I'm confused about the mintage numbers. http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/american_eagles/index.cfm?action=sales&year=2007 Here the mint says that they have sold 20,000 1/4oz gold bullion coins. I assume that includes 2007 proof, 2007 MS, and 2007-W MS. How do I know which of these three coins has the lowest mintage number? If I want to buy the rarest one of the three, how do I know which one it is? Do I just have to buy all three?
confused you are really confused. you must be new. anyway. 20,000 is for bullion unc 1/4 gold. around 11,000 is for w unc gold. and proof is 51,000 if sold out.
that was just mean elaine, just plain mean. there is no need for those kind of remarks ajbuckle, im reading it the way you are - at least according to that chart.
Elaine could you tell me how much percentage silver the 1943 cent is made of? I have a roll of them and am going to my dealer to get melt value for them!
While some of elaine 1970's comment may have been uncalled for, she is correct. The current mintage figures for 1/4oz American Gold Eagles is: 11,551 Uncirculated "W" Gold Eagles 9,266 Proof Gold Eagles 20,000 Uncirculated Non-W Gold Eagles (Bullion coins) The Uncirculated "W" and Proof numbers courtesy of Numismatic News.
LOL...that was not mean ...just funny as heck. It's nice to see that someone has a sense of humor around here and everyone isn't an old stick in the mud. You must admit that he is confused and with 35 posts, he is new so, Elaine is correct ..lighten up and get the wad out of your knickers. Oh wait ...was that mean ?....lol I wanted to type panties but I thought THAT would be mean ...knickers has an old timey feel to it.
I am new to coin collecting, having just purchased my first (numismatic) coin earlier this year. I admit to being confused by the US Mint numbers, and it takes a lot more than that to offend me anyway. Thank you vwap for the link to that Numismatic News page. That is exactly the breakdown of data that I was missing from the USmint.gov website.
The mint charts from the link posted look like someone filled them in at the last second before the boss' deadline. So they sold 1,000 Platinum 1 oz. in January, then none at all in February, then 500 in March, none at all for 3 months, etc., etc.... Either I'm also confused, or these charts are a joke.
Ajbuckle, With so many different items available from the mint such as the Eagle proofs, Eagle Uncs, and Eagle W Uncs along with mintage numbers published individually in so many different places it can be hard to distinguish not to mention these products becoming available in different product lines such as the W Silver Eagles and gold Presidential dollar sets. New or not, don't be discouraged to ask any questions despite the responses that appear.
This has been pretty typical year after year. These are bullion numbers and may be from people trying to squeeze in orders at the end of the year after realizing how low mintages are followed by dealers trying to get the first shipments of the new years coins as people are eager to buy them and add to the series of dates. I collect the 1/10 golds and the first dealers to get them along with silver eagles in January usually ask a little more than they should as not everyone has them, but with supply the premium falls. Want to test this theory watch the 1/10 gold and platinums jump for December when posted in January as the 2007 numbers are low. http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/american_eagles/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=sales&year=2007
To make the charts a little more confusing read the mint "NOTE": (The annual sales totals provided below may include coins minted in multiple years.) I believe that this means that a number posted in December could actually include current year and upcoming year minting. To get the actual number of bullion eagles minted for a specific date you have to go here: United States Mint Year-Dated Coins Sold for American Eagle Bullion Coins (1986-2006)
