Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint in November 2015.

Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins in November set November Record and Push Overall Sales to a New Annual Record

Record sales achieved despite ongoing reduced Authorized Purchaser allocations.

November sales of American Gold Eagle coins rebound sharply from October levels.

The United States Mint sold 4,824,000 American Silver Eagles in November up from October’s 3,788,000.

Sales of 80,500 one ounce American Gold Eagles in November up 210% from the 26,000 sold in October.

American Silver Eagle sales through November 30, 2015 are at a record 44,666,500 and running 7.5% ahead of 2014’s sales of 41,547,000 through end of November 2014.

American Gold Eagles through November 30, 2015 are at 626,500 running 55.7% ahead of 2014’s sales 402,500 through end of November 2014.

The Silver to Gold Sales Ratio November 2015: The U.S. Mint sold 59.93 times more American Silver Eagles than one ounce American Gold Eagles in November.

November 2015 American Silver Eagle Sales at the U.S. Mint

The U.S. Mint Sold 4,824,000 American Silver Eagles in November 2015

November 2015 American Silver Eagle sales were up 27.3% from October 2015. (4,824,000 vs.3,788,000)

Sales of American Siver Eagles in each of June, July and August sales topped well over four million. Sales of American Silver Eagles in September and October were close to four million despite increasing restrictions on allocations by the U.S. Mint to its Authorized Purchasers.

During October, retail and wholesale premiums on American Silver Eagles fell as the shortages of silver that bullion dealers experienced on virtually all retail silver products during August and September abated.

November sales rebounded to over four million again and set a November monthly record of 4,824,000 surpassing the 2010 November record of 4,260,000.

Sales of American Silver Eagle coins in November 2015 set a monthly record.

Retail and Wholesale Premiums on American Silver Eagle Coins Fell in November

American Silver Eagle premiums began to rise again in November.

Compare American Silver Eagles for sale at:

BGASC.com
Golden Eagle Coins
JM Bullion
Money Metals Exchange

In November 2015, the U.S. Mint sold 4,824,000 one ounce American Silver Eagles up 27.3% from 3,788,000 American Silver Eagles sold in October 2015 and down 34.6% from American Silver Eagles sold in November 2014.

American Silver Eagle Sales Set Record for the Third Year In a Row

The U.S. Mint has sold 44,666,500 American Silver Eagles coinsthrough November 30, 2015. Through the end of November, 2014, the U.S. Mint had sold 41,547,000 American Silver Eagles on the way to setting an annual sales record of 44,006,000.

Sales of American Silver Eagles through November 30, 2015 are higher than annual sales in all years.

November 2015 Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint

The U.S. Mint Sold 80,500 one ounce American Gold Eagles in November 2015

November 2015 American Gold Eagles sales of 80,500 were up 210% from 26,000 sold in October 2015 and up 64.3% from 49,000 one ounce American Gold Eagles sold in November 2014.

The United State Mint sold a total of 199,500 American Gold Eagles in November 2015 including fractional 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 ounce and one ounce coins, up 138% from October 2015 (when 84,000 American Gold Eagles were sold) and up 83% from November 2014 (when 109,000 American Gold Eagles were sold).

Year to date sales of American Gold Eagle coins are 56% ahead of last year’s pace but behind recent years’ mintages.

Sales of one ounce American Gold Eagle coins have picked up in the second half of 2015, but are still below most prior year totals.

Total November 2015 Gold Bullion Sales at the U.S. Mint: 135,000 ounces, including 119,000 fractional ounce gold Eagles (totaling 16,500 ounces) and 38,000 24K one ounce Buffalo gold coins*.

You can compare pricing and shipping charges on American Gold Eagles coins of all sizes at these web sites:

BGASC.com
Golden Eagle Coins
JM Bullion
Money Metals Exchange

The Gold Silver Ratio November 2015

Chart showing how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold – November 2015:

November 2014 – November 2015 Gold Silver Ratio

The gold silver ratio was well above 70 to 1 during most of November.

Click here for the live gold silver ratio and for historic gold silver ratio charts.

The Silver to Gold Sales Ratio

Sales of American Silver Eagles outpace sales of American Gold Eagles by a wide margin in October, after falling most of the year. Drastically lower gold sales were the main reason for the decline.

The November Silver To Gold Ratio: 59.93 to 1

The October Silver to Gold Ratio: 145.69 to 1

The September Silver To Gold Sales Ratio 38.62:1

The August Silver To Gold Sales Ratio 62.87:1

The July Silver To Gold Sales Ratio 38.26 to 1

The June Silver to Gold Sales Ratio 77.44 to 1

The May Silver to Gold Sales Ratio 149.89 to 1

The April Silver to Gold Sales Ratio 121.34 to 1

The March Silver to Gold Sales Ratio: 100.54 to 1

The February Silver To Gold Sales Ratio: 241.76 to 1

The January 2015 Silver To Gold Sales Ratio: 107.38 to 1

The 2015 (Jan-March) Silver To Gold Sales Ratio: 121.72 to 1

The 2014 Silver to Gold Sales Ratio: 105.91 to 1

The silver to gold sales ratio is measured by the sales of physical gold bullion vs. sales of physical silver bullion at the U.S. Mint. We track the sales of one ounce American Gold Eagles vs. one ounce American Silver Eagles.

Here is a chart from 2008-2014 showing the ratio of American Silver Eagle coins sold compared to American Gold Eagle coins sold.

American Silver Eagles out sold one ounce American Gold Eagles nearly 106 to one in 2014. The ratio was 109.75 to one in the first six months of 2015.

Sales of American Silver Eagle coins have out paced sales of American Gold Eagle coins by more than 100 to 1 since 2014.

Since the institution of American Silver Eagle production halts and allocations by the U.S. Mint in July, the silver to gold sales ratio has fallen to average of 44.38:1 during the three month period July- September 2015. The silver to gold sales ratio soared to over 145 to 1 in October and fell to 59.93 to 1 in November.

America The Beautiful Update

Sales of America the Beautiful (ATB) five ounce silver coins resumed in September. The latest ATB coin in the series, the coin, was released in late September and sold 45,000. In July, the U.S. Mint sold 10,000 of the third in the 2015 American the Beautiful (ATB) five ounce silver coin series – the Blue Ridge Parkway coin. This coin is now sold out. Sales of the Blue Ridge Parkway coin were the highest of any ATB coin since 2011 sales of 48,500 of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area coin.

The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge coin sold out in September and none were sold in October or November.

The last ATB coin in the 2015 series, the Saratoga National Historical Park coin will be released in early December.

The U.S. Mint has sold 45,000 Bombay Hook National Wild Life Refuge coins, 45,000 Blue Ridge Parkway coins as well as 42,000 Kistachie National Forest and 35,000 Homestead National Monument of American coins year to date.

The total number American The Beautiful Coins sold so far in 2015 is 167,600 for a total of 835,000 ounces of silver.

In 2014, the U.S. Mint sold 135,300 American the Beautiful silver five ounce coins for a total of 676,500 ounces sold.

In 2013, the U.S. Mint sold 160,000 silver America the Beautiful five ounce coins for a total of 800,000 ounces sold.

No America The Beautiful coins were sold in November 2015.

America The Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins – available from BGASC.com.

On November 30, 2015 at 9:15 PM EST:

Silver was $14.19 per ounce
Silver Price Average in November $14.50
Silver Price Average in October $15.71
Silver Price Average in September $14.79
Silver Price Average in August $14.94
Silver Price Average in July $15.07
Silver Price Average in June $16.09
Silver Price Average in May $16.80
Silver Price Average in April $16.61
Silver Price Average in March:$16.22
Silver Price Average in February: $16.84
Silver Price Average in January: $17.09
Silver Price Average in 2013: $23.79
Silver Price Average in 2014: $20.05

Gold was $1073.70 per ounce

Gold Price Average in November $1083.24
Gold Price Average in October $1159.25
Gold Price Average in Sepember $1124.53
Gold Price Average in August $1117.47
Gold Price Average in July $1130.04
Gold Price Average in June $1181.50
Gold Price Average in May $1199.05
Gold Price Average in April $1213.05
Gold Price Average in March:$1178.63
Gold Price Average in February: $1227.19
Gold Price Average in January: $1251.85
Gold Price Average in 2013: $1412.05
Gold Price Average in 2014:$1290.70

Sources: Kitco and United States Mint

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