Smaulgld on The Daily Coin Today Rory Hall of the Daily Coin and I had a chat about the state of the gold and silver markets. We discussed China’s potential role in setting the price of gold, gold and silver sales at the U.S., Canadian and Perth Mints, the state of gold and silver mining … Read More →
Perth Mint Sales. Perth Mint silver and gold sales January 2016. January Perth Mint silver sales of 1,473,408 ounces were up 151% year over year. Silver Kangaroo bullion coin continues to drive massive silver sales. January Perth Mint gold sales of 47,759 were up 106% year over year. Silver Sales at the Perth Mint in … Read More →
Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint in January 2016. Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins in January were 5,926,500. January American Silver Eagle sales limited by U.S. Mint allocations to its Authorized Purchasers. Sales of American Silver Eagles in January 2016 were 7.2% greater than January 2015 sales and were the fourth largest … Read More →
Smaulgld On Wall Street For Main Street. Wall Street Banks and U.S. Shale Oil. Silver Miners Increasing Production Until Bankruptcy? Smaulgld was interviewed on the popular Wall Street For Main Street show yesterday. Host Jason Burak and I talked about how the Wall Street Banks may soon control the U.S. oil industry. We also discussed … Read More →
The Last Silver Empire? Like the Roman Empire, The United States has paid for its welfare/warfare state by debasing its currency. The decline and fall of the Roman Empire occurred over centuries, how long will U.S. Empire last? In the “Decline and Fall of the World’s First Silver Empire” we noted that the Roman Empire’s … Read More →
Primary Silver Miners Report Increased Production in 2015. No Peak Silver in Mexico. Mexican Silver Miners Ramp up Production. In “Peak Silver Has Not Arrived in the United States“, we noted that while U.S. mining production was down from 2014, it was roughly equal to 2012 and 2013 levels and did not reflect any trend … Read More →
U.S. Mint Opens January With Strong Sales of Silver Sales of 2,756,500 American Silver Eagles in one day are higher than entire January sales in each of 1987-2009 Sales of American Silver Eagle coins on the first day of 2016, nearly 80% of total 1996 sales. After setting a third annual sales record in 2015, … Read More →
Canadian Silver Mining Production Doesn’t Cover Silver Maple Leaf Demand. From 2010 to 2014, the amount of silver required to mint Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coins has exceeded Canadian silver mining production by over sixteen million ounces. The deficit in 2014 was nearly 8.5 million ounces. In “U.S. Silver Mining Production Doesn’t Cover American Silver … Read More →
Perth Mint Gold and Silver Sales in 2015. Silver Sales up 55.6% at the Perth Mint in 2015. Gold Sales down 11.5% at the Perth Mint in 2015. Silver Sales at the Perth Mint in 2015 Sales of one ounce American Silver Eagle coins (ASE’s) at the United States Mint set a record in 2015 … Read More →
U.S. Silver Mining Production Doesn’t Cover American Silver Eagle Demand. Since 2010, the amount of silver required to mint American Silver Eagle coins has exceeded U.S. silver mining production by over twenty-five million ounces. The deficit in 2015 is projected to be approximately twelve million ounces. In reviewing U.S. Mining data for “Peak Silver has … Read More →