Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint in July 2015.

Sales of American Silver and Gold Eagle Coins Set July Records.

July American Silver Eagle Sales Set Record Despite Two Week Mint Shut Down.

The United States Mint sold 5,529,000 American Silver Eagles in July up from June’s record amount of 4,840,000.

Sales of one ounce American Gold Eagle sales were up in July to 144,500 from 62,500 in June.

American Silver Eagle sales year to date at 27,315,000 running ahead of 2014’s record pace.

July 2015 Sales of American Gold Eagles up 456% from July 2014.

The U.S. Mint sold 38.26 times more American Silver Eagles than one ounce American Gold Eagles in July.

July 2015 Silver Sales at the U.S. Mint

The U.S. Mint Sold 5,529,000 American Silver Eagles in July 2015

July 2015 American Silver Eagle sales were up 14% from June 2015. (5,529,000 vs. 4,840,000)

Sales were halted on July 7 and resumed on July 27 and still broke the July sales record.

July Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins 1987-2015

Sales of American Silver Eagles set a July record of 5,529,000.

July 2015 Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint

The U.S. Mint Sold 144,500 One Ounce American Gold Eagles in July 2015

July 2015 sales of American Gold Eagles rose 131% from June 2015 (144,500 vs. 62,500)

July Sales of American Gold Eagle Coins 1987-2015

The U.S. Mint sold 144,500 one ounce American Gold Eagle coins in July 2015, the second largest total ever sold in July.

The U.S. Mint also experienced a surge in sales of 1/10 ounce American Gold Eagle coins in July.

Sales of One Tenth Ounce American Gold Eagle Coins 1987-2015

Sales of 1/10 American Gold Eagle coins were 135,000, the second largest amount ever sold in July.

Combined sales of one ounce and fractional ounce (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2) American Gold Eagle coins set a July record and were larger than the combined American Gold Eagle sales from April-June 2015.

American Gold Eagle sales in July were larger than the combined second quarter sales of American Gold Eagles.

The Gold Silver Ratio July 2015

Chart showing how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold – July 2015:

The July gold silver ratio remained elevated in July ranging from 73:1 to 78:1.

July 2014-July 2015 Gold Silver Ratio

The gold silver ratio has climed from 62:1 in July 2014 to 75:1 in July 2015.

Click here for the live gold silver ratio and for historic gold silver ratio charts.

The Silver to Gold Sales Ratio

Sales of American Silver Eagles continue to outpace sales of American Gold Eagles in July, but that gap shrunk from prior months.While American Gold and Silver Eagles surged in July, sales of American Silver Eagles reflect just ten days of sales as the U.S. Mint was not selling Silver Eagles during most of July.

The July Silver To Gold Sales Ratio 38.26 to 1

The June Silver to Gold Sales Ratio 77.44 to 1

The May Silver to Gold Sales Ratio 149.89 to 1

The April Silver to Gold Sales Ratio 121.34 to 1

The March Silver to Gold Sales Ratio: 100.54 to 1

The February Silver To Gold Sales Ratio: 241.76 to 1

The January 2015 Silver To Gold Sales Ratio: 107.38 to 1

The 2015 (Jan-March) Silver To Gold Sales Ratio: 121.72 to 1

The 2014 Silver to Gold Sales Ratio: 105.91 to 1

The silver to gold sales ratio is measured by the sales of physical gold bullion vs. sales of physical silver bullion at the U.S. Mint. We track the sales of one ounce American Gold Eagles vs. one ounce American Silver Eagles.

Here is a chart from 2008-2014 showing the ratio of American Silver Eagle coins sold compared to American Gold Eagle coins sold.

American Silver Eagles out sold one ounce American Gold Eagles nearly 106 to one in 2014. The ratio is 109.75 to one in the first six months of 2015.

Sales of American Silver Eagle coins have out paced sales of American Gold Eagle coins by more than 100 to 1 since 2014.

American Silver Eagle Sales

In July 2015, the U.S. Mint sold 5,529,000 one ounce American Silver Eagles up 14% from 4,840,000 American Silver Eagles sold in June 2015 and up 180% from 1,975,000 American Silver Eagles sold in July 2014.

July 2015 American Silver Eagle sales were the sixth largest ever in a single month, just 1,000 fewer that the 5,530,000 American Silver Eagles sold in January 2015, the fifth largest sales month ever.

U.S. Mint sales of American Silver Eagles in July were the sixth largest ever in a month.

American Silver Eagle Sales on Pace to Set Record for the Third Year In a Row

The U.S. Mint has sold 27,315,000 American Silver Eagles through July 31, 2015. Through July 31, 2014, the U.S. Mint had sold 26,113,500 American Silver Eagles on the way to setting an annual sales record of 44,006,000.

American Gold Eagle Sales

In July 2015, the U.S. Mint sold 144,500 one ounce American Gold Eagles up 131% from 62,500 sold in June 2015 and up 456% from 26,000 Gold Eagles sold in July 2014.

Gold sales in July 2015 were the highest July total ever and the most since April 2013.

The United State Mint sold a total of 317,500 American Gold Eagles in July 2015 including fractional 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 ounce and one ounce coins, up 94% from June 2015 (when 163,500 American Gold Eagles were sold) and up 457% from July 2014 (when 57,000 American Gold Eagles were sold).

Total July 2015 Gold Bullion Sales at the U.S. Mint: 202,000 ounces, including 173,000 fractional ounce gold Eagles (totaling 25,500 ounces) and 32,000 24K one ounce Buffalo gold coins*.

While the number of American Silver Eagle coins sold has surged in recent months, the value of those coins is modest as the price of silver has fallen dramatically.

America The Beautiful Update

The U.S. Mint sold 10,000 of the third in the 2015 American the Beautiful (ATB) five ounce silver coin series -the Blue Ridge Parkway coin. This coin is now sold out. Sales of the Blue Ridge Parkway coin were the highest of any ATB coin since 2011 sales of 48,500 of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area coin. The next ATB coin in the series to be released will be the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge coin that will go on sale on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.

The U.S. Mint has sold 45,000 Blue Ridge Parkway coins as well as 42,000 Kistachie National Forest and 35,000 Homestead National Monument of American coins year to date. The total number American The Beautiful Coins sold so far in 2015 is 122,000 for a total of 610,000 ounces of silver.

In 2014, the U.S. Mint sold 135,300 American the Beautiful silver five ounce coins for a total of 676,500 ounces sold.

In 2013, the U.S. Mint sold 160,000 silver America the Beautiful five ounce coins for a total of 800,000 ounces sold.

America The Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins – available from BGASC.com.

On July 30, 2015 at 5:15 PM EST:

Silver was $14.79 per ounce
Silver Price Average in July $15.07
Silver Price Average in June $16.09
Silver Price Average in May $16.80
Silver Price Average in April $16.61
Silver Price Average in March:$16.22
Silver Price Average in February: $16.84
Silver Price Average in January: $17.09
Silver Price Average in December: $16.24
Silver Price Average in November: $15.97
Silver Price Average in October: $17.19
Silver Price Average in September: $18.49
Silver Price Average in August: $19.80
Silver Price Average in July: $20.92
Silver Price Average in June: $19.78
Silver Price Average in May: $19.36
Silver Price Average in April:19.71
Silver Price Average in March: $20.74
Silver Price Average in February: $20.83
Silver Price Average in January: $19.91
Silver Price Average in 2013: $23.79
Silver Price Average in 2014: $20.05

Gold was $1095.20 per ounce
Gold Price Average in July $1130.04
Gold Price Average in June $1181.50
Gold Price Average in May $1199.05
Gold Price Average in April $1213.05
Gold Price Average in March:$1178.63
Gold Price Average in February: $1227.19
Gpld Price Average in January: $1251.85
Gold Price Average in December:$1202.29
Gold Price Average in November:$1176.30
Gold Price Average in October: $1222.49
Gold Price Average in September: $1238.82
Gold Price Average in August: $1295.99
Gold Price Average in July: $1310.97
Gold Price Average in June: $1279.10
Gold Price Average in May: $1287.53
Gold Price Average in April: 1299.00
Gold Price Average in March: $1336.08
Gold Price Average in February: $1300.97
Gold Price Average in January: $1244.80
Gold Price Average in 2013: $1412.05
Gold Price Average in 2014:$1290.70

Sources: Kitco and United States Mint