In precious metals futures Tuesday, platinum declined while gold, silver and palladium finished modestly higher. Gold and silver registered fresh, multi-month settlement highs.
Gold for June delivery edged up 40 cents, or 0.02%, to settle at $1,868 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since Jan. 7 when gold ended at $1,913.60 an ounce.
"Investors know that inflation is going to run hot, and it will remain above the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%," MarketWatch quoted Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at AvaTrade, in a note. "Higher inflation numbers are going to keep the shine in the gold price, and it is highly likely that we may see the gold price topping the $1,900 mark in the coming days."
Gold futures ranged from a low of $1,863.50 to a high of $1,875.90. They gained 1.6% on Monday.
Silver for May delivery added 5.9 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $28.333 an ounce. The close was the highest since Feb. 1 when silver ended at $29.418 an ounce. Silver futures traded between $28.12 and $28.90. They soared 3.3% on Monday.
In other precious metals futures Tuesday:
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July platinum declined $19.20, or 1.5%, to $1,225.30 an ounce, ranging from $1,215.10 to $1,252.80.
- Palladium for June delivery rose $7.20, or 0.3%, to $2,903.10 an ounce, trading between $2,893.50 and $2,941.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2021
The United States Mint has yet to report any bullion sales for May. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of coins sold during varying periods. Products with an asterisk (*) are no longer available.
| US Mint Bullion Sales (# of coins) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday / May | Last Week | February Sales | March Sales | April Sales | 2021 Sales | |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 121,000 | 55,500 | 38,500 | 406,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 9,000 | 0 | 0 | 31,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | 0 | 56,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55,000 | 0 | 150,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 16,000 | 33,500 | 11,000 | 122,000 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 3,191,500 | 4,087,000 | 1,053,000 | 13,106,500 |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | N/A | 35,000 | 0 | 35,000 |
| Tuskegee Airmen 5 oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 50,000 | 50,000 |
The answer I recieved on the 2 coin silver and 2 coin gold Designer Series sets coming later this year was 1 type 1 coin and 1 type 2 coin. Understandable. However, Series implies a continuation of these sets. So that means the 2022 Designer Series sets will also include a type 1 and type 2 coin. I suppose that means the type 1s will continue to be made every year meaning Mercantis reverse is not going to end in 2021. ?????
The U.S. Mint has stated that the current reverse designs (since 1986) on the ASE $1 coin & the AGE coins will end this year & be replaced with the new reverse designs. No more of the “old” ones next year or ever.
NumisdudeTX
What’s up with the Mint not selling a single billion version coin yet this month of May to the APs?
NumisdudeTX