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Tag Archives: silver American Eagles
Market is on the move but at glacial speed
It appears gold and silver have each recently settled into a new and higher trading range. It is challenging to get a fix on how this has impacted the sale of bullion coins, but we know the U.S. Mint sold … Continue reading
Eagles gain as 2019 sales strong
Do statistics soothe your nerves? Diving into some numbers and figuring out their significance can distract me from a crazy day in the office. I took a look at the Mint’s sales report of bullion American Eagles. The results should … Continue reading
Eagle bullion numbers leave 2018 worries behind
Do statistics soothe your nerves? Diving into some numbers and figuring out their significance can distract me from a crazy day in the office. I took a look at the Mint’s sales report of bullion American Eagles. The results should … Continue reading
Mint Statistics: Silver Eagles beat January 2018 already
Sales of 2019-dated silver American Eagle bullion coin moved ahead by 695,000 this week. At the midpoint in the month, the running total stands at 3,366,000 coins. This already exceeds the 3,235,000 total achieved by the entire month of January … Continue reading
First Eagle sales bode well for 2019
American Eagle bullion coins went on sale Jan. 7, 2019. Would you believe the Mint can sell in one day more than half of all Eagles sold in 2018? It can. Platinum Eagles’ first-day sales totaled 18,000 pieces. Only 30,000 … Continue reading
Silver Eagle buyers stand their ground better
Are silver American Eagle bullion coin buyers more committed, more loyal, more willing to carry on through the ups and downs of the marketplace than gold American Eagle buyers? Yes is the answer if you look at the numbers as … Continue reading
My forecasts are battered and bruised
As the year comes to a close, I have to begin thinking about my annual forecast columns. Some years I do better than others, but on average you would do as well tossing a coin. Even with two weeks to … Continue reading
Anxious buyers pop December silver Eagle sales
Editor’s Note: After this blog was posted, sales numbers reported by the U.S. Mint changed. It was not the normal sort of accretional change requiring an update but a significant change indicating that everything written here was completely wrong. Get … Continue reading
Eagle sales make progress
Silver American Eagle bullion coin sales in the month of November neared October levels by the day before Thanksgiving. The U.S. Mint reported buyers had taken 1,270,000 pieces. This compares with 1,430,000 for the entire month of October. So far … Continue reading
Mint Statistics: American Eagles jingle all the way
One good sales week deserves another as far as silver American Eagle bullion coins go. In the last seven days, the Mint has sold an additional 590,000 of these. This has nearly doubled the monthly total to 1,270,000. It will … Continue reading
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