American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Soar in September 2012 Sales

U.S. Mint sales of American Silver Eagle bullion coins surged in September, realizing double digit percent gains over August and ranking in the top fifteen for all-time monthly sales.

3,255,000 bullion Silver Eagles were ordered in September by U.S. Mint authorized purchasers, marking a 13.4% increase from the 2,870,000 sold in August. The rally is more notable when considering that August came in 26.0% higher than July.

The following table shows monthly sales of the bullion coins so far this year:

2012 Sales of American Silver Eagle

Month Sales January 6,107,000 February 1,490,000 March 2,542,000 April 1,520,000 May 2,875,000 June 2,858,000 July 2,278,000 August 2,870,000 September 3,255,000

As previously stated, September 2012 is a top selling month for the American Silver Eagle. The exact position is number twelve with the complete top fifteen shown in the chart below:

Top Sales Months for American Silver Eagle

Position Month Sales 1 January 2011 6,422,000 2 January 2012 6,107,000 3 September 2011 4,460,500 4 November 2010 4,260,000 5 December 1986 3,696,000 6 August 2011 3,679,500 7 May 2011 3,653,500 8 May 2010 3,636,500 9 January 2010 3,592,500 10 June 2011 3,402,000 11 March 2012 3,381,000 12 September 2012 3,255,000 13 February 2011 3,240,000 14 October 2010 3,150,000 15 March 2009 3,132,000

American Silver Eagle bullion coins have year-to-date sales of 25,795,000. With three months left in the year, 2012 is already firmly in the fourth position as the best sales year ever, and that dates back to the program’s start in 1986.

It appears likely that 2012 will at least reach the third best spot, a position currently held by 2009 with 28,766,500. In order to reach the number two spot, the last three months of this year would have to average sales of over 2,955,833 coins. At that pace, 2010’s number of 34,662,500 would be surpassed.

2012 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins

Investors also purchased America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins during September. Leading the pack were the 2012 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins as they made their debut earlier in the month.

The following grid offers September and all-time sales figures for those five ounce bullion coins still offered by the U.S. Mint.

September Sales All-Time Total 2012 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 10,400 10,400 2012 El Yunque National Forest 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 1,200 17,900 2012 Chaco Culture National Historical Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 200 17,200 2012 Acadia National Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 2,900 18,000 2011 Olympic National Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 85,900 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 39,500 2011 Chickasaw Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 29,700 TOTAL 14,700 218,600

September Collector Silver Coin Releases and Sales

Two other silver coin products were released by the U.S. Mint in September. One of those products was the United States Mint Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set. It debuted on September 6, 2012. This set contains one 2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle produced at the United States Mint at West Point, four 2012-P 2012 Presidential $1 Coins and a 2012-D Native American $1 Coin. Sales figures show a total of 8,091 as of October 1.

Also appearing in September was the 2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. It was released on September 24, 2012. Since then and also as of October 1, a total of 9,186 have sold.