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Today when I visited one of the local banks where I purchase half dollars, I learned that next week they will start selling bullion coins issued by the US Mint in order to meet the demand from their customers to purchase gold and silver.
I have heard that -- just before the stock market crashed -- Joe Kennedy sold a large amount of his stock portfolio after a shoe shine boy gave him several stock tips. Kennedy correctly reasoned that if someone like that was closely following the stock market, the "bubble" was about to burst.
This business decision by a small bank may be sending the same signal about the gold and silver "bull market."
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10/02/2025 6:32 pm
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That is interesting @nor. Was this something that you just were told at the bank or was there a more public announcement by them?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Who exactly is ordering Gold at $3850 an ounce from a bank?
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Spence: A teller who knows that I'm a CRH volunteered that information. The bank manager confirmed the news.
The general public probably does not realize that the premium they will pay to purchase a bullion coin and the discount that will be applied when they try to sell it will eat into their profits if the spot prices of silver and gold continue to increase. In addition, corrections in commodity markets typically are rapid and severe.
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Very interesting.   Quote:
Kennedy correctly reasoned that if someone like that was closely following the stock market, the "bubble" was about to burst. An old friend called me recently to catch up. I did not think much of it then, but among all the conversation he asked what I thought about the run up of gold and silver. I gave him my thoughts and we moved on to the next thing. Looking back, that was an odd question for him to ask—is he the shoe shine boy in this scenario?  |
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Who exactly is ordering Gold at $3850 an ounce from a bank? The guy who has $3850 sitting in said bank.  |
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That bank will sell the 1/10th ounce gold bullion coins struck by the US Mint as well as the 1 ounce gold coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The guy who has $3850 sitting in said bank. True...... I guess if Costco can sell gold bars then why not a bank? |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's sort of peculiar for a bank to get into the business of selling merchandise like Costco. They're not in the gold trade just peddling gold. I can't imagine they'd carry much inventory.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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10/04/2025 7:14 pm
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The bank has a slight advantage. They know your money is good.
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True...... I guess if Costco can sell gold bars then why not a bank? |
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The bank has a slight advantage. They know your money is good. Indeed.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Local banks were selling ASEs in the 2000s and for some time in the 2010s. I was not tempted by their markup.
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Now that you mention that, I seem to recall seeing an ASE display on the counter of the bank that my employer used way back. I went there to swap backup tapes in and out of the deposit box. Oh, tape backups, those were the days.  |
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