Precious metals advanced on Friday, aside from silver which fell about a dime, but they all posted gains on the week. Weekly increases for gold and silver were their first in six weeks.
On Friday, gold for August delivery rose $14, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,727.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Gold advanced 1.4% this week following five straight weekly losses that reduced its price by a total of $171.90, or 9.2%. Gold is 5.5% lower on the year to date.
In looking ahead to next week, Kitco News offers the following forecasts via their Wall Street & Main Street surveys:
"This week 18 Wall Street analysts participated in Kitco News’ gold survey. Among the participants, 12 analysts, or 67%, we’re bullish on gold in the near term. At the same time, six analysts, or 33%, were bearish on gold. There were no neutral votes cast this week.
Due to technical issues, only 187 votes were cast in online Main Street polls. Of these, 105 respondents, or 56%, looked for gold to rise next week. Another 52, or 28%, said lower, while 16 voters, or 31%, were neutral in the near term."
Elsewhere, silver for September delivery shed 10.2 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $18.617 an ounce. Silver edged 0.1% higher this week after five weekly losses dropped its price by a combined $3.34, or 15.2%. The precious metal is 20.3% lower on the year.
In PGM futures on Friday and for the week:
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October platinum added $8.50, or 1%, to end at $867.20 an ounce, for a 4.4% weekly increase.
- Palladium for September delivery soared $142.10, or 7.6%, to end at $2,018.80 an ounce, scoring a 10.4% gain on the week.
The two are divided on the year so far with platinum 10.3% lower and palladium 5.6% higher.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2022
Published United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged this week. 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) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday / This Week | Last Week | May | June | July | 2022 Sales | |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 18,000 | 164,500 | 31,000 | 33,000 | 659,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 1,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 69,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 8,000 | 18,000 | 2,000 | 130,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | 135,000 | 5,000 | 510,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 14,000 | 56,000 | 21,500 | 23,000 | 282,500 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 425,000 | 1,350,000 | 925,000 | 425,000 | 11,131,500 |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 23,500 | 15,000 | 78,500 |
I turned on the tv and who did I see selling a 2022 W ‘Burnished’ Gold Eagle for just $4995 but our favourite salesman Mike Mezack. It was a ANACS SP70 Advanced Release coin so I was thinking gold must have exploded in price but when I checked it was selling at $1736/oz. I want to meet the individual who is willing to pay $3259 over spot for gold.
Is it not strange that we can now buy “advanced release coins” these days but can not own the double eagle that likely was ” legally” issued and sold (except for the one)?
A big reason given on the subject coin was it was not monetize (yet years later the one supposably was monetized). So, were 1913 Liberty Nickels, restruck coins (etc.) ever monetized too? The Government did at least, maybe, monetize at $35 not the $20 before the FDR confiscation.
Any news on the error coins supposably stolen at Denver mint? Last I saw was a possible 14 days off for them (likely with full pay and just the kind of person we need to keep).Full recovery of coins from them?
Thanks for your comments and insight. Agree, confusion is a weapon for them.. Always wondered where the 5 oz. ATB silver quarters are in all of this. Had thought they would always be worth at least $.25 but—–? Of course this would apply to Eagles etc. too. Another example of buyers beware! Buy what you like but know that they might again confiscate your property and decide at what price they will give you for it or if you owe them to take your property..
Have I got a deal for you.
We wish they would try to confiscate it – that would imply it had some value but nobody wants it
And immediately after the forced “purchase” Gold did in fact go up; so stealing Gold from Americans was profitable for the Government-sound familiar
I have been lecturing lately to anyone who listens: The definition of SPOT is “The House Always Wins” aka dealers.
When you buy the shiny stuff – you will always be over charged and when you sell the shiny stuff you will always be under paid.
The same goes for the US Mint x 200% for Silver and a similarly egregious proportion for Gold.
YET, THERE ARE SUCKERS EVERY DAY WHO THINK THEY CAN BEAT THE HOUSE
They’re definitely killing us slowly
You just figured that out! That puts you at the front of the line – Congratulations – the rest of us still don’t get it
I can just picture it now: His name is Morty and he is my boss; how could you do this US Mint
Maybe you should Tweet that – Elon, might respond
Fortune Eagles!
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It’s supposed to be the biggest Fianancial news day of the week but all I see is Biden talking Monkey Pox
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBuszEbobq0
She’ll be comin’ ’round the mountain when she comes.
Oh Yeah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxNXFNCTr2I
When you know someone is not just acting
They scare me
But they Gotsta get paid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIZWjItReI