US Mint Sales: Uncirculated 2011 Mint Sets Debut

The latest United States Mint product to launch was the 2011 Mint Uncirculated Coin Set. According to new sales figures, the set debuted at 191,391 between its release on Tuesday, February 8, through to Sunday, February 13. Other highly demanded products on the chart were the 2011 Proof Set and the 2011 Silver Proof Set.

The United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set is often simply called the Mint Set, and this year it goes for $31.95. It contains 28 coins, of which half of them are from the Denver mint facility and the rest from the Philadelphia facility. It is a very popular product among collectors. The US Mint has sold 561,035 of the 2010 version since that set launched on July 15, 2010.

2011 Proof Sets catapulted in this round to advance 73,789 versus 20,473 and 21,784 in the previous weeks. They were the second best seller, and their new total rose to 395,069. The 2011 Silver Proof sets were next, growing by 24,630 which made their new tally 257,148.

The freshly launched Army Commemorative Coins pulled in strong numbers for their second full week. The proof silver dollars climbed 14,541 and the proof clad half-dollars jumped by 9,301.

Although Buchanan’s Liberty Proof First Spouse Coin is no longer available from the Mint, its total retreated by -3 to 7,314. The uncirculated version leaped by 113 to land at 4,574. The allowed mintage between both options was supposed to be 15,000, and their combined total is presently sitting at 11,888.

Authorized Purchasers picked up 768,500 more bullion American Silver Eagles in the last week. So, the month’s new total is 1,705,500. Annual sales are now at 8,127,500.

The top selling gold bullion was the one-tenth ounce American Gold Eagle. They propelled by 95,000 which means 100,000 coins sold in February. The one ounce Gold Eagles sprung up 13,500 during the week, the half-ounce version increased 5,000, and the quarter-ounce gained 14,000.

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 13, 2011. Bullion coin tables are found toward the bottom, with the most recent sales as of Tuesday, February 15. (NLA = No Longer Available.)

US Mint Sales