The United States Mint launched seven new coin products last week, but only one of them landed in the three spots among the best numismatic sellers for the week.
The top three performers were the 2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set, the 2011 Proof Set, and the 2011 Mint Set. Bullion Silver Eagles flew off the Mint shelves too and closed out February with a new record.
US Mint bullion Silver Eagles finished February at 3,240,000 and became the new "Best February" for the series. To get there, Authorized Purchasers bought 640,500 of the coins since last Tuesday. The previous record holder was February 2009 with a cool 1,115,000. Combining last month with January's "All-Time Monthly Record", the year-to-date sales rung in at 9,662,000.
The 2011 Presidential $1 Proof Set debuted with 163,129 between their release on Tuesday, February 22, and Sunday, February 27, 2011. Their inaugural sales were much slower than last year's issue, which started at 224,426 from their February 11 launch date to February 14, 2010. To the older set's credit, it had President Abraham Lincoln's $1 which turned out to be very popular among collectors. This year's set honors Presidents Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and James Garfield.
The second best seller was the 2011 Proof Set, and it plowed forward another 54,960. The previous week was much higher with 78,551. Still, its total sales cleared the half million marker in this report and advanced to 528,580.
The ever popular 2011 Mint Set rounded out the top three with a gain of 30,520, which was much better than the 20,053 gain in the prior round. It has been available for three weeks.
The other four Medal of Honor coins and two Johnson dollar newcomers did very well on the charts. They were:
- Medal of Honor Commemorative $5 Gold Proof Coin, 4,699 sold
- Medal of Honor Commemorative $5 Gold Uncirculated Coin, 1,890 sold
- Medal of Honor Commemorative $1 Silver Proof Coin, 25,156 sold (fourth place)
- Medal of Honor Commemorative $1 Silver Uncirculated Coin, 10,346 sold
- Andrew Johnson $1 Coin Roll (Philadelphia), 23,211 sold
- Andrew Johnson $1 Coin Roll (Denver), 22,523 sold
Combined across each production option, 42,091 Medal of Honor coins were sold. In that sense, the coins would actually take the number three spot as the most popular numismatic items of the week.
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, February 27, 2011. Bullion coin tables are found toward the bottom, with the most recent sales as of Tuesday, March 1. (NLA = No Longer Available.)
US Mint Sales
| Unit Increase Feb 7- Feb 13 |
Unit Increase Feb 14- Feb 20 |
Unit Increase Feb 21- Feb 27 |
Latest Sales Totals |
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| 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins | ||||
| $5 Gold Proof | 4,699 | 4,699 | ||
| $5 Gold Uncirculated | 1,890 | 1,890 | ||
| $1 Silver Proof | 25,156 | 25,156 | ||
| $1 Silver Uncirculated | 10,346 | 10,346 | ||
| 2011 U.S. Army Commemorative Coins | ||||
| $5 Gold Proof | 2,108 | 1,092 | 1,262 | 12,323 |
| $5 Gold Uncirculated | 758 | 375 | 525 | 4,703 |
| $1 Silver Proof | 14,541 | 7,951 | 8,531 | 77,918 |
| $1 Silver Uncirculated | 5,520 | 2,705 | 2,998 | 31,921 |
| 50¢ Clad Proof | 9,301 | 4,373 | 5,013 | 48,849 |
| 50¢ Clad Uncirculated | 4,292 | 2,403 | 2,513 | 28,736 |
| 2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof | 342 | 290 | 439 | 46,309 |
| FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS | ||||
| Abigail Fillmore Proof (2010) | 14 | 130 | 16 | 5,742 |
| Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010) | 31 | 38 | 30 | 3,434 |
| Jane Pierce Proof (2010) | 22 | 129 | 22 | 4,828 |
| Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010) | 131 | 152 | 91 | 3,238 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Proof (2010) | -3 | -1 | 0 | 7,313 |
| Buchanan's Liberty Uncirculated (2010) | 113 | 161 | 68 | 4,803 |
| Mary Lincoln Proof (2010) | 45 | 96 | 88 | 5,423 |
| Mary Lincoln Uncirculated (2010) | 27 | 54 | 36 | 2,649 |
| US MINT PROOF SETS | ||||
| 2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ | 163,129 | 163,129 | ||
| 2011 United States Mint Silver Proof Set | 24,630 | 14,116 | 13,290 | 284,554 |
| 2011 United States Mint Proof Set | 73,789 | 78,551 | 54,960 | 528,580 |
| 2010 United States Mint Proof Set | 0 | 0 | 9,807 | 1,070,136 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set | 818 | 504 | 653 | 261,020 |
| 2010 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set™ (18-coin) | 3,532 | 3,135 | 2,614 | 541,587 |
| 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ | 1,456 | 597 | 770 | 520,920 |
| 2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ | 1,162 | 2,817 | 5,196 | 244,696 |
| US MINT UNCIRCULATED SETS | ||||
| 2011 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 191,391 | 20,053 | 30,520 | 241,964 |
| 2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Set | 1,861 | 1,080 | 1,096 | 563,211 |
| 2010 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D) | 350 | 232 | 270 | 93,634 |
| 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set | 427 | 407 | 311 | 23,346 |
| 2010 QUARTERS CIRCULATING COIN SET | 299 | 179 | 278 | 14,838 |
| 2010 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 3-COIN SET | ||||
| Yellowstone Quarters | 694 | 116 | 233 | 15,834 |
| Hot Springs Quarters | 185 | 103 | 172 | 16,276 |
| GETTYSBURG QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 198 | 21 | 143 | 3,996 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 192 | -13 | 109 | 3,845 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 1,312 | 807 | 968 | 26,260 |
| MOUNT HOOD QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 24 | 18 | 26 | 5,782 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 24 | 22 | 29 | 5,545 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 200 | 141 | 129 | 31,571 |
| GRAND CANYON QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 33 | 38 | 21 | 6,367 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 31 | 27 | 26 | 6,702 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 135 | 108 | 85 | 33,575 |
| YOSEMITE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 21 | 22 | 13 | 6,947 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 30 | 18 | 13 | 6,990 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 103 | 78 | 73 | 36,191 |
| YELLOWSTONE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 25 | 20 | 27 | 8,129 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 18 | 15 | 24 | 8,607 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 106 | 77 | 71 | 41,341 |
| HOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 100-coin bag (P) | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9,575 |
| 100-coin bag (D) | 22 | 20 | 10 | 8,911 |
| Two-Roll Set (80 coin) (P&D) | 92 | 61 | 57 | 46,402 |
| 2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 18 | 28 | 30 | 42,328 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 25 | 29 | 23 | 40,621 |
| 2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 17 | 32 | 33 | 39,847 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 24 | 23 | 32 | 37,984 |
| 2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 28 | 52 | 21 | 38,411 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 35 | 44 | 21 | 36,637 |
| 2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 59 | 54 | 47 | 35,247 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 59 | 48 | 38 | 34,566 |
| 2010 JAMES BUCHANAN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 105 | 79 | 71 | 33,433 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 100 | 72 | 60 | 32,927 |
| 2010 ABRAHAM LINCOLN $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 410 | 296 | 300 | 47,261 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 282 | 268 | 265 | 46,914 |
| 2011 ANDREW JOHNSON $1 COIN ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 23,211 | 23,211 | ||
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 22,523 | 22,523 | ||
| PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS™ | ||||
| Abigail Fillmore | 40 | 13 | 32 | 9,289 |
| Jane Pierce | 47 | 20 | 32 | 7,149 |
| Buchanan's Liberty | 66 | 22 | 52 | 6,441 |
| Mary Lincoln | 310 | 158 | 238 | 11,077 |
| 2011 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 2,114 | 286 | 2,400 | |
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 8,841 | 2,280 | 11,121 | |
| 2010 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS | ||||
| 200-coin bag (P&D) | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8,844 |
| 2-roll set (P&D) | 549 | 310 | 20 | 36,217 |
| 2010 NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLS | ||||
| 25-coin roll set (P) | 333 | 114 | 156 | 38,779 |
| 25-coin roll set (D) | 225 | 116 | 164 | 38,470 |
| PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN COVERS | ||||
| William Henry Harrison | 25 | 13 | 49 | 29,243 |
| John Tyler | 31 | 12 | 31 | 26,019 |
| James K. Polk | 31 | 18 | 28 | 24,242 |
| Zachary Taylor | 37 | 19 | 37 | 23,186 |
| Millard Fillmore | 30 | 13 | 35 | 22,085 |
| Franklin Pierce | 50 | 21 | 37 | 20,407 |
| James Buchanan | 67 | 48 | 58 | 18,892 |
| Abraham Lincoln | 459 | -787 | 336 | 28,501 |
| LINCOLN TWO-ROLL SETS | ||||
| 2010 Shield Cent | 378 | 372 | 402 | 172,976 |
| US MINT SALES: 2011 BULLION COINs | |||
| January | February | 2011 TOTALS | |
| America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins | |||
| American Eagle Gold 1 oz | 130,500 | 72,500 | 203,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/2 oz | 1,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/4 oz | 2,000 | 16,000 | 18,000 |
| American Eagle Gold 1/10 oz | 20,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 |
| American Buffalo Gold 1 oz | 0 | ||
| American Eagle Silver 1 oz | 6,422,000 | 3,240,000 | 9,662,000 |
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