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Mint Stats: Proof gold Buffalo beats proof Eagle
Sales of the one-ounce gold Buffalo proof coin moved past the one-ounce gold proof American Eagle this week. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Sales evaluation depends on yardstick
Sales of the 2013-W uncirculated American Eagle silver coin began strong at 104,570 if you compare it to the 2012-W total sales of 202,504, but seems less so if you compare the number to the 320,898 sold in 2011. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Buyers happy with return of 10th oz
Though the final day of May has not yet passed as this is written, it is clear that demand for gold American Eagles has ebbed dramatically from the excited push in April. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Brisk sales for White Mountain 5 oz
Investors and collectors are buying the White Mountain 5-ounce silver bullion and numismatic collector coins at rates far ahead of 2012 issued coins. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: White Mountain 5-ounce hits market
The White Mountain 5-ounce silver bullion coin has arrived. Authorized Purchasers have taken 12,700 from the U.S. Mint. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Big changes ahead in month of May?
Is the bullion rush over? May’s opening sales numbers look kind of weak. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Gold and golden dollars finish April
Wasn’t April something? Buyers took up 43 percent of all one-ounce gold American Eagle bullion coins sold in 2013 just in that single month. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: April top month for 2013 gold sales
The quantity of gold American Eagle bullion coins sold in April by the U.S. Mint more than doubled in the past week to April 23. Frantic buyers have been beating the doors down at the shops of American coin dealers … Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Another week all about bullion Eagles
The collector version of the silver American Eagle has taken a backseat to the bullion version so far in 2013. Some 15,929,500 of the one-ounce bullion pieces have been sold through April 9, with 1,706,500 of those sold so far in April. On the other hand, the proof silver American Eagle saw sales of 4,208 this week to bring the running total to 409,415. Continue reading
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Mint Stats: Clad proof sets added to product list
During the first few days of availability buyers grabbed 205,740 2013 clad proof sets. Even though proof sets aren’t the glamour products they were decades ago when they were the only game in town, it is still impressive to see collector loyalty and habit cause them to jump to buy them when they become available. Continue reading
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