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Jane Pierce First Spouse Gold Coins were most popular, with the proof version advancing by 82 and the uncirculated by 64. Sarah Polk’s coins were third and fourth, since the uncirculated gained 36 and the proof climbed by 23. [click to continue…]
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With the cost of gold on the slide recently, it is expected that the US Mint will be reducing its’ prices on the First Spouse Gold Coins. This is bad news for those investing in gold, but great news for coin collectors.
You may recall, the Mint has tied the pricing of the Spouse coins to the recent average of gold on the London Fix. The London Fix is a benchmark used by large institutions when trading the precious metal. [click to continue…]
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First Spouse Gold Coin prices will be raised Wednesday or Thursday by $25 each, based on higher gold prices and the Mint’s pricing grid.
The Mint uses a weekly average of London Fix prices (the previous Thursday a.m. Fix through to the Wednesday a.m. Fix), and that gold average it currently above $900 an ounce. With that, an upward price adjustment is in the works.
In recent times when an update was needed, the Mint changed prices around noon on Wednesday. However, it has also made the move Thursday morning. [click to continue…]
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The US Mint does not include reasons for coin movements, up or down, in their weekly sales reports. However, at least a portion of the declines is likely attributed to returns, with collectors sending back recent purchases following the $25 price reduction last Wednesday for each coin.
Demand for 2009 Anna Harrison First Spouse Gold Coins picked up despite her sister coin loses. Unit sales for the proof were up 173 while the uncirculation option climbed 69. Since they first went on sale March 5, a combined 8,529 have been sold.
The following tables compare the previous to current Mint sales reports: [click to continue…]
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The Harrisons were issued March 5, giving them an edge in newness. But as is typical with fresh coin launches, sales peak early, and then gradually decline. The percent increase figures shine compared to the other coins, but they are lower than last week.
Interestingly, when looking at the column for number of coins sold ("Unit Increase") over the last report, uncirculated 2009 Anna Harrison coins are lower than the 2008-dated counterparts.
In other news for the series this week, the US Mint issued the Harrison Presidential $1 & First Spouse Medal Set on the 7th and First Spouse Coin prices dropped by $25 on Wednesday. The latter may have some impact on next week’s figures.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from Week 1 to Week 2 (April). [click to continue…]
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First Spouse Gold Coin prices are headed lower this week, according to the US Mint policy to adjust pricing for gold coins using the London Fix weekly average.
The "magic" threshold for current Mint pricing is based on a London gold average of between $900-$950 an ounce, which kicked in and was used for the last round of Mint gold coin price reductions. Since Thursday, gold steadily began its track below $900 an ounce — triggering likely cuts Wednesday.
Using the Mint First Spouse Gold Coins Price Grid and assuming gold doesn’t shoot ballistically high Wednesday AM, prices will fall by $25. Proof coins now at $629 will come down to $604. Uncirculated coins will adjust from $616 to $591. [click to continue…]
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The recently released Anna Harrison First Spouse Coins are still receiving a fair amount of attention, with sales increases for the proof and uncirculated up 8.0 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively. Those figures are, however, down from last week.
The Jackson Liberty and Louisa Adams uncirculated sales are at the bottom this round and are are more than halved compared to the last US Mint figures.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 4 to April Week 1. [click to continue…]
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Last week’s US Mint sales figures showed how collectors were focused on buying the newly released 2009 Anna Harrison Spouse Coins, to the detriment of the remaining 2008 gold options.
The latest numbers still reflect strong interest in the Anna Harrisons, but nowhere near the level of the first week’s surge, and sales of the remaining spouse coins picked up across the board. The proof versions went into three-digits for a change.
The 2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Coins will be pulled from next week’s report. The numbers have not changed for three weeks and are final. (The Mint pulled the coins from store shelves with the release of the Anna Harrison coins on March 5.) The Monroe spouse sales end with a total of 12,452 coins sold, which is the the lowest close in the series to date.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 3 to Week 4. [click to continue…]
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Coin collectors shifted their attention to the newly released Anna Harrison gold coins, based on the most recent US Mint First Spouse Coin sales figures.
While Mint sales of the remaining 2008-dated gold coins came in low double digits, the proof and uncirculated Anna Harrison gold coins jumped by 2,674 and 1,273, respectively. This is the first week of reported numbers since they were released March 5.
2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold coin sales are unchanged for the second week now, so they should be considered final. The Mint pulled the coins from store shelves with the release of the Anna Harrison coins.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 2 to Week 3. [click to continue…]
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First Spouse Gold Coin Sales picked up nicely, according to the latest United States Mint figures. Coin prices were lowered on Wednesday, March 4th, which helped since gold prices had been falling.
The US mint also issued Anna Harrison First Spouse Gold coins on Thursday, March 5th. That at least focused more collector eyes on the series for a time.
Van Buren’s Liberty Spouse Coins performed the best, with a 2.2 percent increase in uncirculated coin sales and a better 2.3 percent increase in proofs, as compared to the prior week’s numbers.
2008 Elizabeth Monroe First Spouse Gold coin numbers are unchanged, and could very well be final. The Mint pulled the coins from store shelves with the release of the 2009 Anna Harrison coins.
The following tables compare First Spouse Coin sales reported from March: Week 1 to Week 2. [click to continue…]
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