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La Monnaie américaine suspend l'émission de pièce d'or American Eagle.
Traduction Google :
"En raison de la demande sans précédent de pièces d'or American Eagle, nos stocks ont été épuisés. Nous devons donc temporairement suspendre toutes les ventes de ces pièces"
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US Mint suspends red-hot Eagle gold coins
Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:39pm EDT
By Frank Tang
NEW YORK, Aug 21 (
Reuters) - A shortage of American Eagle bullion coins due to soaring demand following a recent sharp retreat in gold prices has forced the U.S. Mint to temporarily suspend sales of the popular coins.
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Due to the unprecedented demand for American Eagle gold one-ounce bullion coins, our inventories have been depleted. We are therefore temporarily suspending all sales of these coins," the U.S. Mint told authorized coin dealers in a memorandum dated on Friday.
Michael White, a U.S. Mint spokesman, said that only the one-ounce 22-karat American Eagle coins are sold out, but the half-ounce, quarter-ounce, and 1-10th ounce coins as well as the less popular 24-karat American Buffalo coins are still available.
"We are working diligently to build up our inventory and hope to resume sales shortly," the Mint said.
Coin dealers from the United States to Canada reported a surge in buying of bullion coins and other gold products since prices plummeted from highs last month. The buying spree contributed to supply fears and helped boost gold prices sharply on Thursday.
Rand LeShay, senior vice president of Los Angeles-based A-Mark Precious Metals, an authorized purchaser for the U.S. Mint, said that
there was a big spike in demand for gold and silver coins and ingots after a recent price tumble.
He said that A-Mark currently has no one-ounce American Eagle gold coins for its customers.
"Until the U.S. Mint can supply us with more coins, we won't be able to supply any to our customers," LeShay said.
The move by the U.S. Mint to halt sales caught market participants by surprise as it came at a time when the metal was sharply falling, rather than rising.
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Le métal ... mieux que le papier !
Après le shortage sur les pièces d'argent c'est aujourd'hui celui des pièces d'or.
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édité le : 22-08-2008 09:57:03