US Mint Sales: 1776-2026 Declaration Quarters Vanish Fast

U.S. Mint weekly sales show strong retail demand for the new 1776-2026 Declaration of Independence quarter products, which hit the top three slots and sold out quickly: the two-roll sets moved 10,093 units, while the Philadelphia and Denver 100-coin bags sold 6,077 and 6,059 units respectively. Combined sales of the Declaration of Independence quarter reached 2,021,040 coins, broadly in line with the prior Revolutionary War quarter launch and well above the Mayflower Compact debut’s initial run rate. The 2026 Semiquincentennial Silver Proof Set was the main setback, falling 15,229 units week-on-week to 246,287, or 90.8% of the revised 271,250 mintage cap. At $245 per set, it continues to command strong secondary-market premiums and remains one of the few ways collectors can get the 2026 proof Lincoln cent and the full set of Semiquincentennial silver coinage. For metals desks, the only directly relevant line item is the U.S. Mint’s weekly sales tally on the 2026-W $5 Proof Gold Eagle, which rose 607 units to 12,100. That is supportive as a retail-demand datapoint for U.S. Mint gold products, but it is numismatic rather than bullion-led flow and should be treated as a sentiment indicator rather than a driver of spot XAU.