Based on the date of the report (4/6/14), it's the number ordered, not the number sold or minted. The cumulative limit on gold is 50K. I'm sure that some of the orders will be cancelled. (I'm hoping that only uncirculated will be cancelled and the orders for proofs will be filled.)
Personally, I don't really see an "upside" to these oddball coins as they are selling in relatively high numbers. To me, this means that everybody that wants one, already has one or has one coming in the mail. This, again to me, doesn't bode well for aftermarket sales with the exception of a couple of crazies that are not aware of their availability online at the US Mint Web site. It will be interesting to watch though.
2014 BASEBALL HOF GOLD PROOF_____39,187 2014 BASEBALL HOF GOLD UNC_______21,993 2014 BASEBALL HOF SILVER PROOF__275,516 2014 BASEBALL HOF SILVER UNC____144,973 2014 BASEBALL HOF CLAD PROOF____111,017 2014 BASEBALL HOF CLAD UNC_______69,445
http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/cumulativeSalesStatistics/downloadsalesreport.cfm ^Or everything
Does anybody know (or guess) when the cutoff day for silver was? I put in an another order on the 11th. It says backordered expected shipping 7/7 on status.
I really wish the mint would stop leaving people hanging and just cancel the orders they are not going to be able to fill. They should have some idea about that by now.
Thanks statequarter. Well, they are in the business of selling as many as they can, and there a lot of flakes out there who will not be able to cover the cost of their credit card purchase. A good chunk of that 20k of extra orders will get fulfilled. Because they can't just charge the cards at the point of sale due to some arcane legal stuff, they sorta don't have a choice but to oversell.