The first December US Mint sales report is in and with it the debut figures of three recently released collector products:
- 2009 American Platinum Eagle Proof,
- Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coin, and
- CNMI Northern Mariana Islands
quarters bags and rolls
The 2009 proof Platinum Eagles are moving fast with what looks to be a sell out in the very near future. 7,207 of the available 8,000 are gone as of Sunday, Dec. 6. The price for the 99.95 percent pure platinum coin is currently $1,792.00, with an order limit in place of five per household. Given that the eagles are the only platinum option available from the Mint this year -- no bullion versions, fractional sizes, etc. -- these coins could be sold out by week's end.
Like the eagles, Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins went on sale Dec. 3. Initial figures are showing that collectors purchased 1,791 of the proofs and 1,048 of the uncirculated options for respective prices of $754 and $741. The coins are the thirteenth in a series of commemoratives designed to honor former first ladies of the United States, and the last of 2009. Each contains 1/2 ounces of 24-karat, .9999 fine gold.
Closing out the "new" category are bags and rolls of Northern Mariana Islands
quarters. These launched on Monday, Nov. 30, which was the day after the last US Mint sales report came out. As such, the opening sales include a full week's history. The coins are the final issue in the DC & US Territories Quarters Program. They are also the most scarce quarters in decades.
On Tuesday collectors learned that 72,800,000 Northern Mariana Islands quarters were produced, with 35.2 million of those struck in Philadelphia and 37.6 million at Denver. That represents just 42.2 percent of the mintage totals for this year’s first issued DC quarter. For their latest sales figures, refer to the tables below.
There were two US Mint sets that topped the 600,000 milestone this week:
- The 18-coin Silver Proof Set jumped up 14,845 to reach 606,112
- The Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set added another 6,166 to hit 605,088
As a reminder, all United States Mint product options for commemorative Braille Silver Dollars will go off sale on Dec. 11 at 5:00 PM ET. The silver coins celebrate the bicentennial birth of Louis Braille, who is most remembered for inventing the Braille system for reading and writing by the blind and visually impaired. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) receives $10 for each Bicentennial Braille coin sale in order to further its programs to promote Braille literacy.
The latest numbers show that a total of 217,874 proof and uncirculated coins have been scooped up by collectors. That is a fairly solid success for a commemorative program. However, the coins will not achieve a sell out since they have an authorized mintage of 400,000.
The following table lists US Mint sales stats. The first three columns provide weekly increases between the listed time periods, offering a sense of recent trends. The final column provides the latest totals for US Mint coin products, as of Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009.
| Unit Increase Nov 16 - Nov 22 |
Unit Increase Nov 23 - Nov 29 |
Unit Increase Nov 30 - Dec 6 |
Latest Sales Totals |
|
| 2009 American Eagle Platinum Proof | 0 | 0 | 7,207 | 7,207 |
| 2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof | 3,017 | 2,597 | 2,348 | 40,233 |
| 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Coin | 1,091 | 1,123 | 1,131 | 108,207 |
| FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS | ||||
| Martin Van Buren Proof (2008) | 70 | 131 | 0 | 7,515 |
| Martin Van Buren Uncirculated (2008) | 37 | 68 | 0 | 4,334 |
| Harrison Proof (2009) | 30 | 21 | 36 | 5,930 |
| Harrison Uncirculated (2009) | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3,062 |
| Letitia Tyler Proof (2009) | 43 | 36 | 39 | 4,517 |
| Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 27 | 64 | 22 | 2,524 |
| Julia Tyler Proof (2009) | 87 | 51 | 51 | 4,118 |
| Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009) | 25 | 79 | 18 | 2,354 |
| Sarah Polk Proof (2009) | 71 | 64 | 101 | 3,900 |
| Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009) | 53 | 139 | 39 | 2,216 |
| Zachary Taylor Proof (2009) | 0 | 0 | 1,791 | 1,791 |
| Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009) | 0 | 0 | 1,048 | 1,048 |
| US MINT PROOF SETS | ||||
| 2009 United States Mint Proof Set | 25,669 | 22,843 | 31,106 | 1,350,802 |
| U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set™ (18-coin) | 10,860 | 9,590 | 14,845 | 606,112 |
| 2009 LINCOLN PROOF SET™ | 6,084 | 5,210 | 7,489 | 198,430 |
| 2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof Set | 3,639 | 3,950 | 5,217 | 583,737 |
| DC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set (6-coin) | 2,151 | 1,749 | 2,802 | 260,083 |
| 2009 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ | 4,182 | 4,058 | 6,166 | 605,088 |
| US MINT UNCIRCULATED SETS | ||||
| 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 19,371 | 28,613 | 21,287 | 627,992 |
| 2009 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) | 1,116 | 1,009 | 1,744 | 96,346 |
| 2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set | 1,163 | 1,300 | 1,400 | 91,116 |
| LOUIS BRAILLE SILVER DOLLAR | ||||
| Proof | 1,684 | 1,338 | 2,171 | 135,235 |
| Uncirculated | 547 | 483 | 652 | 48,863 |
| Uncirculated Easy-Open Capsule | 336 | 332 | 538 | 23,078 |
| Braille Education Set | 459 | 367 | 695 | 10,698 |
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 0 | 0 | 4,160 | 4,160 |
| 1000-coin bag (P) | 0 | 0 | 975 | 975 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 0 | 0 | 4,069 | 4,069 |
| 1000-coin bag (D) | 0 | 0 | 561 | 561 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 0 | 0 | 18,817 | 18,817 |
| U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 222 | 184 | 0 | 7,203 |
| 1000-coin bag (P) | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1,219 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 232 | 181 | 0 | 7,037 |
| 1000-coin bag (D) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1,181 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 931 | 691 | 0 | 31,925 |
| 2007 THOMAS JEFFERSON PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 250-coin bag (P) | -1 | 3 | 2 | 1,134 |
| 250-coin bag (D) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 910 |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 123 | 150 | 110 | 69,261 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 106 | 148 | 94 | 64,997 |
| 2007 JAMES MADISON $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 250-coin bag (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 773 |
| 250-coin bag (D) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 680 |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 64 | 103 | 91 | 57,200 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 71 | 107 | 76 | 55,481 |
| 2008 JAMES MONROE PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 250-coin bag (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 957 |
| 250-coin bag (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 548 |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 35 | 67 | 44 | 49,949 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 30 | 49 | 47 | 48,745 |
| 2008 JOHN QUNICY ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 250-coin bag (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 |
| 250-coin bag (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 401 |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 42 | 67 | 55 | 45,267 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 26 | 57 | 46 | 44,086 |
| 2008 ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 250-coin bag (P) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 485 |
| 250-coin bag (D) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 497 |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 54 | 68 | 62 | 42,803 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 37 | 67 | 58 | 41,695 |
| 2008 MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 250-coin bag (P) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 461 |
| 250-coin bag (D) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 383 |
| 25-coin roll set (P) | NLA | NLA | NLA | NLA |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 89 | 103 | 85 | 39,225 |
| 2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 279 | 359 | 221 | 37,534 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 276 | 342 | 202 | 36,472 |
| 2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | - | 27,015 | 2,774 | 29,789 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | - | 26,200 | 2,407 | 28,607 |
| PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS™ | ||||
| William Henry Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,976 |
| Letitia Tyler | -1 | 1 | -1 | 9,717 |
| Julia Tyler | 109 | 123 | 104 | 8,041 |
| Sarah Polk | 142 | 167 | 130 | 7,163 |
| 2009 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 141 | 204 | 96 | 9,545 |
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 243 | 332 | 238 | 38,446 |
| 2009 NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 417 | 452 | 349 | 58,124 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 427 | 404 | 211 | 53,336 |
| PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN COVERS | ||||
| William Henry Harrison | 81 | 62 | 50 | 26,716 |
| John Tyler | 96 | 111 | 65 | 23,346 |
| James K. Polk | 256 | 209 | 109 | 21,008 |
| 2009 DC & TERRITORIES FIRST DAY COIN COVERS | ||||
| District of Columbia | 205 | 132 | 140 | 17,082 |
| Puerto Rico | 217 | 151 | 155 | 13,726 |
| Guam | 278 | 171 | 190 | 10,286 |
| American Samoa | 354 | 209 | 221 | 8,499 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3,747 | 882 | 468 | 5,097 |
| 2009 LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS | ||||
| Professional Life Cent | 3,185 | 4,016 | 2,803 | 255,065 |
| Presidency Cent | 153,427 | 21,109 | 9,268 | 183,804 |
| BULLION COIN SALES | ||
| DECEMBER* | YEAR-TO-DATE | |
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 0 | 1,193,500 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 56,000 | 56,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 58,000 | 58,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 260,000 | 260,000 |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 5,000 | 189,000 |
| American Eagle Silver 1 oz | 1,052,500 | 27,045,500 |
* The as of date for the bullion products are Dec. 8, 2009. For the always latest report, see US Mint Sales.
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