Investors Take Interest In American Gold Eagles
Due to the the uncertainty hovering around today's traditional investment options including real estate along with stocks and bonds, many investors have begun to consider the benefits of adding physical gold to their portfolios for both long and short term gains. Market volatility combined with a weakening dollar has led investors to seek shelter in one of the most consistently trusted assets in history: Gold.
Today, gold is available in many forms, and American Gold Eagle Coins have become one of the most popular options available to investors as they are readily available for purchase and easy to store once obtained. As they are also backed by the government of the United States for their stated gold content and purity, investors can feel assured that the product that they are acquiring bears the quality hallmark of a gold bullion coin that has been produced by The United States Mint.
As gold has recently risen over $1,000 per ounce, many industry experts are predicting even further growth. As such, American Gold Eagle coins are seeing high demand with record numbers sold this year. The Mint recently had to begin the allocation of many gold bullion coin items as the availability of raw materials were just not able to keep up with consumer demand.
As the dollar weakens, gold prices tend to climb leaving many investors who have an eye toward diversification into precious metals, to serious interest in expanding into American Gold Eagle Coins.
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American Gold Eagles Rise As Investor Demand Grows
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.
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Investing In American Gold Eagles
When considering investment opportunities, coin collectors tend to favor American Gold Eagles. Gold coins are guaranteed to hold their value because of the amount of gold that went into creating them, not to mention they are lovely to look at. The coin has a gorgeous illustration of Lady Liberty walking through rays of light with her torch held aloft in her hand. The inspiration for this particular image came from a gold coin that was minted between 1907 to 1933 and was created by Augustus Saint-Gauden. Gold coins are a far better investment than the gold market (which is based on gold bullion) because by weight, gold coins carry a higher value. The monetary system was based on a gold standard (which was based on bullion held) and it is due to this that investing in bullion gives some people a sense of financial stability.
Because of the economic downturn, investors are once again acquiring gold as an investment in various forms like gold bullion coins--which the American Gold Eagle is a type of. Amidst the financial panic, the demand for bullion has doubled since the last year as more individuals seek a secure form of investment. While the panic has receded a bit, people still do not trust the stock market and are wary of investing further in it, so have turned to gold as a safe way to invest in their future. Anxiety and worry are on the rise, however, because of the massive stimulus spending the Obama administration has put through.
Gold coin production has been increased by the federal agency in charge of making U.S. coins--the U.S. Mint. Gold coin production has been increased by the federal agency in charge of making U.S. coins--the U.S. Mint. In 2008, 800,000 American Eagle coins were sold--as of June, sales have already hit that point and have kept going. The U.S. Mint was forced to put some gold items on back order due to overwhelming demand that they could not keep up with. Because of the high demand (that is unprecedented) for the American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins, the United States Mint has temporarily suspended the production of uncirculated coins and United States Mint Eagle Gold Proof coins.
As of this moment, any gold blanks that are 22 karats have been earmarked for the American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin Program because the U.S. Mint must produce enough coins to satisfy public demand under Public Law 99-185. Once market demand has been met for the American Eagle Gold coins and inventories are built back up, the United States Mint will restart production of the Uncirculated Coins and the American Eagle Gold Proof. After careful consideration they have also decided to cease manufacturing smaller sized American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coins.
As of this moment, the demand for gold products and investment opportunities is still very high. Interest in gold is predicted to remain strong throughout the year, in fact as of the first quarter it is 50% higher than it has ever been during this decade.
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