US Mint Reports Highest Monthly Silver Bullion Sales Since 1986
As I have in the past, I have compiled the total bullion sales from the US Mint’s bullion coin programs. The numbers for March 2009 bullion sales carry a bit of a surprise. The US Mint recorded the highest monthly silver bullion sales since December 1986, which was the second month the silver bullion coins [...]
Gold, Silver & Platinum 2009 First Quarter Performance
With the first quarter at an end, let’s take a look at the performance of gold, silver, and platinum so far this year.
When putting the numbers together, I knew what to expect, but its still surprising to see where the final numbers landed. Gold, silver, and platinum’s performance relative to one another has basically been [...]
February 2009 US Mint Gold, Silver, and Platinum Bullion Sales
Another month has gone by already, so let’s take a look at the US Mint’s bullion sales for the month of February.
As an indicator of demand the bullion sales are not as useful as they used to be. This is because the US Mint continues to ration sales of one ounce Silver Eagles and one [...]
January 2009 US Mint Gold, Silver, and Platinum Bullion Sales
Many track the tonnes in the trust for Gold and Silver ETFs in order to gauge the continuing growth in investment demand for precious metals. This year, I wanted to try my own version of tracking precious metals investment demand by reporting monthly sales totals for the US Mint’s bullion coin programs. Hopefully this will [...]
US Mint Raises Premiums on Silver Eagle Bullion Coins (Again)
Today, the United States Mint published notification that they would be raising the premiums charged for American Silver Eagle bullion coins. This refers to the premium above the price of silver at which the US Mint sells the bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers. The premium will increase from $1.40 per coin to $1.50 per coin. [...]
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