Saturday, July 28, 2012

US Mint Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Sales in June 2012

Results were split for American gold and silver bullion coins in June 2012, U.S. Mint sales data reflects.

2012 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin Sales in June for 2012 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin were higher than May, but companion 2012 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin sales were a tad lower

Authorized Purchasers, who are the only entities allowed to order bullion coins directly from U.S. Mint, bought more gold coins but a tad fewer silver coins in June as compared to the previous month.

The direction of bullion coins followed that of the precious metals within them, as gold rose 2.6% in June while silver dipped 0.5%.

In American Eagle Gold bullion coins, sales came to 60,000 ounces in June, which was up from the 53,000 ounces in May. The following table shows their coin sales by type and for each month this year.

MonthOne
(oz. / #coins)Half
(oz. / #coins)Quarter
(oz. / #coins )Tenth
(oz. / #coins )Total
(oz. / #coins)

In American Eagle Silver bullion coins, sales came to 2.858 million in June versus 2.875 million in May. The following table offers a monthly breakdown of the 99.9% fine silver coins.

In wrapping up gold bullion, the U.S. Mint also sold 10,000 ounces of American Buffalo Gold bullion coins as compared to the 9,500 ounces in the prior month. Their monthly sales in 2012 follow.

And in wrapping up silver bullion, U.S. Mint Authorized Purchasers last month also paid for 7,900 of the five ounce America the Beautiful Silver Coins. Sales reached 5,600 coins in May.

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