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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1761277, member: 19065&quot;]There are not many of the coining presses for producing the 5 ounce coins. Minting is done for both varieties of these coins, bullion and uncirculated &quot;P&quot; collectible versions, at the same minting facility, Philadelphia. I haven&#039;t heard that any of these are minted at West Point.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The versions sold directly to the consumer (collector) from the US Mint catalog are the collectible versions offering the vapor blast surface feature and a &quot;P&quot; mint mark. The other variety are the bullion version coins without a mintmark. They are first sold by the US Mint to their authorized bullion purchases, typically physical bullion dealers buying in wholesale quantities from the Mint, who then sell them retail to investors, collectors and anyone else who buys or resells these versions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are indeed separate mintages for the bullion versions and the collectible &quot;P&quot; uncirculated versions. Each of the five designs of the bullion coins and each of the five coins of the uncirculated &quot;P&quot; coins released each year have their own individual mintages. Overall, for each year, there is a total mintage figure for the bullion coins (all 5 coins added together) and a total figure for uncirculated &quot;P&quot; coins (all 5 coins added together). For example the 2010 bullion coins offered 33,000 of each design for a total of 165,000 bullion 5 ounce coins. After 2010 however the Mint started toying with the figures and sales reported have shown differing figures per design for both bullion and collector versions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can find the exact mintage statistics online at various sites. Here&#039;s a couple to help your research:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://americathebeautifulsilvercoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://americathebeautifulsilvercoins.com/" rel="nofollow">America the Beautiful silver coins.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.free-bullion-investment-guide.com/america-the-beautiful-5-oz-bullion-coin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.free-bullion-investment-guide.com/america-the-beautiful-5-oz-bullion-coin.html" rel="nofollow">America the Beautiful <u>Bullion</u> coins</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://mintnewsblog.com/2013/05/2013-america-the-beautiful-five-ounce-silver-uncirculated-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mintnewsblog.com/2013/05/2013-america-the-beautiful-five-ounce-silver-uncirculated-coins/" rel="nofollow">Mint News Blog</a> is also a good source to sift through and subscribe to for future e-newsletters on new Mint products, their sales figures (mintage) reported and other related statistics and specifications.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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