Investor demand continues to drive up prices for physical silver bullion. Supply chain disruptions at the start of the pandemic led to depletions of wholesale and retail bullion inventories resulting in the prices of physical bullion become far removed from following the paper price.
The US Mint continues struggling during periods of high demand due to ongoing supply chain issues plaguing domestic planchet suppliers.
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The US Mint continues to be slow and unable to meet investor demand.
The failures of the Mint and their planchet suppliers have led directly to significant increases in dealer premiums in recent weeks. This week, the lowest dealer premium for silver eagles is more than 60% over spot price.
Some dealers, such as APMEX and JM Bullion are currently selling silver eagles with premiums at over 88% above spot price.
APMEX, JM Bullion, SD Bullion and Money Metals Exchange have announced temporary changes to order and shipping policies upon an increase in order volume in recent weeks amidst the ongoing banking crisis. While premiums on silver eagles have recently risen back above 50% per coin. Lower premiums are available for other sovereign bullion coins such as Britannia, Kangaroo and Philharmonic.
Current backlog for some orders is reportedly extending out 7 or more business days. In addition, they are temporarily limiting new orders to over $500.
Money Metals Exchange has also stated that customers should expect order delays of up to an additional 1 to 2 business days.
As the impact of the ongoing banking crisis begins to be felt at home, many Americans are shifting their priorities to protect their financial assets.
The shifting of and diversification of assets is likely continue at a rapid pace in the coming months as excess dollars and crypto funds are moved into hard assets like gold, silver, land, ammunition, firearms and stable food in the coming months as smart investors prepare for further economic hardship.
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