 986 799 497 155,490
Uncirculated Silver $1 261 217 219 65,947
 
2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar
Proof Silver $1 0 0 0 245,000
Uncirculated Silver $1 0 0 0 105,000
 
FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS
Martin Van Buren Proof (2008) NLA NLA NLA 7,515
Martin Van Buren Uncirculated (2008) NLA NLA NLA 4,334
Harrison Proof (2009) NLA NLA NLA 6,250
Harrison Uncirculated (2009) NLA NLA NLA 3,537
Letitia Tyler Proof (2009) NLA NLA NLA 5,163
Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) NLA NLA NLA 3,152
Julia Tyler Proof (2009) NLA NLA NLA 4,830
Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) NLA NLA NLA 2,861
Sarah Polk Proof (2009) 28 30 23 4,988
Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) 99 30 36 3,301
Zachary Taylor Proof (2009) 18 30 18 4,142
Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009) 37 57 22 2,578
Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) 30 24 -44 4,641
Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) 21 15 -42 2,483
Jane Pierce Proof (2010) 59 77 82 3,398
Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) 18 44 64 1,760
 
US MINT PROOF SETS
2010 United States Mint Proof Set 54,637 34,551 10,078 395,645
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set 4,949 3,486 3,471 182,205
2009 United States Mint Proof Set NLA NLA NLA 1,477,967
U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set™ (18-coin) NLA NLA NLA 694,406
2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ 3,613 3,242 2,777 429,682
2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ 5,943 5,230 4,695 158,940
2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set 0 2,136 465 618,537
DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set (6-coin) 0 2,018 621 288,745
 
US MINT UNCIRCULATED SETS
2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Set 22,778 13,184 67 283,114
2010 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) 1,261 888 1,149 60,196
2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Set NLA NLA NLA 774,844
2009 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) NLA NLA NLA 105,059
 
YOSEMITE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 4,275 418 186 4,879
100-coin bag (D) 4,187 416 168 4,771
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 23,416 1,985 729 26,130
 
YELLOWSTONE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 182 80 100 6,735
100-coin bag (D) 167 77 111 7,184
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 1,074 474 424 34,649
 
HOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) 96 42 57 8,513
100-coin bag (D) 103 52 51 7,886
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) 707 198 292 41,158
 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS
100-coin bag (P) NLA NLA NLA 7,778
1000-coin bag (P) NLA NLA NLA 1,491
100-coin bag (D) NLA NLA NLA 7,400
1000-coin bag (D) NLA NLA NLA 792
Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) NLA NLA NLA 33,788
 
2008 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS
250-coin bag (P) NLA NLA NLA 539
250-coin bag (D) NLA NLA NLA 427
25-coin roll set (P) NLA NLA NLA 46,469
25-coin roll set (D) NLA NLA NLA 45,190
 
2008 ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS
250-coin bag (P) 1 1 4 552
250-coin bag (D) 0 -1 0 565
25-coin roll set (P) 30 24 16 44,390
25-coin roll set (D) 36 20 26 43,155
 
2008 MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS
250-coin bag (P) NLA NLA NLA NLA
250-coin bag (D) 5 1 -6 480
25-coin roll set (P) NLA NLA NLA NLA
25-coin roll set (D) NLA NLA NLA 39,619
 
2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 41 32 35 41,071
25-coin roll set (D) 38 35 39 39,550
 
2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 52 23 47 38,468
25-coin roll set (D) 42 22 48 36,787
 
2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 102 96 76 36,304
25-coin roll set (D) 89 67 74 34,834
 
2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 300 234 186 31,756
25-coin roll set (D) 289 202 182 31,530
 
PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS™
William Henry Harrison NLA NLA NLA 13,962
Letitia Tyler NLA NLA NLA 9,695
Julia Tyler 34 33 23 9,741
Sarah Polk 27 25 32 9,256
Margaret Taylor 57 44 44 7,984
Abigail Fillmore 83 52 59 7,293
Jane Pierce 409 203 180 4,427
 
2010 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS
200-coin bag (P&D) 52 88 116 6,342
2-roll set (P&D) 298 269 283 28,423
 
2010 NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLS
25-coin roll set (P) 256 285 325 31,247
25-coin roll set (D) 258 326 229 30,673
 
PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN COVERS
William Henry Harrison 25 31 35 28,356
John Tyler 29 35 33 25,167
James K. Polk 22 26 31 23,356
Zachary Taylor 34 42 41 22,085
Millard Fillmore 93 75 64 20,365
Franklin Pierce 440 193 -1,241 17,579
 
2009 DC & TERRITORIES FIRST DAY COIN COVERS
District of Columbia NLA NLA NLA 20,213
Puerto Rico NLA NLA NLA 17,145
Guam NLA NLA NLA 13,646
American Samoa NLA NLA NLA 12,037
U.S. Virgin Islands NLA NLA NLA 10,930
Northern Mariana Islands NLA NLA NLA 10,437
 
LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS
2009 Professional Life Cent NLA NLA NLA 294,083
2009 Presidency Cent NLA NLA NLA 264,700
2010 Shield Cent 1,957 1,618 1,060 141,046

 

2010 BULLION COIN SALES*
  MAY JUNE JULY AUG TOTALS
American Eagle Gold 1 oz** 190,000 97,000 147,500 26,000 792,000
American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz 0 31,000 2,000 1,000 34,000
American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz 0 44,000 2,000 0 46,000
American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz 0 280,000 30,000 15,000 325,000
American Buffalo Gold 1 oz 70,500 33,500 23,000 9,000 192,500
American Eagle Silver 1 oz*** 3,636,500 3,001,000 2,981,000 942,500 22,092,000

 

* Sales as of August 17, 2010. ** Includes 51,000 of the one ounce 2009-dated Gold Eagles sold in January. ***Includes 367,500 of the 2009-dated Silver Eagle coins sold in January.

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