US MINT SELLS 57,000 OUNCES OF GOLD FIRST 2 DAYS OF 2013!
The US Mint has updated their gold eagle sales totals, and the Mint has reportedly sold an astonishing 57,000 ounces of gold in the first 2 business days of January- nearly half the total of all of January 2012!
2013 Gold Sales Totals
(in ounces / number of coins)
MonthOne
( oz. / #coins)Half
( oz. / #coins)Quarter
( oz. / #coins)Tenth
( oz. / #coins)Total
( oz. / #coins)
January |
44,500 44,500 |
4,500 9,000 |
3,000 12,000 |
5,000 50,000 |
57,000 115,500 |
Total |
44,500 44,500 |
4,500 9,000 |
3,000 12,000 |
5,000 50,000 |
57,000 115,500 |
To put this number in perspective, the mint sold 127,000 ounces of gold in the entire month of January, 2012!
2012 Gold Sales Totals
(in ounces / number of coins)
MonthOne
( oz. / #coins )Half
( oz. / #coins )Quarter
( oz. / #coins )Tenth
( oz. / #coins )Total
( oz. / #coins )
January |
84,500 84,500 |
24,500 49,000 |
9,500 38,000 |
8,500 85,000 |
127,000 256,500 |
The Mint has yet to update Silver Eagle sales totals as they stated they will not begin selling them until Jan 7th, but we expect the Mint’s silver eagle sales totals too be off the charts as well- particularly as production has been stopped for over 3 weeks.