Worst September Ever For American Gold Buffalo Sales

September Sales of American Gold Buffalo Coins down 94% from September 2016. U.S. Mint Sold 1,000 24K one ounce gold coins in September vs. 17,500 sold in September 2016. September 2017 sales were worse September sales in the coin’s twelve year history. Total American Gold Buffalo and American Gold Eagle Sales were 12,500 ounces in Read More →

The Gold Backed Yuan Story Forks Again as More Cracks Appear in the Story

More Versions of the Gold Backed Yuan Story Appear. Germany Become World’s Largest Gold Consumer. China on Lockdown as Communist Party’s Central Planning Committee Meets. U.S. Mint Gold and Silver Sales Continue to Languish. Goldman Sachs Talks Cryptocurrencies Does Gold Make You Smart? Video Commentary to “The Gold Backed Yuan Story Forks Again as More Read More →

A Tale of Two Mints – US and Perth Mints Post Far Different Silver Sales

Silver sales at the Perth Mint in September were 697,849 ounces, up 78% from August 2017 sales of 392,091 ounces. Year over year September 2017 Perth Mint silver sales were down 32% from September 2016 sales of 1,031,858 ounces. September Perth Mint sales of 697,849 ounces were 2.14 times larger than September U.S. Mint Silver Read More →

The Silver Deficit

The Silver Supply Demand Dynamic Has Been in Deficit for Years. Despite annual deficits, the price of silver remains mired near multi-year lows. Earlier this week, Rory Hall and I started to record our monthly gold and silver update for the Daily Coin Channel. In the pre-interview we discussed the silver supply demand dynamic. The Read More →

Perth Mint Sells Nearly Six Times More Gold Than The U.S. Mint in September

The Perth Mint Sold 46,415 Ounces of Gold in September. September Perth Mint gold sales topped U.S. Mint one ounce American Gold Eagle sales of 8,000 ounces by nearly six fold. Perth Mint gold sales topped the U.S. Mint gold sales for the seventh month in a row. Gold sales at the Perth Mint in Read More →

Gold Eagle Sales Remain Grounded in September

American Gold Eagle Sales Remain Bottomed. U.S. Mint sold 8,000 one ounce American Gold Eagles in September up from 6,500 sold in August. One ounce American Gold Eagle sales were down 90% in September from September 2016 sales of 79,000. Total number of American Gold Eagles sold in September were 36,000 including 1/10, 1/4/ 1/2 Read More →

September Silver Eagle Sales Crash to Unthinkable Lows

Sales of American Silver Eagles fell 81% in September year over year. U.S. Mint Sold 325,000 American Silver Eagles in September. Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins in September 2016 were 1,675,000. September 2017 sales of American Silver Eagles were down 68% from August sales of 1,025,000 and down 91% from September 2015 sales of Read More →

GoldMoney, Sharps Pixley Join Crypto Craze

Bitcoin accepted

Gold Money to Sell/Store Cryptos, Sharps Pixley to Accept Bitcoin for Bullion Sales. U.S. Ramps Up Pressure on Venezuela. IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Talks Positively About Cryptocurrencies. Un Sourced Gold Backed Yuan Story Continues to Make the Rounds. Japan Issues Cryptocurrency Exchange Licenses. Video Commentary to “Gold Money, Sharps Pixley Join Crypto Craze” Watch on Read More →

Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals In August

Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals rose 12% in August to 161.405 tons up from 144.71 tons in July. Shanghai Gold Exchange August withdrawals were also up 12% from 144.438 tons withdrawn in August 2016. Through August 2017, gold withdrawals were at the third highest level compared to prior years totals through August. Watch the Video of Read More →

This is Why China’s Credit Rating Was Downgraded

Chinese image going down

S&P China downgrade to “upper medium grade” comes after Moody’s downgrade in May. U.S. Says Venezuela Oil Embargo is an Option. Tesla Will Settle Charges That it Tried to Cheat the Government. Trump criticizes NFL players for “Taking the Knee” Jamie Dimon Slams Bitcoin Again Video Commentary to “This is Why China’s Credit Rating Was Read More →