Precious Metals and U.S. Mint Bullion Sales Jump on Monday, Aug. 8

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Gold rose more modestly while silver, platinum and palladium rallied in their start to the new trading week on Monday.

Gold for December delivery rose $14, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,805.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"The precious metals were boosted today by a weaker U.S. dollar index and falling U.S. Treasury bond yields, as well as a rally in the crude oil market today. Some modest safe-haven demand was also featured in gold and silver," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Inc, said in a daily research note.

Gold futures traded between $1,786.90 and $1,806.40. They climbed 0.5% last week.

Silver for September delivery jumped 77.2 cents, or 3.9%, to end at $20.614 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $19.74 and $20.75. The settlement was the highest since June 29.

In other precious metals futures prices on Monday:

  • October platinum tacked on $13.70, or 1.5%, to $938.40 an ounce, trading between $918.50 and $948.80.

  • Palladium for September delivery soared $112.80, or 5.3%, to $2,241.50 an ounce, ranging from $2,116 to $2,252. The settlement was the best since April 29.

Last week, platinum gained 3.9% and palladium slopped 0.05%.

US Mint Bullion Sales in 2022

Published United States Mint bullion sales showed gains for the first time this month, rising a combined:

  • 23,500 ounces in American Gold Eagles,
  • 408,000 ounces in American Silver Eagles,
  • 1,000 ounces in American Platinum Eagles, and
  • 6,500 ounces in American Gold Buffalos.

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 / August May June July 2022 Sales
$50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin 21,000 164,500 31,000 59,500 706,500
$25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin 1,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 72,000
$10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin 2,000 8,000 18,000 2,000 132,000
$5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin 15,000 50,000 135,000 20,000 540,000
$50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin 6,500 56,000 21,500 39,500 305,500
$1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin 408,000 1,350,000 925,000 850,000 11,964,500
$100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin 1,000 0 23,500 15,500 80,000
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Antonio

Looking up today. The next AWQ begins shipping middle of the month.

Jeff Legan

Geez,
it makes me think SENZA is bullying the people that run this site, too. Hopefully that is what you call a conspiracy theory.