US Mint Sales: 2011 Proof Set Opens at 253,144

For collectors, the spotlight was on the 2011 Proof Set. Opening sales hit 253,144 in the first six days, according to the latest US Mint product sales figures. As for the 2010 items, most of the sales were slower than the previous week.

The US Mint 2011 Proof Set was released on Tuesday, January 11. Compared to last year's launch, however, excitement for the new set was more subdued. The 2010 Proof Set debuted with 296,379 in its first four days, but it was not released until July 22, 2010. Perhaps coin enthusiasts had more pent up desire for last year's set because they had to wait half the year for it. Or, perhaps collectors just realize they have a longer time to make their purchase of the new one.

Sales of older sets took the backseat. The 2010 Proof Set was the second highest seller with 5,378, and the 2010 Silver Proof Set added 4,424. In the previous round, the two had advanced by 6,257 and 5,007 respectively.

There was a noticeable change to the 2010 Proof Gold Eagles. Their totals seemed to round into nice even numbers. The quarter-ounce coin rose 626 to end at 10,000, and the tenth-ounce version fell by -81 to arrive at a cool 20,000. The Mint withdrew the most from the Four-Coin Set. Its figure was reduced by 1,187 to make the final tally 35,000.

January has been an incredible month for bullion Silver Eagles. Authorized Purchasers grabbed another 1,181,000 since last Wednesday, moving the month to date total to an all time record-breaking 4,588,000. November 2010 used to hold that record at 4,260,000. The incredible part is that there are no signs of slowing down.

Gold bullion saw a jump as well. Another 30,500 one ounce gold Eagles sold, up from 29,000 previously. The fractional half-ounce and quarter-ounce gold Eagles finally hit the charts with 1,000 and 2,000 in coin sales. The tenth ounce surged too. Their number grew by another 5,000.

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, January 16, 2011. Bullion coin tables are found toward the bottom, with the most recent sales as of Tuesday, January 18. (NLA = No Longer Available.)

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2010 American Eagle Silver Proof2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof2009 American Eagle Platinum Proof2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof2010 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver DollarMargaret Taylor Uncirculated (2009)Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010)Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010)Buchanan's Liberty Proof (2010) Buchanan's Liberty Uncirculated (2010) Mary Lincoln Uncirculated (2010) 2011 United States Mint Proof Set2010 United States Mint Proof Set2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set2009 United States Mint Proof Set2010 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set™ (18-coin)2009 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set™ (18-coin)2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™2010 America The Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™2009 DC/Territories Quarters Proof SetDC/Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set (6-coin)2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Set2010 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D)2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Set2009 Presidential Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set™ (P&D)2010 Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set 2010 QUARTERS CIRCULATING COIN SET 2010 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 3-COIN SET MOUNT HOOD QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSGRAND CANYON QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSYOSEMITE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSYELLOWSTONE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSHOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS2009 JAMES K. POLK $1 COIN ROLLS2009 ZACHARY TAYLOR $1 COIN ROLLS2010 MILLARD FILLMORE $1 COIN ROLLS2010 FRANKLIN PIERCE $1 COIN ROLLS 2010 JAMES BUCHANAN $1 COIN ROLLS2010 ABRAHAM LINCOLN $1 COIN ROLLSPRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS™2010 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS2010 NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLSAmerica the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins

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