Gold and Silver • US gold and silver coin sales jump in August

US gold and silver coin sales jump in August
Posted on 02 September 2012

Nervous US investors are increasingly swapping cash for gold and silver coins as fears about inflation rise as the Federal Reserve remains committed to printing more and more paper money.

Sales from the US Mint of American Eagle gold coins rose 28 per cent in August to 39,000 ounces, the third gain in four months. Sales of silver coins increased to 2.87 million ounces from 2.28 million ounces in July.

QE3 promise

Investors have clearly been buying in anticipation of QE3 from Ben Bernanke. They did not get it last week but the noises from the Fed chairman about future policy were very reassuring and the promise of QE3 may prove as good as the real thing for precious metals.

Gold futures in New York rose last month by the most since January amid speculation that US policy makers would signal that further stimulus measures. The autumn is also traditionally the strongest season of the year for precious metals and both gold and silver broke out of their trading bands towards the end of August.

Coins are not a method of investment in gold and silver that the ArabianMoney investment newsletter recommends though they can be handy for small investments. They do have an advantage of being easily portable for smaller amounts and can be exchanged for money or goods almost anywhere in the world.

http://www.arabianmoney.net/gold-silver … in-august/

Statistics: Posted by yoda — Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:30 am