Gold and Silver Snap Two-Day Winning Streak, US Coins Unchanged

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Gold Bar, US Eagle gold coins
Gold, silver and other precious metals fell Thursday

Gold gave back more than half of its previous two days of gains Thursday as the U.S. dollar rebounded from a four-week low. Precious metals closed nearer session lows.

Gold prices for December delivery declined $8.30, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,744.70 an ounce on the Comex in New York. In another day of thin trading, gold marked an intraday low of $1,739.00 and high of $1,753.40.

"Without any other major drivers, the precious metals will continue to show weakness and test the downside" because the latest buyers might lack patience to wait for another bull run, said Carlos Perez-Santalla, a broker at brokerage PVM Futures, according to Reuters.

Silver for December delivery fell 36.4 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $32.868 an ounce. Silver traded between $32.745 and $33.325.

Platinum for January delivery was $1,643.70 an ounce, falling $26.80 or 1.6%. Platinum ranged from $1,643.00 to $1,677.80.

Palladium for December lost $6.20, or 0.9%, to $647.20 an ounce. Palladium traded between $642.75 and $655.60.

London Bullion Prices

Precious metals in London were mixed, with mostly modest changes. In contrasting London PM Fix prices:

  • Gold declined $6.00, or 0.3%, to $1,743.00 an ounce,
  • Silver fell 4.0 cents, or 0.1%, to $32.99 an ounce,
  • Platinum lost $9.00, or 0.5%, to $1,647.00 an ounce, and
  • Palladium gained $4.00, or 0.6%, to $647.00 an ounce

U.S. Mint Bullion Coin Sales in October

Sales levels for United States Mint bullion coins were unchanged for a second day Thursday. The following table provides the most recent daily, October and year-to-date bullion sales figures as provided by the U.S. Mint.

Sales of US Mint American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Coins
  Daily Sales October Sales YTD 2012
$50 American Eagle Gold Coins 0 29,000 439,500
$25 American Eagle Gold Coins 0 0 61,000
$10 American Eagle Gold Coins 0 2,000 64,000
$5 American Eagle Gold Coins 0 15,000 265,000
$50 American Buffalo Gold Coins 0 7,500 104,000
American Eagle Silver Coins 0 1,818,000 27,613,000

 

Sales of America the Beautiful 5 Oz. Silver Bullion Coins
  Daily Sales October Sales All-Time Total
2012 El Yunque National Forest 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 17,900
2012 Chaco Culture National Historical Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 1,000 18,200
2012 Acadia National Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 500 18,500
2012 Hawai’i Volcanoes 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 1,000 11,400
2011 Olympic National Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 85,900
2011 Vicksburg National Military Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 39,500
2011 Chickasaw Park 5 oz. Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 29,700
TOTAL 0 2,500 221,100

 

In other related coin news, check out the latest weekly sales of numismatic coins from the United States Mint.

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