In precious metals trading Thursday, palladium recorded a solid gain while gold, silver and platinum posted modest losses.
Gold for December delivery dipped $1.40, or 0.08%, to settle at $1,668.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold futures traded between $1,649.30 and $1,673.10.
"The yellow metal has erased its early losses as is seeing some safe-haven buying the U.S. stock market is melting down again and risk aversion is on the rise, amid shaky currency and bond markets. Also, daily bullish elements for the precious metals include a slight drop in the U.S. dollar index and in Treasury yields at midday," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Inc, said in a daily research note.
Gold prices gained 2.1% on Wednesday, they rose 0.2% on Tuesday and they gave back 1.3% on Monday, marking their lowest settlement since April 1, 2020.
Declining for the fourth time in five sessions, silver for December delivery fell 16.8 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $18.712 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $18.46 to $18.92. They jumped 3% on Wednesday, they slipped 0.8% on Tuesday, for their weakest close since Sept. 7, and they fell 2.3% on Monday.
In other precious metals futures prices on Thursday:
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Down for the sixth time in seven sessions, January platinum shed 60 cents, or 0.07%, to $860.20 an ounce, trading between $840.60 and $868.40.
- Palladium for December delivery advanced $42, or 1.9%, to $2,211.10 an ounce, ranging from $2,117 to $2,260.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2022
Published United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged on Thursday. 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) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday / This Week | Last Week | May | June | July | August | September | 2022 Sales | |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 27,500 | 164,500 | 31,000 | 59,500 | 47,500 | 47,500 | 780,500 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 73,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 8,000 | 18,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 138,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 10,000 | 50,000 | 135,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 560,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 27,000 | 56,000 | 21,500 | 39,500 | 22,500 | 38,500 | 360,000 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 408,000 | 1,350,000 | 925,000 | 850,000 | 850,000 | 833,000 | 13,239,500 |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,500 | 15,500 | 1,000 | 0 | 80,000 |
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If 5 Pounds is too much.
There you have it. Starting Monday, coins will be available from the Royal Mint. This weekend, £20 and £50 notes will be withdrawn from circulation. Next year, coins from 1p to £2 will start to appear for sale and in circulation. No word yet on £5 and £10 notes.
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