October 2012 (needs updating) Gold (Au): 54,242.76oz[/*] Silver (Ag): 457,700.76oz[/*] Source: http://www.perthmintbullion.com/Blog/au/Blog.aspx
if their premiums went down a bit I'm sure sale would increase. Ive stopped buying from them, better deals elsewhere
Sometimes yes but 90% of the time no, because they are not the cheapest bullion by a long shot. Ugly bars, rounds and pre decimal is what I'm going for right now. But i can't stay away from all the perth mint coins though, that part is more of a hobby for me (collecting bullion coins)
That sales GSR is just reflecting mintage limits I think. It would be a different story if Depository sales were included.
10 times as many silver ounces sold as compared to gold. A gold ounce is 50 times as expensive as silver. Therefore 5 times as much money going into gold mintages than silver.
Updated for October. Looks like September was a hump likely driven by new releases such as Lunar, Kookaburra and Kangaroo coins - however looking at the GSR sales trend, gold sales as a percentage of volume are on a continuing increasing trend. I note that the mint has started putting similar graphs on their blog
Can someone tell me where is a good place in Melbourne to get Perth Mint Kangaroos (for example) for a smaller premium than those on the Mint's webpages? http://www.perthmint.com.au/metalPrices.aspx