U.S. Mint Silver-Coin Sales Jump to 21-Month High
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Sales of American Eagle silver coins by the U.S. Mint jumped 40 percent in October to the highest in 21 months, defying a slump in New York futures to the lowest in more than four years.
Sales surged to 5.79 million ounces, the most since January 2013, the month that set an all-time high at 7.5 million. Today, sales jumped 33 percent in one of the busiest times this year, Tom Jurkowsky, a spokesman at the Washington-based mint, said in an interview. Last month’s total was 4.14 million.