Silver-Coin Premiums Poised to Climb as U.S. Mint Supplies Ease
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Increasing demand for U.S. silver coins was poised to send premiums to the highest since October even as banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicted more declines in futures after the biggest annual slump since 1981.
The premium charged by wholesale dealers for American Eagle coins from the U.S. Mint may rise to 17 percent from 14 percent yesterday, said Frank McGhee, the head dealer at Integrated Brokerage Services LLC in Chicago. The mint has said that weekly allocations will ease.