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April 2016 American Silver Eagle Sales Up 43% Year Over Year

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Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins Continue at Record Pace

The U.S. Mint sold 4,072,000 one ounce American Silver Eagle coins (ASE’s) in April 2016. This reflects a 43% increase over sales of ASE’s in April last year when 2,851,500 were sold.

Sales of American Silver Eagle coins in April were the second most ever sold in the month of April since ASE’s were first minted in 1986. The most ASEs ever sold in April were 4,087,000 in 2013, just 15,000 more than were sold in April this year. April’s sales of 4.072 million ASEs were the fourth month in a row that the U.S. Mint has sold at least four million.

As of April 30, 2016, the U.S. Mint had sold 18,914,500 ASE’s which is 27% more than the mint sold through April 2015. Last year the U.S. Mint set a record by selling 47 million American Silver Eagle coins.

Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins in April 1987 – 2016
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April 2016 sales of American Silver Eagles were the second largest ever.

April’s strong sales follow record sales in the first quarter of 2016.

A Record First Quarter For American Silver Eagle Sales in 2016

Sales of American Silver Eagles in the first quarter of 2016 were 23% higher than first quarter 2015 sales. The U.S. Mint sold 14,842,500 ASE’s from January through March 2016. In 2015 during the comparable period the U.S. Mint sold 12,071,000 ASEs.

First Quarter 2016 sales of American Silver Eagles Were Higher than Entire Year Mintages of Each of 1986-2007
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Sales of American Silver Eagles in the first quarter of 2016 were higher than every mintage from 1986-2007.
U.S. Mint Sold 43 Times More Silver Than Gold in April 2016

While American Silver Eagle sales are on record pace, sales of American Gold Eagle (AGEs) coins which have been lackluster the past few years, have sprung to life this year. Due to surging ASE sales and tepid gold eagle sales, the silver to gold sales ratio in 2014 climbed to 106 to one and in 2015 it was 110 to one. Through the first quarter of 2016 the ratio was about 80 to one. That ratio dropped to just 43 to one in April, as the U.S. Mint also sold 93,000 American Gold Eagles during the month.

American Silver Eagle 2016 Sales Projection

Are American Silver Eagle Sales Headed for Another Record in 2016?

Sales of American Silver Eagles have hit records in each of the past three years. Last year the U.S. Mint sold 47,000,000 ASEs up from the prior record of 44,006,000 sold in 2014 which was up from a record 42,675,000 sold in 2013.

If sales of one ounce American Silver Eagle sales continue at the pace set through the first four months of 2016, and continue to experience sales about 25% higher than in 2015, sales will exceed 57,000,000 in 2016, another record. Sales may be curbed, however, by the U.S. Mint’s rationing of ASE coins to about one million a week.

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Sales of American Silver Eagle coins through April 2016 have exceeded all annual mintages from 1986-2007.

About the American Silver Eagle coin The obverse of an American Silver Eagle coin boasts the same design as the obverse of the “Liberty Walking” U.S. $.50 piece that was minted from 1916-1947 of 90% silver and 10% copper. The front of a Liberty Walking Half Dollar and an American Silver Eagle coin features a walking lady liberty depiction designed by Adolph A. Weinman who also worked with Augustus Saint Gaudens, whose design appears on the U.S. gold Double Eagle coin (1907 – 1933) and the contemporary American Gold Eagle coin (1986 – present).

American Silver Eagle sales data from USMINT.GOV

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