February U.S. Mint American Eagle gold, silver coin sales fall
(Reuters) - February sales of U.S. Mint American Eagle gold coins fell 80 percent from the same month a year earlier, the slowest February sales in 11 years, while February silver coin sales fell to the lowest since 2008, government data showed on Wednesday.
The U.S. Mint data showed sales of American Eagle gold coins totaled 5,500 ounces in February, down 90.6 percent from the previous month when 58,500 ounces were sold. The year prior, 27,500 ounces were sold.
