Gold and Silver Rise, Silver Eagles Cross 30 Million

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Bullion Silver Eagle, Bullion Bar and Other Silver Coins
US Mint Silver Eagle sales topped 30 million for the year, the second quickest pace in history

Gold extended gains into a second session Tuesday. Silver and other precious metals advanced as well.

Gold for December delivery turned up $4.10, or 0.3%, to close at $1,222 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"Gold is getting some temporary support from the bombs (airstrikes in Syria)," Frank Lesh, a trader at FuturePath Trading LLC in Chicago, said in a telephone interview according to Bloomberg News. "Physical demand is expected to rise after the big drop in the past few weeks."

Gold prices ranged from an intraday low of $1,214.70 to a high of $1,237. Last week gold declined 1.2% for a third straight week of losses.

Silver for December delivery gained less than a penny to $17.78 an ounce, trading between $17.61 and $17.99. Prices on the previous day hit the lowest level in four years.

In PGM futures on Tuesday:

  • October platinum rose $2.50, or 0.2%, to $1,332.70 an ounce, ranging from $1,326 to $1,348.40.

  • Palladium for December delivery jumped $12.65, or 1.6%, to $815.80 an ounce, trading between $801.65 and $819.

London Fix Precious Metals

Earlier fixed London precious metals also gained. In contrasting London bullion Fix prices and the LBMA Silver Price from Monday PM to Tuesday PM:

  • Gold rose $8.50, or 0.7%, to $1,222 an ounce,
  • Silver added 18 cents, or 1%, to $17.92,
  • Platinum gained $8, or 0.6%, at $1,337 an ounce, and
  • Palladium edged up $4, or 0.5%, to $811 an ounce

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales

United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged Tuesday as of 2:29 PM ET, but they did jump later in the day on Monday. Gains included:

  • 100 ounces in platinum coins,
  • 6,200 ounces in gold coins, and
  • 660,500 ounces in silver coins.

Bullion American Silver Eagles crossed the 30 million mark, landing at 30,531,000 with sales moving up to the second quickest pace in the coin’s 29-year history. Silver Eagle sales in record year 2013 hurdled 34.9 million through the same time last year. In 2011, now the third quickest year, they were at 30.4 million by Sept. 22, 2011. Sales of this year’s Silver Eagles had been on a record annual pace until severe slowdowns in June, July and a good part of August. Early last week, demand for the coins started to rise sharply.

Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of bullion coins last week, this week so far, this month so far, and the year to date.

American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Sales (# of coins)
Tuesday Sales Last Week Current Week August Sales September Sales YTD Sales
$100 American Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins 0 200 100 700 500 14,100
$50 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 15,500 3,500 21,000 38,000 283,500
$25 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 0 0 0 5,000 32,000
$10 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 2,000 0 6,000 4,000 88,000
$5 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 5,000 2,000 25,000 17,000 427,000
$50 American Buffalo Bullion Gold Coins 0 4,000 2,500 8,000 10,500 135,500
$1 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins 0 950,000 660,000 2,007,500 2,420,000 30,531,000
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 1,500 0 0 2,000 31,500
Shenandoah National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 0 500 500 21,000
Arches National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 500 100 1,200 600 21,800
Great Sand Dunes 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 500 0 7,500 3,000 10,500

 

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