Mint >> January 2011

The Mint has released data for January 2011:

1cent = 398.0 Million
5cents = 93.12 M
10cents = 130.0 M
25cents = 61.2 M
50cents = 3.45 M
1dollar = 78.96 M (including 6.3 Million Natives)

This was the strongest January in three years. It's the highest number of nickels produced in a single month since June of 2007! As with many recent years, the Mint gets its annual run of half dollars out of the way in January, and the 3.45 million struck in 2011 is very comparable to the half dollar production in 2010. I don't expect the Mint to strike any more half dollars this year, and you can safely assume that these numbers are final mintages for 2011 halves.

The other exciting trend with this month's data is the weird ratio between the P and D mintmarks. Denver outproduced Philly two to one in cents, nickels, dimes, and Native dollars. I'm sure this will even out as the year progresses, but it does suggest something interesting... that's the nation's recovery from the recession is lopsided and regional.