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Retail buyers for gold coins and bars are now paying a healthy premium per oz for the precious Yellow metal.
Retail consumers who want to buy gold coins usually have to pay more than the per-ounce prices quoted on financial markets in London and New York.
That premium has jumped to $135 oz, more than 3X from 8 wks ago
There has never been a time for American Gold Eagles at this premium level.
The surge is being exacerbated by coronavirus-related lockdowns, which have led to a squeeze in the supply of coins and bars available for shipment around the world.
At the same time, bullion’s status as a safe-haven has been luring investors cautioned by economic turmoil.
Until the world catches up with the imbalance and gets back to a normal balance of supply and demand, the premiums will hold.
Gold-coin premiums tracked by Certified Coin Exchange are at the highest levels in 6 yrs, data shows.
Last year, bar and coin demand fell by 20% to the lowest level since Y 2009, hurt by costlier prices that discouraged retail bullion buying globally, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
That began to reverse in Y 2020, with investors buying up coins sold by the US Mint in March at the fastest pace in over 3 years.
There is a factor in the market that many of the buyers do not trust the system anymore and want to get their precious Yellow metal in their hands for certain.
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