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Newly minted American Eagle gold, silver coin demand reaches 11-year low

derrybderryb Posts: 36,200 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 22, 2018 10:01AM in Precious Metals

Sales of U.S. Mint American Eagle gold and silver coins are closing out their weakest year since 2007

"Lackluster sales of new U.S. Mint American Eagle gold and silver coins came as investors concentrated on buying more older coins at lower premiums, U.S. dealers said. During summertime, premiums for backdated one-ounce American Eagle gold coins sank to as low as 1.2 percent over spot prices. That premium has since rebounded to about 2.5 percent above spot gold prices, still less than 2018-minted gold coins, which sell for up to about 3.25 percent above spot prices, said Katie Cooper, a trader at Upstate Gold Coins in Fayetteville, New York."

Keep an open mind, or get financially repressed -Zoltan Pozsar

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    VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:

    ...premiums for backdated one-ounce American Eagle gold coins sank to as low as 1.2 percent over spot prices..."

    Never understood the premiums many sellers ask for re "backdated bullion". Some buyers pay it too. Is an eagle dated from the 1980's really worth more than recent dates?

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    derrybderryb Posts: 36,200 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you are filling holes in a collection, yes, Otherwise no.

    Keep an open mind, or get financially repressed -Zoltan Pozsar

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    bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 9,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 22, 2018 10:45AM

    Trivia question , when did the mintage of these dead common coins pass the number of remaining morgans , i.e. total mintage - officially melted? I would say you no longer need to subtract the melted morgans as ASE's now outnumber the original minted number of morgans. Maybe peace dollars also.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I try to help.... :D Guess I need to buy more... Cheers, RickO

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    cohodkcohodk Posts: 18,621 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good sign.

    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 43,837 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Gold just sits there"
    Who's quote ?

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    ChrisRxChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭
    edited December 23, 2018 9:51AM

    @TwoSides2aCoin said:
    "Gold just sits there"
    Who's quote ?

    Buffett.

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