Demand for gold coins in the US has soared since the presidential election, as small investors fret about the lack of action to address America’s ballooning debt.
The US Mint’s sales of American Eagles, one of the most popular gold coins, leapt 131 per cent in November to about $230m at current gold prices, their highest level in more than two years. The Royal Canadian Mint also had its strongest month of sales this year.
Terry Hanlon, president of metals at Dillon Gage, US bullion dealer, said sales had risen sharply “within a day or two” of the election. “You’ve got a lot of people who are very worried about the economy. With the election they saw that nothing was going to change,” he said.
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