U. S. Mint Sales Results - Week Ending November 2, 2015

American Liberty 2015 High Relief 99.99% Pure Gold Coin

Sales for the American Liberty 2015 HIgh Relief Gold coin were down substantially from the prior week to 578, vs.1,923 during the week ending 10/25/15.  Total sales now stand at 45,421 - or approximately 91% of the total authorized mintage of 50,000.

Update - November 7, 2015:  This coin was designated, “Unavailable”, by the Mint on November 3rd.  As of 11/07/2015, the coin is once again “Available” and the household limit (number of coins permitted) has been removed.  We’ll be watching this coin carefully for a sold-out announcement within the next few weeks.  

2015 America the Beautiful 5 oz. Silver Specimen Coins

Bombay Hook

Sales were a surprising negative 696 for the week ending November 2nd, totally wiping out the   gain of 559 coins sold reported in the prior week, and eating into the very robust sales of 938 coins reported sold during the week ending October 18th.  Total sales have now fallen to 15,234, or approximately 76% of the authorized mintage of 20,000 coins.  This large reversal suggests a great many coins returned to the Mint from prior weeks sales.

Blue Ridge Parkway

This coin is no longer available from the Mint.  Only minor adjustments in total sales reported are expected.  An increase of 34 coins sold overall was reported for the week ending November 2nd.  Total sales now stand at 17,488 - a bit over 87% of the originally announced authorized mintage of 20,000 coins.

Kisatchie

Total sales now stand at 18,383 - 61% of the authorized mintage of 30,000 coins.  Sales in the week ending November 2nd were 105 coins, down slightly from 126 sold in the prior week.

Homestead

Total sales now stand at 19,882 coins - just over 66% of the total authorized mintage of 30,000 coins.  In the week ending November 2nd, the Mint a negative 5 coins sold, reflecting the return of coins sold in prior weeks.

Total Program Sales

The Mint’s combined total sales for the four America the Beautiful 5 oz. Silver Specimen coins released thus far in 2015 was a negative 562, largely the result of the remarkable negative for the Bombay Hook coin.

U.S. Mint Sales Results - Week Ending 10/25/15

American Liberty 2015 High Relief 99.99% Pure Gold Coin

Sales for the American Liberty 2015 HIgh Relief Gold coin more than quadrupled over the prior week to 1,923 - up from 450 during the week ending 10/18/15.  Total sales now stand at 44,843, nearly 90% of the total authorized mintage of 50,000.  We anticipate that this coin will sell-out by year end.

2015 America the Beautiful 5 oz. Silver Specimen Coins

Bombay Hook NWR 5 oz. Silver Specimen Coin

Bombay Hook

Sales continued strong at 559 coins, but were off significantly from the prior week total of 938 coins.  Total sales now stand at 15,930, or approximately 80% of the authorized mintage of 20,000 coins. If this coin follows the sales pattern of the Blue Ridge Parkway coin, it is now within 1,500 - 1,600 coins of sell-out.

Blue Ridge Parkway

After selling out earlier, total sales showed a decline of 59 - apparently reflecting previously sold coins returned to the Mint.  Considering the premium over the Mint’s price now being realized in the secondary market, it may be that any returned coins had significant issues.  Total sales now stand at 17,454 - or just over 87% of the originally announced authorized mintage of 20,000 coins.

Kisatchie

Total sales now stand at 18,278 - 61% of the authorized mintage of 30,000 coins.  Sales in the week ending 10/18/15 were 126 coins, up from 75 sold in the prior week.

Homestead

Total sales now stand at 19,887 coins - just over 66% of the total authorized mintage of 30,000 coins.  In the week ending 10/25/15, the Mint sold 216 coins, nearly quadrupling the only 55 coins sold in the prior week.

Total Program Sales

The Mint’s combined total sales for the four America the Beautiful 5 oz. Silver Specimen coins released thus far in 2015 totaled 842 for the week ending 10/25/15, down 33% from the 1,260 ABT 5 oz 2015 coins sold in the week ending 10/18/15, which included 938 Bombay Hook coins - reflecting continuing demand following this coin’s initial release in the week ending 10/11/15.

Early Sell-out for Blue Ridge Parkway 5 oz. Silver Specimen Coin?

2015-P Bombay Hook NWR 5 oz. Silver Specimen Coin

Select Sales Statistics for U.S. Mint Numismatic Coins

American Liberty 2015 High Relief Gold Coin

For the seven day period ending October 18, the “American Liberty 2015 High Relief Gold Coin” more than doubled in sales volume as compared to the week ending October 11.  The Mint reported 450 coins sold in the most recent week, vs. 200 sold in the prior weekly report.  Total sales reached 42,920.   Approximately 86% of the maximum mintage limit of 50,000 have now been sold.  Given the combination of a comparatively high offering price by the Mint, the high maximum mintage, and the potential for sales to reach that maximum, we expect the secondary market (re-sale) value for this coin to be closely tied to movements in the price of gold.  For a coin currently priced at $1,590 by the Mint, with up to 50,000 coins available, rarity should not be a factor in setting market value for this coin.

Blue Ridge Parkway 2015-P Five oz. Silver Specimen Coin

“Now you see it, now you don’t.”  This coin was briefly unavailable from the Mint during the prior week; then it was back being offered by the Mint for just a few days.  This week, the coin is again unavailable from the Mint.  We don’t expect the Mint to offer it again.  The maximum mintage was set at 20,000.  However, strong sales in the non-numismatic (ordinary bullion) version appear to have resulted in sales being ended by the Mint approximately 2,500 short of the maximum.  For the week ending October 18, 192 coins were reported sold, up from 120 sold the prior week, when the coin was briefly not available from the Mint.  Total sales reported through October 18 for the numismatic version were 17,513 - just over 87% of the maximum mintage set by the Mint when this coin was introduced.  

Bombay Hook NWR 2015-P Five oz. Silver Specimen Coin

Strong first week and second week sales for this coin may have been bolstered by the apparent early sell-out of the Blue Ridge Parkway coin.  Total coins sold during the first week of availability were 14,433.  The second week (ending October 18) saw sales of 938 - for total sales of 15,371.  With a maximum announced mintage of 20,000 coins, approximately 77% have already been sold.  A sell-out in the same range as the Blue Ridge Parkway coin wouldn’t surprise us.  Should sales continue strong for the next couple of weeks, this coin may be unavaiable from the Mint by early November.  See our listing for this coin

Homestead National Monument and Kisatchie National Forest

The maximum mintage announced at the introduction of these coins is 30,000 each.  Sales of both coins were lower during the week ending October 18 vs. the week ending October 11.  This may be in part due to the release of the Bombay Hook coin and the apparent early sell-out of the Blue Ridge Parkway coin.  Total sales for the Homestead coin have now reached 19,671 and for the Kisatchie coin 18,152 - if sales for the non-numismatic versions of these coins are running stronger than expected, an early sell-out may occur for both numsmatic versions at any time.