Chinese Gold Reserves Rise 16.15 Tonnes In August

China’s Gold Reserves. Chinese Gold Reserves increased by over 16 tonnes in August. Total reported Chinese gold reserves stand at over 1693 tonnes. For the third time in as many months, China has updated its gold reserves. In June 2015, China updated its gold reserves for the first time since 2009 by reporting an additional Read More →

Perth Mint Sales – August 2015

Perth Mint Sales. Perth Mint silver and gold sales August 2015. Perth Mint silver sales were down 13.6% in August year over year. Perth Mint gold sales were down 13.7% in August year over year. Silver Sales at the Perth Mint in August 2015. The Perth Mint sold 707,565 ounces of silver in August down Read More →

In Case You Missed it Week Ended September 5, 2015

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In Case You Missed It. Stories from the week ended September 5, 2015. The week began with market turmoil and ended on the same note with the Dow ending off 272 points on Friday and down over 400 points on the week. Gold prices ended about $20 lower on the week at $1122.80 per ounce. Read More →

PayPal Pulls Out Of Puerto Rico

PayPal Pulls Out of Puerto Rico. PayPal to end payment service for monies coming from Puerto Rico on October 30. Two percent tax levied by the Puerto Rican Legislature prompted the move. Paypal announced to its U.S. customers via email today that it is ending its Puerto Rican service. The message read in part: “Person Read More →

Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals – Week Ended August 28, 2015

Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals Shanghai Gold Exchange withdrawals were 59.88 tonnes of gold during the week ended August 28, 2015. Two week withdrawals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange were 132.79 tonnes. Total gold withdrawals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange year to date are 1,718.20 tonnes. Withdrawals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange are running 37.4% higher Read More →

American Gold and Silver Eagle Premium Charts

American Silver Eagle premiums by percentage

American Gold and Silver Eagle Premium Charts. Set forth below are charts showing premiums on American Silver Eagle and American Gold Eagle one ounce coins. These charts will be updated from time to time here and archived. If you are a Smaulgld subscriber (see right hand column for details on starting your free subscription), you Read More →

Canadian Mint Second Quarter 2015 Sales

Canadian Mint Second Quarter Sales Canadian Mint Silver Sales on Pace To Surpass 2014’s Record. Sales of Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coins and bars fell from a record 8.9 million ounces in the first quarter of 2015 to 6.8 million in the second quarter of 2015. Sales of Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins fell from Read More →

Silver To Gold Sales Ratio August 2015

Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint in August 2015. Robust Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins Set August Record Despite Reduced Authorized Purchaser Allocations. Solid August sales of American Gold Eagles were second highest in 2015. The United States Mint sold 4,935,000 American Silver Eagles in August down from July’s record amount of Read More →

In Case You Missed It… Week Ended August 29, 2015

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In Case You Missed It. Stories from the week ended August 29, 2015. The week started off with a 1,000 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the opening bell on Monday. Here are some of the top stories from the last week, in case you missed it… August 28, 2015 The U.S. Read More →

Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals Week Ended August 21, 2015

Shanghai Gold Exchange volume for the week ended August 21, 2015. The Shanghai Gold Exchange withdrawals were 72.91 tonnes of gold during the week ended August 21, 2015. Withdrawals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange were the fourth largest ever. Total gold withdrawals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange year to date are 1,658.22 tonnes. Withdrawals on Read More →