Bald Eagle Coin Sale Officially Ended

Sales of the Bald Eagle Commemorative coins officially ended on December 12, 2008 at 5:00 PM. As such, the coins are no longer available directly from the United States Mint. The only place to purchase them will now be the secondary market.

Although none of the coins reached their individual maximum authorized mintages, sales were relatively strong across the board. The popular subject matter combined with beautiful designs made the coins popular with collectors and the broader public. Possible factors working against the series were the proliferation of other US Mint products and a volatile precious metals market.

The 2008 American Legacy Collection also went off sale the same date. This set contains a proof version of the Bald Eagle Silver Commemorative. The collection sold about 20,000 sets, but is already commanding a premium on the secondary market. The primary driver for this was the low mintage and early sell out for the 2008 Proof Set. The Legacy Collection contains all of the coins included in this proof set.

In a few more weeks when the dust has settled, I will do another review of the sales figures to see if we can predict some final mintages and some conclusions on the program.