U.S. Mint halts sales of silver eagles as agency runs out of the precious metal

On Jan. 17, the U.S. Mint issued a letter stating that they have completely run out of silver American Eagle coins, and are suspending sales until the end of the month. This suspension comes after six million silver Eagles were sold since the beginning of the year, and at a time when precious metal sales are escalating in markets all over the globe.

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