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Inaugural figures for Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins faired well against prior 2010 coin launches. Buchanan’s Liberty coins started a little better, but Lincoln’s coins exceeded both Pierce and Fillmore’s. The following table shows this year’s debuting coin sales.
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4,543 Buchanan’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coins remained available. The US Mint set their limit at 15,000 and 10,457 has been purchased so far. Only 70 were taken in this round, which was down considerably after 237 were scooped up previously. The best seller was the proof version with 54. [click to continue…]
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First Spouse proof coins are now $854 and uncirculated are $841. The reason for the price change was the precious metal’s rising market price. For details, see the article from Tuesday. [click to continue…]
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Overall totals had been 539 and 683 in recent weeks, but Buchanan’s Liberty coin sales went from triple digit increases down to single and double digit movements these last two weeks. [click to continue…]
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The biggest mover went the wrong way. 3,965 was the new total for the uncirculated Buchanan Liberty, a shortage of 29, compared to last week’s total of 3,994. The U.S. Mint typically does not provide an explanation as to such declines, although the number could be attributed to returns or cancellations. [click to continue…]
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Taylor’s surge might be due to the fact that her coins will likely be leaving the Mint’s line up as early as December 2, 2010, when Mary Lincoln’s First Spouse coins launch. The problem with that theory is that Taylor’s proof version had the fewest sales, just 18. [click to continue…]
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Overall, First Spouse Gold Coin sales were down. 683 sold instead of 868 like the previous report. Five out of eight available coins under performed, which included the oldest coins, Margaret Taylor’s, whose had been improving three weeks straight. [click to continue…]
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Without a doubt collectors still found James Buchanan’s Liberty Gold most desirable of the available coins in the series. They wanted 249 proofs and 194 uncirculated. This surge for the Liberty uncirculated was a rebound after 67 sold in the last report. Buchanan’s total reached 9,498 or 63.32% of its 15,000 mintage limit. [click to continue…]
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The 2010 James Buchanan’s Liberty Gold Coins have been experiencing exceptional collector demand during their first three full weeks on sale. Collectors purchased a total of 9,055 between their launch September 2 and Sunday, September 26. The addition in this round was 420 for the proofs, but it was a dramatic slowdown for the uncirculated. 67 sold compared to 562 in the prior round. With a mintage limit of 15,000 across all options, only 5,945 were left. A sell out could occur before the end of the year if interested parties scoop up an average of 460 per week. [click to continue…]
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Sales likely spiked right before the Mint raised their numismatic gold coin prices on Wednesday, September 15. Next week’s story may show much softer sales, since collectors tend to shy away while prices are at the highest for the series. Right now they are $804 for the proofs and $791 for the uncirculated. However, gold prices have been setting new records nearly every day, and that could increase demand even though the first lady coins are struck for collectors. [click to continue…]
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