New US Mint sales figures include one debuting numismatic issue -- the Grand Canyon Three-Coin Set -- and another milestone for bullion American Silver Eagles, but the majority of weekly sales eased.
As for the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set, its opening numbers remain a mystery since the Mint has yet to include it in their report.
Fans of America the Beautiful Quarter products grabbed 12,418 of the Grand Canyon Three-Coin Set, the newest product from the US Mint. Their opening number was the highest of the 3-Coin Sets so far, and each opener had been better than the last as the following table illustrates:
| Three-Coin Set Debut Sales | |||
| Three-Coin Set | Release Date | Starting Number | Current Sales |
| Grand Canyon | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | 12,418 | 12,418 |
| Yosemite | Thursday, March 3, 2011 | 11,441 | 14,835 |
| Yellowstone | Wednesday, January 5, 2011 | 11,115 | 17,280 |
| Hot Springs | Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | 10,684 | 17,456 |
The new release also boosted weekly sales for the older Three-Coin Sets, as each one exceeded their prior week's advance. Yosemite climbed 384 versus 314, Yellowstone added 258 versus 146, and Hot Springs jumped by 223 versus 111.
In the race for best seller, the new Grand Canyon Quarter Set came in third. The top spot was taken by the 2011 Mint Set, which catapulted by 30,791, and the 2011 Proof Set barely earned the second spot with a gain of 12,430.
Sales of the Mint's silver sets have been suppressed by their temporary suspensions. The US Mint halted sales of the 2010-dated America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set and the 2010 Silver Proof Set on Friday, April 8 after silver prices jumped over $40 an ounce. Despite their unavailability, current sales rose by 559 and 266 respectively.
On Monday, the US Mint added two more products to their suspension list as silver prices continued to race to new 31-year highs. They were the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set and the 2011 Silver Proof Set. It is likely the four sets will remain unavailable until there is some kind of stabilization in the precious metal's market.
Silver Eagles were the big winners in the bullion market. They advanced another 727,000 to crush the 14 million marker in annual sales. Their new total reached 14,530,000 and their April total landed at 2,101,000.
Other bullion posted gains as well. The one ounce Gold Eagles rose 13,000 following an 11,500 increase, and the half ounce Gold Eagle hit the chart for the first time in April with the addition of 1,000. The quarter-ounce also debuted, after 2,000 of its coins sold. The one-tenth ounce Gold Eagles added another 5,000. As for American Buffalo coins, they increased by 6,500.
The first three columns of the table below provide weekly US Mint sales increases between the listed time periods, offering a sense of recent trends. The final column provides the latest US Mint sales totals as of Sunday, April 17, 2011. Bullion coin tables are found toward the bottom, with the most recent sales as of Tuesday, April 19. (NLA = No Longer Available.)
US Mint Sales
| Unit Increase Mar 28- Apr 3 |
Unit Increase Apr 4- Apr 10 |
Unit Increase Apr11- Apr 17 |
Latest Sales Totals |
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| 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins | ||||
| $5 Gold Proof | 683 | 227 | 188 | 11,909 |
| $5 Gold Uncirculated | 325 | 103 | 72 | 4,739 |
| $1 Silver Proof | 4,291 | 1,840 | 1,966 | 74,851 |
| $1 Silver Uncirculated | 1,875 | 488 | 538 | 30,948 |
| 2011 U.S. Army Commemorative Coins | ||||
| $5 Gold Proof | 106 | 129 | 88 | 14,332 |
| $5 Gold Uncirculated | 53 | 47 | 39 | 5,540 |
| $1 Silver Proof | 760 | 1,288 | 1,359 | 94,530 |
| $1 Silver Uncirculated | 268 | 433 | 244 | 37,178 |
| 50¢ Clad Proof | 360 | 434 | 443 | 56,095 |
| 50¢ Clad Uncirculated | 54 | 269 | 194 | 33,262 |
| 2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof | 470 | 454 | 174 | 48,278 |
| FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS | ||||
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | -13 | 42 | 30 | 6,003 |
| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | -1 | -98 | 0 | 3,489 |
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | NLA | NLA | NLA | 4,843 |
| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 0 | -158 | 0 | 3,333 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Proof (2010) | NLA | NLA | NLA | 7,304 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Uncirculated (2010) | 33 | 170 | -10 | 5,354 |
| Mary Lincoln Proof (2010) | 61 | 83 | 58 | 5,880 |
| Mary Lincoln Uncirculated (2010) | 37 | 476 | 101 | 3,357 |
| US MINT PROOF SETS | ||||
| 2011 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 America The Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™ | 10,776 | 4,454 | 2,749 | 71,923 |
| 2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ | -6,536 | 3,895 | 2,494 | 187,402 |
| 2011 United States Mint Silver Proof Set | 14,839 | 13,998 | 10,447 | 384,124 |
| 2011 United States Mint Proof Set | 13,103 | 14,543 | 12,430 | 664,984 |
| 2010 United States Mint Proof Set | 1,016 | 1,221 | 924 | 1,079,676 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 490 | 604 | 421 | 264,806 |
| 2010 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set™ (18-coin) | 974 | 926 | 266 | 561,472 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ | 315 | 576 | 353 | 524,371 |
| 2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ | 1,372 | 2,352 | 559 | 250,403 |
| US MINT UNCIRCULATED SETS | ||||
| 2011 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 3,092 | 17,621 | 30,791 | 326,337 |
| 2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 489 | 1,277 | 630 | 568,983 |
| 2010 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) | 121 | 164 | 147 | 95,254 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set | 115 | 145 | 154 | 24,707 |
| 2010 QUARTERS CIRCULATING COIN SET | 112 | 143 | 118 | 15,938 |
| 2010 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 3-COIN SET | ||||
| Grand Canyon Quarters | 12,418 | 12,418 | ||
| Yosemite Quarters | 360 | 314 | 384 | 14,835 |
| Yellowstone Quarters | 95 | 146 | 258 | 17,280 |
| Hot Springs Quarters | 74 | 111 | 223 | 17,456 |
| GLACIER QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 2,697 | 187 | 2,884 | |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 2,655 | 180 | 2,835 | |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 19,927 | 1,102 | 21,029 | |
| GETTYSBURG QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 38 | 50 | 24 | 4,275 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 33 | 76 | 25 | 4,140 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 260 | 367 | 276 | 28,331 |
| MOUNT HOOD QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 15 | 20 | 17 | 5,912 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 17 | 22 | 15 | 5,677 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 76 | 85 | 76 | 32,234 |
| GRAND CANYON QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 7 | 19 | 12 | 6,474 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 10 | 20 | 12 | 6,812 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 69 | 60 | 66 | 34,109 |
| YOSEMITE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7,048 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 12 | 17 | 14 | 7,092 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 59 | 58 | 51 | 36,697 |
| YELLOWSTONE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 21 | 12 | 11 | 8,240 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 11 | 18 | 13 | 8,714 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 47 | 63 | 45 | 41,821 |
| HOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 6 | 17 | 7 | 9,667 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 12 | 19 | 9 | 9,006 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 41 | 53 | 41 | 46,790 |
| 2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 16 | 15 | 17 | 42,476 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 27 | 18 | 16 | 40,777 |
| 2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 22 | 21 | 17 | 40,015 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 35 | 22 | 13 | 38,147 |
| 2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | NLA | NLA | NLA | 38,409 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | NLA | NLA | NLA | 36,634 |
| 2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 28 | 35 | 23 | 35,484 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 24 | 25 | 17 | 34,756 |
| 2010 JAMES BUCHANAN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 29 | 45 | 34 | 33,747 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 34 | 39 | 31 | 33,194 |
| 2010 ABRAHAM LINCOLN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 144 | 128 | 189 | 48,437 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 152 | 105 | 73 | 47,861 |
| 2011 ANDREW JOHNSON $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | -421 | 407 | 277 | 27,367 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | -420 | 377 | 242 | 26,448 |
| PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS™ | ||||
| Abigail Fillmore | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9,379 |
| Jane Pierce | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7,245 |
| Buchanan's Liberty | 20 | 15 | 12 | 6,598 |
| Mary Lincoln | 105 | 85 | 99 | 11,863 |
| 2011 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 30 | 201 | 127 | 3,615 |
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 371 | 456 | 345 | 15,123 |
| 2010 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,844 |
| 2-roll set (P&D) | -2 | 0 | 0 | 36,203 |
| 2011 NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 9,655 | 1,612 | 685 | 11,952 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 9,401 | 1,644 | 731 | 11,776 |
| 2010 NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | -94 | -2 | 0 | 39,134 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 13 | -1 | -18 | 38,880 |
| PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN COVERS | ||||
| William Henry Harrison | 13 | 20 | 25 | 29,374 |
| John Tyler | 8 | 21 | 22 | 26,147 |
| James K. Polk | 10 | 19 | 19 | 24,364 |
| Zachary Taylor | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23,328 |
| Millard Fillmore | 11 | 19 | 26 | 22,227 |
| Franklin Pierce | 14 | 19 | 24 | 20,554 |
| James Buchanan | 30 | 23 | 33 | 19,102 |
| Abraham Lincoln | 154 | 121 | 205 | 29,738 |
| Andrew Johnson | 15,459 | 556 | 127 | 16,142 |
| LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS | ||||
| 2010 Shield Cent | 210 | 224 | 201 | 174,845 |
| US MINT SALES: 2011 BULLION COINS | |||
| March | April | YTD 2011 | |
| America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins | |||
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 60,500 | 56,000 | 319,500 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 8,000 | 1,000 | 22,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 20,000 | 2,000 | 40,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 40,000 | 15,000 | 175,000 |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 38,000 | 12,500 | 50,500 |
| American Eagle Silver 1 oz | 2,767,000 | 2,101,000 | 14,530,000 |
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