Sunday, January 30, 2011

U.S. Mint Gold Coin Updates

Noted on the Mint website this week, all 2010 Proof Gold American Eagle coins have sold out. The one ounce, half ounce and the four coin proof set had all sold out awhile ago. The quarter ounce and tenth ounce coins finished sales this past week.

Final mintage figures for the 2010 Proof Gold Eagles were as follows:

1 Ounce - 25,000
1/2 ounce - 10,000
1/4 ounce - 10,000
1/10 ounce - 20,000
4 coin set - 35,000

The Mint also announced that the 2011 United States Army Commemorative Coins will be available for sale tomorrow, Janaury 31, 2011, at 12 noon EST. There are three coins in this program:

$5 Gold coin made from 90% gold with a 100,000 mintage limit
$1 Silver coin made from 90% silver with a 500,000 mintage limit
50 cent coin with a mintage limit of 750,000

These numbers include both proof and uncirculated coins, though the numbers of each haven't been released yet.

Still in the future from the mint:
04/18/2011 2011 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin
04/21/2011 2011 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins
05/05/2011 2011 American Eagle Uncirculated Gold Coin

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