2023 US Mint Set - Low Mintage
USA240
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It seems like the 2023 US Mint Sets now have the lowest mintage since 1958. The sets had a maximum product limit of 185,000 and went unavailable several weeks back with 184,295 sets sold. I see that the 2024 sets have a maximum product limit of 190,000, with 163,381 sets sold so far. I do not recall product limits for the US Mint set sales prior to 2023, but there might have been?
Just an interesting observation - Happy New Year to all!
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They drop every year. 2025 will be even lower. 2026 could be higher due to the semiquincentennial but then the 2027 will be lower... and so on and so on....
somebody said Jefferson nickels lowest mintage since the 50's - but have not confirmed with mint statistics.
Circulating coin mintages, through November 2024 at least, are at very low levels comparatively. 2.633 billion cents, 69.6 million nickels (lowest in my sixty three years), 373.5 million dimes, 1.533 billion quarters and 27.1 million half dollars.
Mint and Proof set sales have been declining for a couple of decades at least.
Agree about the 2026 sets having more initial demand but they will go the way of things like bicentennials, Y2K sets and 2009 sets. Overproduced and available at fire sale prices within a couple years.
RIP Mom- 1932-2012
No doubt. Different issue than I was addressing but I totally agree unless they put something special in it and limit the mintage.
Royal Mint made 90% LESS circulating coinage last year.
I realize you were speaking to declining mintages but wanted to mention that.
Edit to add... adding something special/ limited mintage might extend the shelf life a little but I think they'll milk this like they did the Bicentennial and the end result will be the same due to hoarding.
RIP Mom- 1932-2012