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U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending November 25, 2018

This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending November 25, 2018. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2018 U.S. Mint Proof Set (18RG), which sold 15,117 units. In second place was the 2018 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set (18RH), which sold 6,735 units. The third best-selling item this week was the 2018 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set (18RJ), with 4,797 sold. It’s followed by the San Francisco Mint’s 2018 American Silver Eagle one-ounce Proof coin (18EM), with 3,218 individual units sold; and the West Point Mint’s 2018 American Silver Eagle one-ounce Proof coin (18EA), with 2,555 sold.

This week saw no downward adjustments.

On November 27, the U.S. Mint released the 2018 Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Quarter, Three-Coin Set (18AH). The 2018 World War I Centennial Proof and Uncirculated silver dollars have gone on back order and will be available to purchase until they go off-sale on December 27 at 11:59 PM ET.

The following are the U.S. Mint’s cumulative sales figures for the reporting period ending Sunday, November 25. “LKS” indicates that the number given is the last known sales figure for a sold-out item. Mintage and product limits are indicated, where applicable; if a coin is in stock but is nearing sold-out status, a link to the Mint’s product page is provided. Items in italics either are scheduled for release or have been released too recently to appear on the report; items in bold are appearing on the report for the first time.

Week Ending
11/18/18 11/25/18 +/- Notes
COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAMS
17CH 2017 Lions Clubs Silver $1 PF Coin 68,519 68,519 0 Sold out; LKS
17CJ 2017 Lions Clubs Silver $1 Unc. Coin 17,247 17,247 0 Sold out; LKS
17CA 2017 Boys Town Gold $5 PF Coin 1,822 1,822 0 Sold out; LKS
17CB 2017 Boys Town Gold $5 Unc. Coin 2,947 2,947 0 Sold out; LKS
17CC 2017 Boys Town Silver $1 PF Coin 26,085 26,085 0 Sold out; LKS
17CD 2017 Boys Town Silver $1 Unc. Coin 12,234 12,234 0 Sold out; LKS
17CE 2017 Boys Town Clad 50c PF Coin 17,639 17,639 0 Sold out; LKS
17CF 2017 Boys Town Clad 50c Unc. Coin 15,525 15,525 0 Sold out; LKS
17CG 2017 Boys Town 3-Coin PF Set 5,525 5,525 0 Sold out; LKS
18CE 2018 Breast Cancer Gold $5 PF Coin 9,994 10,038 44 Available until 12/27/18; mintage limit 50,000
18CF 2018 Breast Cancer Gold $5 Unc. Coin 4,275 4,289 14 Available until 12/27/18; mintage limit 50,000
18CG 2018 Breast Cancer Silver $1 PF Coin 32,647 32,939 292 Available until 12/27/18; mintage limit 400,000
18CH 2018 Breast Cancer Silver $1 Unc. Coin 11,782 11,843 61 Available until 12/27/18; mintage limit 400,000
18CJ 2018 Breast Cancer Clad 50c PF Coin 17,221 17,313 92 Available until 12/27/18; mintage limit 750,000
18CK 2018 Breast Cancer Clad 50c Unc. Coin 10,365 10,404 39 Available until 12/27/18; mintage limit 750,000
18CL 2018 Breast Cancer Coin & Stamp Set 4,010 4,075 65 Available until 12/27/18
18CA 2018 WWI Silver $1 PF Coin 59,010 59,902 892 On back-order as of 11/29/18; mintage limit 350,000 across all products
18CB 2018 WWI Silver $1 Unc. Coin 20,381 20,617 236 Available until 12/27/18; mintage limit 350,000 across all products
18CC 2018 WWI Silver $1 PF Coin & Medal Set: Army 15,621 15,621 0 Unavailable; mintage limit 350,000 across all products
18CD 2018 WWI Silver $1 PF Coin & Medal Set: Air Service 12,521 12,521 0 Unavailable; mintage limit 350,000 across all products
18CM 2018 WWI Silver $1 PF Coin & Medal Set: Navy 12,253 12,253 0 Unavailable; mintage limit 350,000 across all products
18CN 2018 WWI Silver $1 PF Coin & Medal Set: Marines 12,648 12,648 0 Unavailable; mintage limit 350,000 across all products
18CP 2018 WWI Silver $1 PF Coin & Medal Set: Coast Guard 9,763 9,810 47 Unavailable; mintage limit 350,000 across all products
AMERICAN LIBERTY PROGRAM
17XA 2017 Am. Lib. 225th Anniv. 1-oz. Gold $100 PF Coin 29,390 29,476 86 Mintage limit 100,000
17XB 2017 Am. Lib. 225th Anniv. Silver Medal 55,187 55,187 0 Sold out; LKS
17XD 2017 Am. Lib. 225th Anniv. 4-Medal Set 31,799 31,892 93 Available until 12/31/18; mintage limit 50,000
18XF 2018 Am. Liberty 1/10-oz. Gold $10 PF Coin 24,419 24,588 169 Mintage limit 135,000
PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS PROGRAM
S801 George Washington Pres. Silver Medal 13,807 14,546 739
S802 John Adams Pres. Silver Medal 10,565 11,159 594
AMERICAN PALLADIUM EAGLE PROGRAM
18EK 2018 1-oz. APaE $25 PF Coin 14,989 14,989 0 Sold out; LKS
AMERICAN PLATINUM EAGLE PROGRAM
17EJ 2017 1-oz. APE $100 PF Coin 8,890 8,890 0 Sold out; LKS
18EJ 2018 1-oz. APE $100 PF Coin 11,780 11,826 46 Mintage limit 20,000
AMERICAN GOLD EAGLE PROGRAM
16EB 2016 1-oz. AGE $50 PF Coin 24,278 24,283 5 Available until 12/31/18
16EC 2016 1/2-oz. AGE $25 PF Coin 6,049 6,076 27 Available until 12/31/18
17EH 2017 1-oz. AGE $50 Unc. Coin 5,800 5,800 — Sold out; LKS; off Mint report
17EB 2017 1-oz. AGE $50 PF Coin 9,107 9,120 13 Available until 12/31/18
17EC 2017 1/2-oz. AGE $25 PF Coin 2,654 2,697 43 Available until 12/31/18
17ED 2017 1/4-oz. AGE $10 PF Coin 4,581 4,601 20 Available until 12/31/18
17EF 2017 AGE PF 4-Coin Set 9,811 9,811 0 Sold out; LKS
18EH 2018 1-oz. AGE $50 Unc. Coin 7,625 7,649 24
18EB 2018 1-oz. AGE $50 PF Coin 5,520 5,644 124
18EC 2018 1/2-oz. AGE $25 PF Coin 1,806 1,807 1 Unavailable; no mintage limit
18ED 2018 1/4-oz. AGE $10 PF Coin 3,415 3,535 120
18EE 2018 1/10-oz. AGE $5 PF Coin 11,769 12,087 318
18EF 2018 AGE PF 4-Coin Set 6,992 7,027 35
AMERICAN SILVER EAGLE PROGRAM
16EA 2016 1-oz. ASE $1 PF Coin 593,672 593,834 162 Available until 12/31/18
17EG 2017 1-oz. ASE $1 Unc. Coin 176,739 176,739 0 Sold out; LKS
17EA 2017 1-oz. ASE $1 PF Coin 386,862 387,304 442 Available until 12/31/18
17EA042 2017 1-oz. ASE $1 PF Coins, bulk (210 coins each) 240 240 0 Each unit = five trays of 42 coins per tray
18EG 2018 1-oz. ASE $1 Unc. Coin 124,804 125,810 1,006
18EA 2018 1-oz. ASE $1 PF Coin (W) 321,330 323,885 2,555
18EA042 2018 1-oz. ASE $1 PF Coins (W), bulk (210 coins each) 182 182 0 Each unit = five trays of 42 coins per tray
18EM 2018 1-oz. ASE $1 PF Coin (S) 146,033 149,251 3,218
AMERICAN GOLD BUFFALO PROGRAM
17EL 2017 1-oz. AGB $50 PF Coin 15,810 15,810 0 Sold out; LKS
18EL 2018 1-oz. AGB $50 PF Coin 13,963 14,150 187
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5-OZ SILVER 25c UNC. COINS
17AJ 2017 Effigy Mounds Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 17,099 17,112 13 Available until 12/31/18; mintage limit 25,000
17AK 2017 Frederick Douglass Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 17,678 17,678 0 Sold out; LKS
17AL 2017 Ozark Nat’l Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 17,692 17,692 0 Unavailable; off-sale after 12/31/18; mintage limit 25,000
17AM 2017 Ellis Island Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 17,670 17,670 0 Sold out; LKS
17AN 2017 George Rogers Clark Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 14,731 14,731 0 Sold out; LKS
18AJ 2018 Pictured Rocks Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 17,694 17,744 50 Mintage limit 20,000
18AK 2018 Apostle Islands Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 16,085 16,123 38 Mintage limit 20,000
18AL 2018 Voyageurs Nat’l Park Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 15,763 15,832 69
18AM 2018 Cumberland Is. Nat’l Seashore Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 14,378 14,474 96
18AN 2018 Block Is. Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Silver 5-oz. Unc. Coin 13,501 14,029 528
PROOF SETS
ATB Quarters Proof Sets
Q5G 2015 ATB Quarters PF Set 99,466 99,466 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
16AP 2016 ATB Quarters PF Set 91,674 91,674 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
17AP 2017 ATB Quarters PF Set 88,392 88,491 99 Available until 12/31/18
18AP 2018 ATB Quarters PF Set 72,120 73,642 1,522
U.S. Mint Proof Sets
P17 2015 U.S. Mint PF Set 662,854 662,854 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
17RG 2017 U.S. Mint PF Set 565,293 565,801 508 Available until 12/31/18
18RG 2018 U.S. Mint PF Set 418,845 433,962 15,117
Other Proof Sets
17RD 2017 Birth Set 34,079 34,143 64
17RE 2017 Happy Birthday Set 18,024 18,038 14 Available until 12/31/18
17XC 2017 225th Anniv. Enhanced Unc. Set 210,419 210,419 0 Sold out; LKS
18RD 2018 Birth Set 22,976 23,632 656
18RE 2018 Happy Birthday Set 15,971 16,222 251
18RF 2018 Congratulations Set 19,267 19,267 0 Sold out; LKS
SILVER PROOF SETS
America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets
Q5H 2015 ATB Quarters Silver PF Set 103,311 103,311 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
16AQ 2016 ATB Quarters Silver PF Set 95,709 95,709 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
17AQ 2017 ATB Quarters Silver PF Set 88,763 88,872 109 Available until 12/31/18
18AQ 2018 ATB Quarters Silver PF Set 69,684 70,446 762
U.S. Mint Silver Proof Sets
SW2 2015 U.S. Mint Silver PF Set 387,310 387,310 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
17RH 2017 U.S. Mint Silver PF Set 354,623 355,025 402 Available until 12/31/18
18RH 2018 U.S. Mint Silver PF Set 269,663 276,398 6,735
Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets
16RC 2016 Limited Ed. Silver PF Set 49,647 49,647 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
17RC 2017 Limited Ed. Silver PF Set 48,901 48,901 0 Sold out, LKS
18RC 2018 Limited Ed. Silver PF Set 35,577 36,496 919
Other Silver Proof Sets
18XC San Francisco Mint 2018 Silver Reverse Proof (50th Anniversary) Set 199,116 199,116 0 Sold out, LKS
UNCIRCULATED COIN SETS
America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Sets
17AA 2017 ATB Quarters Unc. Set 29,972 29,972 — Sold out; LKS; off Mint report
18AA 2018 ATB Quarters Unc. Set 27,109 27,565 456
U.S. Mint Uncirculated Sets
16RJ 2016 U.S. Mint Unc. Set 296,582 296,582 0 Sold out, removed from website; LKS
17RJ 2017 U.S. Mint Unc. Set 286,810 286,811 1 Unavailable; no product limit
18RJ 2018 U.S. Mint Unc. Set 212,979 217,776 4,797
CIRCULATING COIN SETS
16AC 2016 ATB Quarters Circ. Set 23,410 23,460 50 Available until 12/31/18
17AC 2017 ATB Quarters Circ. Set 22,545 22,652 107
18AC 2018 ATB Quarters Circ. Set 15,161 15,768 607
OTHER SPECIAL PRODUCTS
YC1 2014 Coin Discovery Set 10,551 10,656 105 Product limit 45,000
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTERS BAGS AND ROLLS
2017, Effigy Mounds National Monument
17ABA 2017 ATB Effigy 100-Coin Bag (P) 2,324 2,324 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABB 2017 ATB Effigy 100-Coin Bag (D) 2,196 2,196 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABC 2017 ATB Effigy 100-Coin Bag (S) 4,211 4,211 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARA 2017 ATB Effigy 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 6,924 6,924 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARB 2017 ATB Effigy Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 3,951 3,951 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARC 2017 ATB Effigy 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 8,805 8,805 0 Sold out; LKS
2017, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
17ABD 2017 ATB F. Douglass 100-Coin Bag (P) 2,328 2,328 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABE 2017 ATB F. Douglass 100-Coin Bag (D) 2,221 2,221 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABF 2017 ATB F. Douglass 100-Coin Bag (S) 4,246 4,246 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARD 2017 ATB F. Douglass 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 6,863 6,863 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARE 2017 ATB F. Douglass Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 3,975 3,975 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARF 2017 ATB F. Douglass 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 8,786 8,786 0 Sold out; LKS
2017, Ozark National Scenic Riverways
17ABG 2017 ATB Ozark 100-Coin Bag (P) 2,167 2,167 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABH 2017 ATB Ozark 100-Coin Bag (D) 2,126 2,126 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABJ 2017 ATB Ozark 100-Coin Bag (S) 4,076 4,076 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARG 2017 ATB Ozark 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 6,725 6,725 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARH 2017 ATB Ozark Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 3,891 3,891 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARJ 2017 ATB Ozark 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 8,590 8,590 0 Sold out; LKS
2017, Ellis Island National Monument
17ABK 2017 ATB Ellis Is. 100-Coin Bag (P) 2,392 2,392 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABL 2017 ATB Ellis Is. 100-Coin Bag (D) 2,241 2,241 0 Sold out; LKS
17ABM 2017 ATB Ellis Is. 100-Coin Bag (S) 4,354 4,354 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARK 2017 ATB Ellis Is. 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 6,610 6,610 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARL 2017 ATB Ellis Is. Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 4,013 4,013 0 Sold out; LKS
17ARM 2017 ATB Ellis Is. 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 9,007 9,007 0 Sold out; LKS
2017 George Rogers Clark National Historical Site
17ABN 2017 ATB G.R. Clark 100-Coin Bag (P) 2,207 2,216 9 Available until 12/31/18
17ABP 2017 ATB G.R. Clark 100-Coin Bag (D) 2,256 2,262 6 Available until 12/31/18
17ABQ 2017 ATB G.R. Clark 100-Coin Bag (S) 4,178 4,187 9 Available until 12/31/18
17ARN 2017 ATB G.R. Clark 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 6,537 6,538 1 Available until 12/31/18
17ARP 2017 ATB G.R. Clark Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 3,799 3,808 9 Available until 12/31/18
17ARQ 2017 ATB G.R. Clark 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 8,539 8,543 4 Available until 12/31/18
2018 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
18ABA 2018 ATB Pic. Rocks 100-Coin Bag (P) 2,154 2,160 6
18ABB 2018 ATB Pic. Rocks 100-Coin Bag (D) 2,220 2,228 8
18ABC 2018 ATB Pic. Rocks 100-Coin Bag (S) 4,008 4,026 18
18ARA 2018 ATB Pic. Rocks 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 6,361 6,389 28
18ARB 2018 ATB Pic. Rocks Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 3,630 3,655 25
18ARC 2018 ATB Pic. Rocks 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 8,554 8,586 32
2018 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
18ABD 2018 ATB Apostle Is. 100-Coin Bag (P) 1,975 1,979 4
18ABE 2018 ATB Apostle Is. 100-Coin Bag (D) 1,944 1,951 7
18ABF 2018 ATB Apostle Is. 100-Coin Bag (S) 3,891 3,904 13
18ARD 2018 ATB Apostle Is. 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 6,113 6,141 28
18ARE 2018 ATB Apostle Is. Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 3,379 3,406 27
18ARF 2018 ATB Apostle Is. 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 7,882 7,915 33
2018 Voyageurs National Park
18ABG 2018 ATB Voyageurs 100-Coin Bag (P) 1,950 1,958 8
18ABH 2018 ATB Voyageurs 100-Coin Bag (D) 1,877 1,886 9
18ABJ 2018 ATB Voyageurs 100-Coin Bag (S) 3,531 3,552 21
18ARG 2018 ATB Voyageurs 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 5,966 5,996 30
18ARH 2018 ATB Voyageurs Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 3,228 3,265 37
18ARJ 2018 ATB Voyageurs 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 7,755 7,803 48
2018 Cumberland Island National Seashore
18ABK 2018 ATB Cumberland Is. 100-Coin Bag (P) 1,863 1,874 11
18ABL 2018 ATB Cumberland Is. 100-Coin Bag (D) 1,729 1,744 15
18ABM 2018 ATB Cumberland Is. 100-Coin Bag (S) 3,374 3,413 39
18ARK 2018 ATB Cumberland Is. 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 5,681 5,736 55
18ARL 2018 ATB Cumberland Is. Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 2,977 3,093 116
18ARM 2018 ATB Cumberland Is. 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 7,192 7,278 86
2018 Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
18ABN 2018 ATB Block Island 100-Coin Bag (P) 1,546 1,652 106
18ABP 2018 ATB Block Island 100-Coin Bag (D) 1,529 1,627 98
18ABQ 2018 ATB Block Island 100-Coin Bag (S) 2,697 2,871 174
18ARN 2018 ATB Block Island 2-Roll Set (80 Coin) (P&D) 5,492 5,617 125
18ARP 2018 ATB Block Island Single Roll (40 Coin) (S) 2,357 2,580 223
18ARQ 2018 ATB Block Island 3-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) 6,122 6,485 363
NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN BAGS, BOXES, AND ROLLS
17NA 2017 NA $1, 25-Coin Roll (P) 16,641 16,689 48 Available until 12/31/18
17NB 2017 NA $1, 25-Coin Roll (D) 15,843 15,883 40 Available until 12/31/18
17NC 2017 NA $1, 250-Coin Box (P) 2,030 2,042 12 Available until 12/31/18
17ND 2017 NA $1, 250-Coin Box (D) 2,137 2,144 7 Available until 12/31/18
17NE 2017 NA $1, 100-Coin Bag (P) 1,774 1,789 15 Available until 12/31/18
17NF 2017 NA $1, 100-Coin Bag (D) 1,572 1,586 14 Available until 12/31/18
18NA 2018 NA $1, 25-Coin Roll (P) 14,589 14,723 134
18NB 2018 NA $1, 25-Coin Roll (D) 14,022 14,105 83
18NC 2018 NA $1, 250-Coin Box (P) 1,671 1,725 54
18ND 2018 NA $1, 250-Coin Box (D) 1,743 1,759 16
18NE 2018 NA $1, 100-Coin Bag (P) 1,411 1,428 17
18NF 2018 NA $1, 100-Coin Bag (D) 1,262 1,277 15
KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BAGS AND ROLLS
17KA 2017 Kennedy 50c, 200-Coin Bag (P&D) 9,994 10,013 19 Available until 12/31/18
17KB 2017 Kennedy 50c, 2-Roll Set (P&D) 23,254 23,321 67 Available until 12/31/18
18KA 2018 Kennedy 50c, 200-Coin Bag (P&D) 6,288 6,365 77
18KB 2018 Kennedy 50c, 2-Roll Set (P&D) 18,430 18,601 171
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL QUARTER 3-COIN SETS
18AH 2018 ATB 3-Coin Set, Block Island Released November 27, 2018; not yet on report
18AG 2018 ATB 3-Coin Set, Cumberland Island 11,256 11,394 138
18AF 2018 ATB 3-Coin Set, Voyageurs 12,670 12,723 53
18AE 2018 ATB 3-Coin Set, Apostle Islands 12,932 12,971 39
18AD 2018 ATB 3-Coin Set, Pictured Rocks 14,217 14,299 82
17AH 2017 ATB 3-Coin Set, G.R. Clark 13,281 13,301 20
17AG 2017 ATB 3-Coin Set, Ellis Island 16,941 16,941 0 Unavailable; no product limit
17AF 2017 ATB 3-Coin Set, Ozark 14,176 14,184 8
17AE 2017 ATB 3-Coin Set, F. Douglass 14,435 14,443 8
17AD 2017 ATB 3-Coin Set, Effigy Mounds 13,802 13,807 5
16AH 2016 ATB 3-Coin Set, Ft. Moultrie 13,102 13,117 15 Available until 12/31/18
16AG 2016 ATB 3-Coin Set, T. Roosevelt 15,829 15,842 13 Available until 12/31/18
16AF 2016 ATB 3-Coin Set, Harpers Ferry 14,121 14,152 31 Available until 12/31/18
16AE 2016 ATB 3-Coin Set, Cumberland Gap 14,777 14,790 13 Available until 12/31/18
16AD 2016 ATB 3-Coin Set, Shawnee 15,285 15,310 25 Available until 12/31/18

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