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U.S. Mint Silver-Coin Sales Surge After Temporary Suspension
The U.S. Mint resumed sales of American Eagle silver coins after being suspended for more than a week because of a lack of inventory.
The Mint sold 1.123 million ounces of the coins yesterday, Michael White, a spokesman in Washington, said in a voice mail left late yesterday in response to questions from Bloomberg News. Before the suspension, sales this month totaled 6.01 million ounces, according to data on the Mint’s website. That compares with 6.107 million ounces in January 2012. White did not respond to e-mails or a voice mail left today.
Silver futures are up 3.2 percent this month in New York, after advancing 8.3 percent in 2012, as central banks from the U.S. to Japan pledged more stimulus measures to boost economic growth. Global holdings of the metal in exchange-traded funds rose to an all-time high of 19,699 metric tons on Jan. 18.