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Ummm..
If you have a look at annual sales, this year looks like surpassing the previous years sales of bullion coins.
These figures DO NOT include 5 oz coins released in 2020/21.
Includes total ounces of buffalos and eagles. Figures from US mint website.
2019 - 213,500 oz.
2020 - 1,086,000 oz
2021 - 1,602,500 oz
2022 - 1,027,000 for 7 months.
Monthly sales are highly volatile.
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As you didn't put a link in, I have included a line from the same author but not the same article.
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'According to some analysts, there is a supply/demand imbalance in the physical market, which is keeping premiums elevated. Analysts have said that lower prices could reset the market.'

Silver premiums now over 20% for silver from Perth mint.