U.S. Mint gold bullion sales soar

CoinNews.net/Staff/12-31-2021

“Sales of American Eagle gold coins combined to 1,252,500 ounces this year — the most since 2009 and up 48.4% from the 844,000 ounces sold last year. As another recent comparison, they ended at just 152,000 ounces in 2019 for their lowest annual total since the series was introduced in 1986.”

USAGOLD note: More direct evidence of the strong market for physical coins and bullion in 2021 despite rangebound prices. Silver eagle sales were also strong though lower by 6% from healthy 2020 sales.