Gold futures notch record high Copper rallies 2.7% as Japan disaster tagged at $309 billion

By Claudia Assis, MarketWatch

March 23, 2011, 2:33 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures settled at a record high on Wednesday as a rally for crude reinforced fears of inflation and investors remained concerned about the Middle East and North Africa and Japan.

Gold for April delivery /quotes/comstock/21e!f:gc\j11 (GCJ11 1,439, +11.50, +0.81%)  rose $10.40, or 0.7%, to $1,438 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

That was enough to beat the previous record settlement of March 2, when gold closed at $1,437.70 an ounce.

“Instead of looking for a reason to buy gold, no one can find a reason not to buy gold,” said Adam Klopfenstein, a senior market strategist with Lind Waldock in Chicago.

Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, the destruction in Japan, continuation of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s easing policy, and inflation are all working to support the metal, he added.

Gold is likely to challenge $1,500 sooner rather than later, especially if prices firm around $1,475 an ounce in the coming sessions, Klopfenstein said.

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WSJ's Kristina Peterson reports Egyptian markets are facing volatility in the face of unrest in the Middle East. Oil and gold prices jumped on news of continued violence in the region.

Gold gained momentum as the session progressed, leaving behind tepid early gains to rally as crude oil also jumped.

Investors are worried about food and energy inflation on the back of rallying crude, said Charles Nedoss, a senior market strategist with Olympus Futures in Chicago.

Crude-oil futures topped $106 a barrel before moderating some of their gains on Wednesday, propelled by continued worries about the Middle East and North Africa.

At least six protesters were killed in southern Syria Wednesday, according to news reports. Israel responded to rockets fired from Gaza with airstrikes.

Airstrikes in Libya continued, but so did government-led sieges in eastern Libyan towns held by the opposition.

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In Japan, authorities warned they had detected radioactive iodine in Tokyo’s water supplies, and issued a warning saying infants in Tokyo and surrounding areas should not drink tap water.

Copper also rallied Wednesday, with May copper /quotes/comstock/21e!f1:hg\k11 (HGK11 443.85, +12.55, +2.91%)  adding 12 cents, or 2.7%, to $4.43 a pound. That was copper’s best settlement since March 4, and lifted shares of copper miners on the S&P 500 Index /quotes/comstock/21z!i1:in\x (SPX 1,298, +4.21, +0.33%)  

Stock of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!fcx/quotes/nls/fcx (FCX 54.93, +2.65, +5.06%)  rose 4.5%, while Newmont Mining Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!nem/quotes/nls/nem (NEM 54.56, +1.39, +2.61%)  added 2.3%.

Estimates put the cost of Japan’s disaster at $309 billion. Copper has gained off and on amid expectations that rebuilding Japan will demand more of the metal, used extensively in electrical wiring in construction.

“There’s so much demand in Asia, even prior to Japan,” Olympus’s Nedoss said.
Supplies of copper are thought to be thin, and inventories at the London Metal Exchange have recently decreased.

Other metals tracked gold and copper higher, with silver for May delivery /quotes/comstock/21e!f1:si\k11 (SIK11 3,730, +103.10, +2.84%)  up 9 cents, or 2.6%, to $37.20 an ounce. That was a fresh 31-year high for silver.

Platinum and palladium showed more modest advances. April platinum /quotes/comstock/21n!f:pa\j11 (PAJ11 738.50, +13.55, +1.87%)  gained $20.60, or 1.2%, to $1,760 an ounce. June palladium /quotes/comstock/21n!f1:pa\m11 (PAM11 748.60, +10.75, +1.46%)  rose $11.45, or 1.6%, to $749.30 an ounce.

Claudia Assis is a San Francisco-based reporter for MarketWatch.

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Gold Eagle Mintages

The tables below present American Gold Eagle coin mintages across all options. The tables includes all denominations and various versions that have been offered since the series was launched in 1986.
In the case of collectible coins, the mintages listed are generally composed of individual coins sales plus any sales made through multiple coin sets. In most years, four coin sets were offered which included one coin of each denomination, although in some years, different sets were offered. For any years marked with an asterisk (*), refer to the notes at the bottom of the page.
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Gold Eagle Bullion Coin Mintage

Date	1 oz.	1/2 oz.	1/4 oz.	1/10 oz.
1986	1,362,650	599,566	726,031	912,609
1987	1,045,500	131,255	269,255	580,266
1988	465,500	45,000	49,000	159,500
1989	415,790	44,829	81,789	264,790
1990	373,210	31,000	41,000	210,210
1991	243,100	24,100	36,100	165,200
1992	275,000	54,404	59,546	209,300
1993	480,192	73,324	71,864	210,709
1994	221,663	62,400	72,650	206,380
1995	200,636	53,474	83,752	223,025
1996	189,148	39,287	60,318	401,964
1997	664,508	79,605	108,805	528,515
1998	1,468,530	169,029	309,829	1,344,520
1999	1,505,026	263,013	564,232	2,750,338
2000	433,319	79,287	128,964	569,153
2001	143,605	48,047	71,280	269,147
2002	222,029	70,027	62,027	230,027
2003	416,032	79,029	74,029	245,029
2004	417,019	98,040	72,014	250,016
2005	356,555	80,023	72,015	300,043
2006	237,510	66,005	60,004	285,006
2007	140,016	47,002	34,004	190,010
2008	710,000	61,000	70,000	305,000
2009	1,493,000	110,000	110,000	270,000

Gold Eagle Proof Coin Mintage

Date	1 oz.	1/2 oz.	1/4 oz.	1/10 oz.
1986 *	446,290	N/A	N/A	N/A
1987 *	147,498	143,398	N/A	N/A
1988	87,133	76,528	98,028	143,881
1989	54,570	44,798	54,170	84,647
1990	62,401	51,636	62,674	99,349
1991	50,411	53,125	50,839	70,334
1992	44,826	40,976	46,269	64,874
1993 *	34,369	43,819	46,464	58,649
1994	46,674	44,584	48,172	62,849
1995 *	46,368	45,388	47,526	62,667
1996	36,153	35,058	38,219	57,047
1997 *	32,999	26,344	29,805	34,977
1998	25,886	25,374	29,503	39,395
1999	31,427	30,427	34,417	48,428
2000	33,007	32,028	36,036	49,971
2001	24,555	23,240	25,613	37,530
2002	27,499	26,646	29,242	40,864
2003	28,344	28,270	30,292	40,027
2004	28,215	27,330	28,839	35,131
2005	35,246	34,311	37,207	49,265
2006 *	47,092	34,322	36,127	47,277
2007	51,810	44,025	46,189	58,553
2008	30,237	22,602	18,877	28,116
2009*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Uncirculated (Burnished) Gold Eagle Mintage

Date	1 oz.	1/2 oz.	1/4 oz.	1/10 oz.
2006-W *	45,053	15,164	15,188	20,643
2007-W	18,066	11,455	12,766	22,501
2008-W *	11,908	15,682	8,883	12,657
2009-W *	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Notes:

1986 – Fractional coins were not offered in proof version.
1987 – The 1/4 ounce and 1/10 ounce fractional coins were not offered in proof version. The US Mint offered a two coin set containing the one ounce and 1/2 ounce proof coins.
1993 - The Philadelphia Set was offered which included proof 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce, and 1/10 ounce coins. A total of 12,689 units were sold and have been reflected in the component figures.
1995 - The 10th Anniversary Five Coin Set was offered in addition to the usual Four Coin Set. A total of 30,102 of the Five Coin Sets were sold and have been reflect in the component figures.
1997 – The Impressions of Liberty Set was offered which included the proof one ounce Gold Eagle. A total of 4,965 sets were sold and have been reflected in the component figure.
2006 – The 20th Anniversary Gold Eagle Set included the one ounce proof Gold Eagle and one ounce uncirculated Gold Eagle. A total of 9,996 sets were sold. The 20th Anniversary Gold and Silver Eagle Set included the one ounce uncirculated Gold Eagle. A total of 19,145 sets were sold. These amounts have been added to the component totals.
2008 – The Double Prosperity Set included the 1/2 ounce Uncircualted Gold Eagle. A total of 7,622 sets were sold. This amount has been added to the component total.
2009 – Collectible proof and uncirculated Gold Eagles were not issued this year.
Figures last updated September 2010.

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