US Mint Sales: Grand Canyon Quarters Debut, Gold Fractional Coins Rise

The first round of sales figures for Grand Canyon National Park Quarters are available and prove to be favorable. With that launch, the United States Mint experienced another flux of coin sales, as demand rose for numismatic products. Everything except First Spouse coins jumped, while bullion coin sales remained mixed.

The newest America the Beautiful Quarter hit the streets on Monday, September 20, along with bags and rolls from the Mint. Compared to the prior inaugural Yosemite, Yellowstone and Hot Springs quarter figures, the 100-coin bags and two-roll sets are moving just a tad bit slower, with Hot Springs's coin starting out the best. The following table shows this year's debuting quarter sales:

Hot Springs, Yellowstone, and Yosemite quarters spiked with the release of the Grand Canyon 25-cent piece, but one Yosemite product went the wrong direction. Yosemite's Two-Roll Sets fell -5,460 compared to its previous 6,819 gain. Perhaps a Mint accounting correction. Yellowstone's Sets increased by 555 versus 309 in the prior week, and Hot Springs's Sets rose 450 compared to 223. Sales of 100-coin bags also improved.

Just when demand for coin sets seemed high, it went higher. 5,754 of the America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set sold, but they were not the highest. 39,348 of the 2010 United States Mint Proof Sets were scooped up by collectors. Their prior increase had been 31,781. The second best seller was the 2010 Silver Proof Set, in which buyers took 22,244 versus 19,828. Also selling strong was the 2010 Mint Uncirculated Set with 14,210 more sold.

Buchanan's Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set debuted on September 23. Initial sales started at 2,080, which was much higher than Pierce's version at 1,340. The prior Fillmore set opened at 2,362.

Proof Disabled American Veterans commemorative coins took an exceptional leap. 4,627 were sent out. 3,634 were proofs and 993 were uncirculated, following 2,173 and 477 leaving store shelves the prior week.

Skyrocketing attention to gold prices and gold coins may have helped the proof American Buffalo coins but not the First Spouse Gold Coins. 6 out of 8 available spouse options were down. James Buchanan's proof Liberty coin did the best by improving by 420, but that was 187 less than the gain in the prior round. Margaret Taylor's proof and uncirculated were the only two to exceed previous gains.

24-karat proof American Buffalo rose 1,755, up from the previous 1,301. They may continue to outperform week over week since the bullion Buffalo coins sold out. (Last year, the bullion Buffalo was available until December 4, 2009.) But the proof's price may pressure future sales as well. They are going for $1,560 -- their highest price ever. With the direction the gold market has been going, it does not look like prices will be falling any time soon.

In other bullion news, one ounce Gold Eagles advanced 24,500 in one week's time. The smaller gold fractional coins climbed, with the exception of the 1/2 ounce size which stayed quiet. The 1/4 ounce Gold Eagle jumped ahead by 2,000 coins and 1/10 ounce Gold Eagle moved ahead 15,000 after being silent for several weeks.

Demand remained high for American Silver Eagle bullion. Another 835,000 were purchased as the month winded down. Tomorrow is critical, however, because September could end up being the slowest month of 2010 since total sales are under 2 million.

The next numismatic products to hit the charts will be the James Buchanan $1 Coin Cover on September 30 and the highly anticipated 2010 American Gold Eagle Proofs on October 7.

The first three columns of the table below provide weekly U.S. Mint coin sales increases between the listed time periods, offering a sense of recent trends. The final column provides the latest sales totals as of Sunday, September 26, 2010. Bullion coin tables are found toward the bottom, with the most recent sales as of Wednesday, September 29. (NLA = No Longer Available.)

Unit
Increase
Sep 6-
Sep 12 Unit
Increase
Sep 13-
Sep 19 Unit
Increase
Sep20-
Sep 26 2010 American Buffalo Gold Proof2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof2009 American Eagle Platinum Proof2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver DollarMartin Van Buren Uncirculated (2008)Letitia Tyler Uncirculated (2009)Julia Tyler Uncirculated (2009)Sarah Polk Uncirculated (2009)Zachary Taylor Uncirculated (2009)Abigail Fillmore Uncirculated (2010)Jane Pierce Uncirculated (2010)Buchanan's Liberty Proof (2010) Buchanan's Liberty Uncirculated (2010) 2010 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)GRAND CANYON QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSYOSEMITE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSYELLOWSTONE QUARTER QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSHOT SPRINGS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLSNORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS QUARTER BAGS & ROLLS2008 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS2008 ANDREW JACKSON PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN BAGS & ROLLS2008 MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN 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 ROLLSPRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN & FIRST SPOUSE MEDAL SETS™2010 KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR BAGS & ROLLS2010 NATIVE AMERICAN GOLDEN DOLLAR ROLLS2009 DC & TERRITORIES FIRST DAY COIN COVERS

*Includes 51,000 of the one ounce 2009-dated Gold Eagles sold in January. **Includes 367,500 of the 2009-dated Silver Eagle coins sold in January.

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CCAC to Review 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters, Gold Medal Designs

Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for October 26, 2010.

The meeting will review and discuss reverse candidate designs for the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarter-Dollar Coins, designs for the Arnold Palmer Congressional Gold Medal, and designs for the New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal.

Meeting Location and Time:

Date: October 26, 2010.
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: 2nd Floor Conference Center (Room A), United States Mint,
801 9th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Interested persons should call 202-354-6700 for the latest update on meeting time and room location. Any member of the public interested in submitting matters for the CCAC's consideration is invited to submit them by fax to the following number: 202-756-6830.

About CCAC

In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 5135, the CCAC:

Advises the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, and national and other medals.Advises the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to the events, persons, or places to be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the five calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made.Makes recommendations with respect to the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended.

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New America the Beautiful Quarters Sets Arrive in November

Mid-November will mark the debut of three new collectible sets containing quarter-dollar coins issued under the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

The new sets will feature the first five coins in the program, honoring Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas), Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming), Yosemite National Park (California), Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona), and Mount Hood National Forest (Oregon).  Here's what collectors can expect:

This set contains two uncirculated quality Hot Springs National Park quarters-one each from the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver-and one proof quality coin from the United States Mint at San Francisco.  The coins are mounted on a durable plastic card and include a brief description of the site and the coin design, as well as a Certificate of Authenticity on the back.  The set is priced at $13.95 and will be available for purchase November 17.  The remaining 2010 issues of the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Sets will be released in 2011.

This ten-coin set contains the first five America the Beautiful Quarters® coins in circulating quality-one of each quarter from the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver.  The packaging allows the coins to be easily removed and placed into albums or other numismatic accessories.  The set is priced at $9.95 and will be available for purchase November 19.

This ten-coin set contains the first five America the Beautiful Quarters® coins in uncirculated quality-one of each quarter from the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver.  Each set is priced at $21.95 and will be available for purchase November 23.

Collectors may begin ordering these products at noon Eastern Time (ET) on the dates specified via the United States Mint's secure Web site, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, or at the toll-free number, 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).  Hearing- and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468).  A shipping and handling fee of $4.95 per order will be added to all domestic orders.

These products are also available by subscription, in which customers can sign up to receive each new set automatically as it is released.  For additional information about this convenient ordering option or the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program, visit http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/atb/.

The United States Mint, created by Congress in 1792, is the Nation's sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage.  Its primary mission is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce.  The United States Mint also produces proof, uncirculated and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver, gold and platinum bullion coins.

Note:  To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, orders placed prior to noon ET on the official on-sale date shall not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored.  For more information, please review the United States Mint's Frequently Asked Questions, Answer ID #175.

[Coin Collecting News editor: For more information on the new quarter-dollar series, also check out sister site America the Beautiful Quarters.]

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