Gold Gains on China Inflation, US Mint Silver Bullion Coins Jump

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Bullion American Silver Eagle Coins
Precious metals advanced as a group. Sales climbed for 7 of 9 U.S. Mint bullion coins with Silver Eagles topping 26 million for the year.

Gold and other precious metals advanced for a second straight session Tuesday. Gold was buoyed by inflation news out of China, analysts opined.

Gold for August delivery settled up $11, or 0.9%, to $1,245.90 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold prices gained $22.20 in the previous session. The precious metal traded between $1,232 and $1,258.70.

"Prices got a boost on news that China’s inflation rate heated up a bit," Peter Hug, the global trading director of Kitco Metals Inc., said in a report noted on Bloomberg News. "We are seeing some continued physical demand from the Far East."

China’s inflation rose 2.7% in June on an annual basis compared to the 2.1% inflation rate from the prior month.

Silver for September delivery added 10 cents, or 0.53%, to close at $19.14 an ounce, ranging from $18.93 to $19.49. Silver in starting the week rose 30.2 cents.

Gains in PGMs were a bit lighter than silver’s.

  • October platinum climbed $6.60, or 0.48%, to $1,368.60 an ounce, trading between $1,354 and $1,381.10.

  • Palladium for September delivery edged up $1.95, or 0.28%, to $697.35 an ounce, ranging from $692 to $705.

London Fix Precious Metals

London precious metals fixings were split for a second day with silver again by itself with losses. In contrasting the Monday PM to Tuesday PM London Fix prices:

  • Gold gained $20.25, or 1.6%, to $1,255.50 an ounce,
  • Silver slipped 6 cents, or 0.3%, to $19.10 an ounce,
  • Platinum added $7, or 0.5%, to $1,362 an ounce, and
  • Palladium advanced $2, or 0.3%, to $699 an ounce

US Bullion Coin Sales in July

Sales totals advanced Tuesday for 7 of the 9 bullion coins currently available from the United States Mint. U.S. Mint distributors claimed a total of 5,500 ounces in gold coins and 838,000 ounces in silver coins.

In the notable column, year-to-date sales of bullion American Silver Eagles leapt above the 26 million mark to 26,691,500. Since the series kicked off in 1986, there has been only four years in which sales were higher and that is counting all 12 of their months. The annual Silver Eagle sales record happened in 2011 at 39,868,500. Back then, it took until August 15, 2011 for sales to top where they stand now.

The following are daily, July and year-to-date bullion coin totals as published by the U.S. Mint on its website.

American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Coin Sales
  Tuesday Sales Last Week Week-To-Date Sales July Sales YTD Sales
$50 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins 1,500 15,000 1,500 16,500 561,000
$25 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins 0 4,000 0 4,000 47,000
$10 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins 2,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 90,000
$5 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins 0 15,000 0 15,000 430,000
$50 American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins 3,500 5,500 3,500 9,000 170,500
White Mountain 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 800 1,000 800 1,800 28,800
Perry’s Victory 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 1,900 1,000 1,900 2,9000 17,100
Great Basin 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 500 4,300 500 4,800 14,700
American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins 822,000 826,000 822,000 1,648,000 26,691,500

 

Figures above are in the number of coins sold, not in ounces.

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