Gold Declines 0.6%; Lowell 5 oz Bullion Coin Launches

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Gold, silver and platinum prices declined Monday, March 11

Most precious metals ended lower in their start to the new trading week Monday. Palladium was the exception, rising 1.6%.

Gold for April delivery declined $8.20, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,291.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"For the most part, investors are still most interested in the equity markets and are not finding a need for any safe-haven products at this time," Reuters quoted Walter Pehowich, executive vice president of investment services at Dillon Gage Metals.

Gold futures ranged from a low of $1,290.60 to a high of $1,299.20. They rose less than 10 cents last week.

Silver for May delivery fell 7.5 cents, or 0.5%, to close at $15.274 an ounce. Silver futures traded between $15.22 and $15.37. They climbed last week by 0.6%.

In other precious metals futures Monday:

  • April platinum dipped 80 cents, or 0.1%, to $816.80 an ounce, ranging from $813.10 to $818.80.

  • Palladium for June delivery tacked on $23 to $1,482 an ounce, trading between $1,463.20 and $1,480.

Both metals registered losses last week with platinum plunging 5.3% and palladium falling 3.1%.

London Precious Metals Prices

In comparing earlier fixed London gold and silver prices from Friday PM to Monday PM

  • Gold declined $4, or 0.3%, to $1,292.75 an ounce.
  • Silver added 18 cents, or 1.2%, to $15.295 an ounce.

LBMA platinum and palladium prices are available on the LBMA’s website with a delay of midnight.

LBMA prices last week fell with losses of 1.2% for gold, 2.9% for silver, 5.2% for platinum, and 2.8% for palladium.

US Mint 2019 Bullion Sales

Lowell National Historical Park Quarter - Reverse
A CoinNews photo showing the reverse or tails side of a Lowell National Historical Park quarter

U.S. Mint bullion products registered increases of 10,500 ounces in gold coins; 974,000 ounces in silver coins; and 1,500 ounces in platinum coins.

A portion of the silver sales included the first 2019-dated America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin. Emblematic of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts — just like the companion quarter, its first-day sales reached 39,000 coins for 195,000 ounces.

Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of coins sold during varying periods.

US Mint Bullion Sales (# of coins)
Monday Last Week January February March 2019 Sales
$100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin 1,500 0 27,100 2,400 1,500 31,000
$50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin 5,500 1,500 44,500 11,000 7,000 62,500
$25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 15,000 1,000 0 16,000
$10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin 4,000 0 20,000 0 4,000 24,000
$5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin 5,000 0 90,000 10,000 5,000 105,000
$50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin 3,500 500 23,500 6,000 4,000 33,500
$1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin 779,000 0 4,017,500 2,157,500 779,000 6,954,000
Lowell 5 Oz Silver Coin 39,000 N/A 39,000 39,000

 

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cagcrisp

The Mint’s website for sales of the 5 oz. Lowell clearly shows 390000. I see that as 78,000 pucks and you see it as 39000 pucks…

Chas Barber

390000 0z! That’s a friggin huge # for a bingo wheel design….PA$$