Gold Climbs 0.3%, Silver Adds a Cent

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Gold advanced Tuesday as the greenback weakened

Gold and silver edged higher Tuesday as the U.S. dollar showed some weakness and as more investors took advantage of cheaper prices.

Gold for December delivery turned up $3.20, or 0.3%, to $1,163 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"Gold prices ended the U.S. day session moderately higher Tuesday. Short covering and bargain hunting were featured following selling pressure to start the trading week," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals Inc., said in a report. "A weaker U.S. dollar index Tuesday was also supportive for gold and silver markets. However, world stock markets that continue in rally mode amid better investor risk appetite limited the upside in the precious metals."

Gold prices ranged from a low of $1,145.50 to a high of $1,158.60. They slipped in the prior session by $10, or 0.9%.

Silver for December delivery edged up less than a cent to $15.68 an ounce, trading between $15.45 and $15.72. The precious metal is down on the week by about 4 cents.

In rounding out the precious metals complex:

  • January platinum shed 20 cents to $1,206.70 an ounce, ranging from $1,191.20 to $1,210.

  • Palladium for December delivery gained $6.45, or 0.8%, to $772.70 an ounce, trading between $755 and $774.75.

London Fix Precious Metals

Earlier fixed London precious metals declined. In contrasting London bullion Fix prices from Monday PM to Tuesday PM:

  • Gold dipped $5.50, or 0.5%, to $1,156.50 an ounce,
  • Silver fell a dime, or 0.6%, to $15.57 an ounce,
  • Platinum lost $14, or 1.2%, to $1,195 an ounce, and
  • Palladium declined $7, or 0.9%, to $765 an ounce

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales in November

United States Mint bullion coin sales were unchanged Tuesday as of 3:25 p.m. ET. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of coins sold last week, last month, in November and the year to date.

American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Sales (# of coins)
Tuesday Sales Last Week October Sales November Sales YTD Sales
$100 American Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins N/A 400 N/A* 16,700
$50 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 29,000 57,500 30,000 383,500
$25 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 2,000 6,000 2,000 40,000
$10 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 4,000 8,000 8,000 108,000
$5 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 15,000 50,000 30,000 520,000
$50 American Buffalo Bullion Gold Coins 0 6,000 21,000 6,500 167,000
$1 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins 0** 1,260,000 5,790,000 1,260,000 39,381,000
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 0 0 33,000
Shenandoah National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 400 900 400 22,800
Arches National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 0 0 22,000
Great Sand Dunes 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 600 4,200 600 16,800
Everglades 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 22,000 N/A 22,000 22,000

 

*The U.S. Mint stopped selling bullion Platinum Eagles on Oct. 1. The agency will begin selling 2015-dated issues in early January.

**Sales of the Mint’s most popular bullion coin, the American Silver Eagle, have been on hold since Nov. 5. The agency will resume Silver Eagle sales on Nov. 17.

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bobby

I have some silver and gold not much but some. if I was going to buy a large amount of a metal why not copper? they made coins of silver during WW2 because copper was in very high demand. if what I here about the lack of gold in the world. they say the same about silver but there is no shortage of silver coins? I don’t no I just think I could buy a lot of copper for not much. I think the potential for bigger profit is copper?. how many of you wish you would have bought as… Read more »