U.S. Mint Gold-Coin Sales Jump 63% in January; Silver Triples
New York (Feb 3) Sales of gold coins by the U.S. Mint rose 63 percent in January to the highest since April as futures rebounded.
The volume climbed to 91,500 ounces from 56,000 ounces in December, while sales of silver coins almost tripled to 4.78 million ounces, the highest in a year, mint data showed yesterday.
