American Gold Eagles Rise As Investor Demand Grows

September 12, 2009 · Posted in Gold Bullion News

Gold climbed above $1,000 on Friday as investors have grown increasingly interested in gold bullion coins and gold mining stocks as an investment alternative to falling traditional stocks and an unstable real estate market, especially since this time last year. The price of the precious metal has nearly doubled in the past four years as investors seek to hedge their portfolios against inflation and other possible downturns in the usual longtime standards, mainly stocks and bonds.

As Federal regulations state that the raw gold used in American Gold Eagle Coins must be mined here in the United States, very few gold refineries qualify in meeting the standards required to officially produce the blanks needed for the coin minting process. These stringent regulations created a shortage of gold uncirculated and proof coins this past summer, fueling investor demand for gold bullion products even more this year.

The United States Mint has already sold over 750,000 American Gold Eagles so far this year, outpacing last years total numbers for the entire year. As final numbers begin to filter in at the start of 2010, sales of gold bullion coins should approach all-time record numbers, and with interest in gold bullion showing no signs of slowing down currently, many experts predict that next year will be an equally strong year in relation to physical gold as an investment option.