投資者湧向銀幣

通過Arpan慕克吉

銀幣​​獲得投資者的青睞和銷售可能會在2013年上升到創紀錄的高，由於貴重金屬的價格急劇下降。
，顧問湯森路透GFMS稱，在最近的一份報告中，這是投資者和工業用戶的追捧一樣，白銀的需求有望上升。工業部門佔全球白銀消費的45％左右，它說。

一盎司銀條硬幣在美國鑄幣局。

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“體育需求[銀幣​​]激增，今年預計將增長19 ％，去年同期， ”顧問說。

現貨白銀交易上，紐約商品交易所Comex分部下跌18.24每盎司美元在6月下旬，近三年來最低水平，提高對投資者的吸引力。金屬下跌約32％週四每盎司20.71美元。

但銀幣銷售“準備在2011年親眼目睹的銷售紀錄水平相匹配，湯森路透GFMS公司表示，現貨白銀價格可能會上升，在2013年的平均每盎司24.24美元。

總部位於達拉斯的貴金屬交易商狄龍蓋奇公司，美國鑄幣廠的美國鷹銀幣銷售額已經超過2012年的水平，因投資者搶購銀幣“以極快的速度，說：”

經銷商預計美國鷹銀幣在美國的銷量超過39868000金衡制盎司，在2011年的記錄。銀幣​​銷售總額在截至10月31日的10個月，超過在2012年售出33740000盎司39170000盎司，它說。

“老鷹是投資銀條的最便捷的方式之一。狄龍蓋奇公司總裁， “特里說，漢龍，他們更容易銷售，儲存和運輸比大銀條。

在亞洲，自今年年初以來的銀幣的需求一直在增加，贊林說，在貴金屬交易商Bullionstar.com的區域經理。

“美國鷹銀幣是最流行的產品，在我們的投資組合， ”林先生說。 “對於新的投資者，白銀的吸引力和硬幣是更容易購買酒吧相比，有更大的流動性。 ”

硬幣的買家通常是長期投資者，分析師表示，全球經濟的不確定性推動投資者向金幣。從美國鑄幣局的數據顯示，美國鷹金幣需求有望超過去年的1月和10月之間售出752500盎司，只是短短的2012年銷售753000盎司。

一個為期16天的部分關閉， 10月美國聯邦政府中的穩定性的擔憂提振美國鷹銷售至48,500盎司黃金硬幣上個月的三倍以上，在9月售出的13,000盎司。

但需求仍強於金幣銀幣，一方面是因為黃金價格每盎司約60倍以上，銀。此外，白銀較大的波動性使得黃金對投資者的吸引力，與一個大的風險偏好相比，湯森路透GFMS表示。


Investors Flock to Silver Coins

By Arpan Mukherjee

Silver coins are gaining favor among investors and sales could rise to a record high in 2013, thanks to a sharp fall in the precious metal’s price.
Demand for silver, which is sought after by investors and industrial users alike, is expected to rise, consultancy Thomson Reuters GFMS said in a recent report. The industrial sector accounts for about 45% of global silver consumption, it said.

One-ounce silver bullion coins at the U.S. Mint.
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“Physical demand [for silver coins] surged this year, and is expected to grow by 19% year on year,” the consultancy said.
Spot silver traded on on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell to $18.24 a troy ounce in late June, the lowest in almost three years, boosting its attractiveness to investors. The metal was down around 32% at $20.71 an ounce Thursday.

But sales of silver coins are “poised to match record sales levels witnessed in 2011,” Thomson Reuters GFMS said, adding that spot silver prices are likely to rise and average $24.24 an ounce in 2013.

Already, sales of the U.S. Mint’s American Eagle silver coins have surpassed 2012 levels, as investors are snapping silver coins up “at a breakneck pace,” said Dallas-based precious metals dealer Dillon Gage Inc.

The dealer expects American Eagle silver coin sales in the U.S. to exceed a record of 39.868 million troy ounces set in 2011. Silver coin sales totalled 39.17 million ounces in the 10 months ended Oct. 31, eclipsing the 33.74 million ounces sold in 2012, it said.

“Eagles are one of the most convenient ways to invest in silver bullion. They are much easier to sell, store and transport than large silver bars,” said Terry Hanlon, president of Dillon Gage.

In Asia, silver coin demand has been increasing since the start of the year, said Zane Lim, regional manager at precious metals dealer Bullionstar.com.

“American Eagle silver coin is the most popular product in our portfolio,” Mr. Lim said. “For a new investor, silver is attractive and coins are easier to purchase with greater liquidity compared to bars.”

Coin buyers are usually long-term investors, analysts said, and global economic uncertainties have pushed investors toward gold coins. Data from the U.S. Mint showed demand for American Eagle gold coins is on track to exceed last year’s, with 752,500 ounces sold between January and October, just short of 2012 sales of 753,000 ounces.

Worries about the stability of the U.S. federal government amid a 16-day partial shutdown in October helped boost American Eagle gold-coin sales to 48,500 ounces last month, more than triple the 13,000 ounces sold in September.

But demand for silver coins remains stronger than that for gold coins, partly because each ounce of gold costs about 60 times more than silver. Also, silver’s greater volatility compared to gold makes it attractive to investors with a large risk appetite, Thomson Reuters GFMS said.