The U.S., Canadian, Austrian and Perth Mint Silver Collectively Sold 3,752,132 Ounces of Gold in 2015.
Gold Sales at the Big Four Sovereign Mint Were Up 60% in 2015 from 2014.
The four mints also sold 100,375,927 ounces of silver for a silver to gold sales ratio of 26.75 to 1.
The four largest sovereign mints in the world, the Austrian, Canadian, Perth Mint and United States Mints increased gold sales by 60% in 2015. Sales of 3,752,132 ounces topped 2014 sales of 2,344,628 by nearly 1.5 million. The Austrian Mint led the gold rush with an increase of 215% in sales, followed by the U.S. Mint with a 45% increase and the Canadian Mint with a 35% increase. The Perth Mint’s gold sales declined 11% in 2015.
The top four sovereign mints in the world increased sales 60% in 2015.
Gold Sales in 2015.
Overview of the Top Four Sovereign Mint Gold Sales in 2015
Austrian Mint Gold Sales
The Austrian Mint sold a record amount of gold in 2015. Sales were driven primarily due to negative interest rates being implemented across Europe and Grexit concerns.
Austrian Mint Gold sales in 2015 of 1.32 million ounces topped the combined 2015 sales of American Gold Eagles coins (of all denominations) at the U.S. Mint and gold at the Perth Mint that sold 801,500 ounces and 457,132 ounces respectively, for a combined total of 1,258,632 ounces.
The Austrian Mint also sold 7,300,000 ounces of silver in 2015 for a silver to gold sales ratio of 5.53 to 1.
Austrian Mint gold sales were up 215% in 2015.
The Austrian Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin
Description: Obverse: picture of the Musikverein, the music auditorium where the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra resides along with the German words “REPUBLIK OSTERREICH” (“Austrian Republic”) and “1UNZE GOLD 999.9” (“1 ounce gold”)
Reverse: pictures of musical instruments including a violin, harp, flute, cello, bassoon, and French horn and the German words “WIENER PHILHARMORIKER” (“Vienna Philharmonic”)
Composition/Weight: 1 troy ounce (31.103 grams)/.9999 gold (24K)
Face value: 100 EUR
Designer:Thomas Pesendorfer
Mint Location: Vienna, Austria (no mint mark)
Years Minted:1989-present
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Canadian Mint Gold Sales
The Canadian Mint sold nearly 1 million ounces of gold again in 2015. The Canadian Mint has been averaging sales of about one million ounces of gold each year since 2008. Silver, however has become the preferred metal of Canadian Mint customers, prompting the Canadian Mint to remark in their 2015 annual report: “many investors have shifted to silver as the preferred investment over gold due to its affordability and the safety net provided by industrial demand.”
The Canadian Mint also sold a record 34.3 million ounces of silver in 2015 for a silver to gold sales ratio of 35.99 to 1.
The Canadian Mint has averaged sales of over one milllion ounces of gold a year since 2008.
Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin
Description: Obverse: A recent picture of the Queen of England
Reverse: depiction of a maple leaf and the words “CANADA” “.9999” “Fine Gold 1 oz Or Pur”
Composition/Weight: 1 troy ounce (31.103 grams)/.9999 gold (24K)
Face value: $50
Designer: Susanna Blunt
Mint Location: Ottawa, Canada
Years Minted: 1979 – present
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Perth Mint Gold Sales
The Perth Mint historically has sold a greater proportion of gold than silver compared to the other three mints. In 2015, that was reversed as gold sales fell 11% to 457,132 ounces and silver sales rose 56%.
The Perth Mint sold 11,775,927 ounces of silver for a silver to gold sales ratio of 25.76 to 1.
Perth Mint gold sales fell 11% in 2015.
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United States Mint Gold Sales
U.S. Mint gold sales rose to over 1,022,000 ounces* in 2015, up 45% from sales of 702,000 in 2014. The U.S. Mint sold a record 47,000,000 one ounce American Silver Eagle coins in 2015 for a silver to gold sales ratio of 45.99 to 1, the highest silver to gold sales ratio of the four largest sovereign mints.
American Gold Eagle
Sales of one ounce American Gold Eagle coins rose in 2015.
Description: Obverse: the front of this coins shows Lady Liberty with long hair walking and holding a lit lantern in one hand and an olive branch in the other.
Reverse:the back shows an eage aloft clutching an olive branch above a nest, with “E Pluribus Unum” “In God We Trust” “1 oz fine gold” “50 Dollars”
Composition/Weight: (33.931 grams) .9167 gold,.03 silver .0533 copper (net weight 1 oz. gold)(22K)
Face value: $50
Designers: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (obverse) Miley Busiek (reverse)
Mint Locations:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; West Point, New York
Years Minted: 1986-present
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American Gold Buffalo
American Gold Buffalo sales 2006 – 2015
Description: Obverse: picture of a Native American in feather head dress
Reverse: picure of a Buffalo standing on a mound
Composition/Weight: .9999 fine gold/31.108 g (1.0001 troy oz*)
Face value: $50
Designer: James Earle Fraser
Mint Location: West Point, New York
Years Minted: 2006-present
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* U.S. Mint gold sales include all American Gold Eagle and American Gold Buffalo coin sales.
See also The Big Four Sovereign Mint Silver Sales in 2015
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Further Reading:
Canadian Mint Sales (quarterly and annual archives)
US Mint Sales (monthly archive)
Perth Mint Sales (monthly archive)
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