US Mint Sales: 2026 Proof Gold Eagles Maintain Lead

US Mint early sales data show strong demand for the new 2026-W Proof American Gold Eagles (Semiquincentennial dual-date 1776~2026), which remained the Mint’s top-selling numismatic products in their first full week of release (sales week Mar 9–15). Mint pricing for the four-coin proof gold program eased alongside gold, with listed launch prices of $685–$11,410 reduced to $675–$11,225 by midweek last week. By product, the 1/10oz 2026-W $5 Proof Gold Eagle led weekly unit sales, up +528 to 7,854 (coin sales total 11,274; mintage limit 29,000). The 1/4oz 2026-W $10 rose +489 to 2,954 (coin sales 6,374; mintage 21,000), and the 1oz 2026-W $50 rose +268 to 3,104 (coin sales 6,524; mintage 25,000). The 1/2oz 2026-W $25 declined -243 to 1,693 (coin sales 5,113; mintage 18,500), reflecting availability issues: the 1/2oz was largely unavailable during the opening days, while the 1/10oz has become the hardest to obtain. Silver products saw constrained availability: the 2026-W Proof Silver Eagle (still unavailable shortly after the Feb 26 launch) increased by +306 to 299,696, while the 2026 Congratulations Set slipped -26 to 40,090; the Mint said additional units will be produced up to the published mintage limits. For flows/retail-demand read-through, this is a constructive signal for US retail/collector gold demand into a softening Mint price point, but it is not indicative of institutional bullion flows; watch for further restocks/backlog dynamics and whether gold-price volatility changes sell-through rates over the next 1–2 weekly reports.