Monthly reports on the sales of precious metals bullion coins by the United States Mint. Current bullion products include the American Gold Eagle, American Silver Eagle, and American Gold Buffalo coins. These reports provide insight into developing trends in the demand for precious metals.
For the month of July 2010, overall sales of the United States Mint’s gold and silver bullion coins continued at the recent elevated levels. On an individual basis, the product mix for gold bullion did undergo a significant shift towards one ounce coins following last month’s initial strong demand for fractional weight coins. During the [...]
Demand for the United States Mint’s gold and silver bullion coins remained at elevated levels, although sales did back down from the near record amounts achieved in the prior month. During the month, the US Mint had six bullion coin options available. This included the 22 karat American Gold Eagle coins offered in one ounce, [...]
There was a surge in demand for the United States Mint’s bullion coin offerings in May 2010, as mounting uncertainties caused a renewed interest in physical precious metals. The US Mint recorded the highest monthly sales totals for the one ounce American Gold Eagle since 1999 and the highest monthly sales of the American Silver [...]
During April 2010, the United States Mint expanded the number of options available to precious metals investors. They continued to offer one ounce American Gold Eagle and American Silver Eagle bullion coins and began sales of the 2010 American Gold Buffalo. This 24 karat gold bullion coin is produced in one ounce size. In the [...]
Sales levels for United States Mint gold and silver bullion coins remained surprisingly resilient in March. During the month, the one ounce American Gold Eagle and one ounce American Silver Eagle were available for precious metals investors. Recent reports from other world mints have indicated sharp declines in sales levels for gold bullion coins compared [...]
During the second month of the year, bullion sales from the United States Mint were once again restricted to only the one ounce American Gold Eagle and one ounce American Silver Eagle coins. The sales level for the silver bullion coins showed a hefty drop from the prior month, while gold bullion coins remained steady. [...]
The United States Mint experienced elevated sales levels of gold and silver bullion coins for January 2010. During the month, they offered one ounce American Silver Eagles and one ounce American Gold Eagles. The coins sold included 2009-dated versions as well as 2010-dated versions. The higher level of sales is partially attributable to the release [...]
Sales of precious metals bullion coins from the United States Mint remained at elevated levels into the end of the year. This was despite suspensions imposed for the one ounce Gold and Silver Eagles early in the month and the return of a rationing program which served to limit the number of coins that could [...]
High demand for precious metals continued to drive strong sales for United States Mint bullion products. During the month of November 2009, the US Mint offered one ounce American Silver Eagles, one ounce American Gold Eagles, and one ounce 24 karat Gold Buffalo bullion coins. Towards the end of the month, the US Mint was [...]
The United States Mint recorded another month of strong sales for its gold and silver bullion coin products. During October 2009, the US Mint sold one ounce American Silver Eagles, one ounce American Gold Eagles, and from October 15, 2009 offered one ounce American Gold Buffalo coins. The addition of the Gold Buffalo offering pushed [...]
