What was the mintage of a particular Krugerrand year? How many Gold Libertads were minted in proof? What sales or mintage figures does the US Mint publish for the American Gold Eagle and American Gold Buffalo? And how rare are individual platinum issues within modern coin series?
On this page you will find our overviews of the mintages of modern gold and platinum coins. Each coin series is covered on a separate page. There we list the available figures by year, issue type, precious metal, and, where applicable, denomination.
We deliberately distinguish between actually published mintage figures, sales figures, mintage limits, and product limits. Especially with modern collector coins, these figures are not always identical. Coins from sets and special editions must also be taken into account to prevent misinterpretations or double counting of the quantities.
The individual overviews are primarily based on official information from the respective mints and other verifiable sources. Where definitive figures are unavailable or sources differ, we explicitly indicate this. The sources used, notes on the data basis, and the data date are documented on the individual overview pages.
Mintage figures per coin series
Krugerrand
The Krugerrand has been minted since 1967 and is one of the world’s most famous modern coin series. For collectors, in addition to the classic gold issues, proof coins, fractionals, special editions, and sets are particularly interesting. Special issues in other precious metals, such as the 2017 platinum issue, are also considered.
Our overview shows the available mintage figures by year and issue and indicates when no reliable final mintage figure has been published for individual variants.
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Big Five
The South African Mint’s Big Five series has included various collector issues in gold and platinum since 2019, as well as sets and other product formats.
Our overview distinguishes between published sales figures and Product Limits and covers the different series, denominations and sets without adding separate product limits together to create a supposed total mintage.
Natura
The South African Natura series was issued from 1994 to 2019 and includes numerous gold Proof issues, fractional coins, sets and special issues. Especially for earlier years, published figures sometimes differ depending on the issue format and type of data.
Our overview organises the available information by year and issue and identifies calculated values, conflicting figures or values that currently cannot be documented with sufficient reliability.
Libertad
The Mexican Libertad is one of the modern coin series in which low mintages and strong fluctuations between individual years play a particularly important role.
Our current overview focuses on the Gold Libertad and shows the available mintages by year, denomination, and issue format. These include, among others, classic issues, proof, and reverse proof.
American Gold Eagle
The American Gold Eagle has been issued by the United States Mint since 1986. In addition to the bullion issues, there are proof and uncirculated versions, as well as various special editions and sets.
Our overview includes available figures by year and issue type. The transition from Type 1 to Type 2 in 2021, as well as preliminary or not yet final data, are also taken into account.
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American Gold Buffalo
The American Gold Buffalo was introduced in 2006 and is the first 24-karat bullion gold coin from the United States Mint .
The overview contains the available figures for bullion and proof issues, as well as relevant special editions. A distinction is made between actual mintage figures, published sales figures, and predefined product limits.
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How we classify mintage figures
With modern gold and platinum coins, a published figure does not automatically represent the final mintage. Therefore, we use the respective terms as precisely as possible.
Mintage refers to the actual number of units minted, provided this has been published by a reliable source.
Sales figures indicate how many coins have been sold or invoiced. They may differ from the actual number minted.
Mintage Limit refers to the maximum number of coins that are intended to be minted of a particular coin.
Product Limit can refer to a specific product form, for example a single coin offered or a set, and is therefore not automatically identical to the total mintage.
Coins from sets, special editions, or multiple product variants must also be considered in the classification. Where figures are preliminary, contradictory, or incomplete, we explicitly point this out.
Mintage is not the same as rarity.
A low mintage can be important to collectors, but it is only one aspect of a coin’s actual rarity. Condition, demand, market availability, and the number of high-quality or certified specimens can also play a crucial role.
You can find more information on this topic in our article:
Why mintage matter – the Mintage principle explained
The overview will be further expanded.
Further series will be added gradually, provided their mintage, sales, or issuance limits can be reliably documented. Platinum issues can also be included alongside gold ones if they belong to the respective coin series and are numismatically relevant to collectors.
What matters is not the sheer number of tables, but the comprehensible classification of the available data. Different types of mintage, sales figures, and limit figures should not be mixed together.
