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2013-09-04 — bloomberg.com
About 33.75 million ounces of the silver coins were sold so far in 2013, compared with 33.74 million in 12 months last year, according to data on the mint's website. In January, sales reached an all-time high of 7.498 million, and averaged 3.65 million a month since then as demand heads closer to the annual record of 39.868 million reached in 2011.
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The premium charged by dealers surged to 25 percent in April, the highest since 2008, after prices slumped into a bear market that month, according to Richard Nachbar, a coin dealer based in Williamsville, New York.
Heh... "premium"... also known as "the rest of the price"...
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