| 1997 and 1998 gold coin sales 
 From: usmint.gov
 
 Some trends: it is interesting to compare e.g.
 aug/sept/oct of 1997 and those months of 1998.
 
 John
 
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 1997 Gold Totals (in ounces)
 MONTH
 ONE
 HALF
 QUARTER
 TENTH
 TOTAL
 JANUARY
 45,000
 3,250
 1,000
 2,000
 51,250
 FEBRUARY
 56,500
 1,500
 0
 4,500
 62,500
 MARCH
 44,000
 1,500
 1,500
 4,500
 51,500
 APRIL
 39,000
 2,000
 500
 7,000
 48,500
 MAY
 38,000
 1,500
 2,000
 6,000
 47,500
 JUNE
 28,500
 1,500
 1,000
 500
 31,500
 JULY
 69,500
 2,000
 2,500
 3,000
 77,000
 AUGUST
 37,500
 2,000
 500
 3,000
 43,000
 SEPTEMBER
 42,500
 1,500
 1,500
 3,500
 49,000
 OCTOBER
 65,500
 3,500
 2,500
 4,500
 76,000
 NOVEMBER
 24,000
 1,000
 1,000
 500
 26,500
 DECEMBER
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 TOTALS
 490,000
 21,250
 14,000
 39,000
 564,250
 
 
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 1998 Gold Totals (in ounces / number of coins)
 MONTH
 ONE
 (oz./#coins)
 HALF
 (oz./#coins)
 QUARTER
 (oz./#coins)
 TENTH
 (oz./#coins)
 TOTAL
 (oz./#coins)
 JANUARY
 95,500 / 95,500
 4,500 / 9,000
 2,500 / 10,000
 3,000 / 30,000
 105,500 / 144,500
 FEBRUARY
 65,000 / 65,000
 4,000 / 8,000
 3,000 / 12,000
 3,000 / 30,000
 75,000 / 115,000
 MARCH
 78,000 / 78,000
 4,000 / 8,000
 2,500 / 10,000
 3,500 / 35,000
 88,000 / 131,000
 APRIL
 59,000 / 59,000
 2,500 / 5,000
 4,000 / 16,000
 5,500 / 55,000
 71,000 / 135,000
 MAY
 80,000 / 80,000
 3,500 / 7,000
 3,000 / 12,000
 5,000 / 50,000
 91,500 / 149,000
 JUNE
 131,000 / 131,000
 5,000 / 10,000
 5,000 / 20,000
 7,500 / 75,000
 148,500 / 236,000
 JULY
 89,000 / 80,000
 4,000 / 8,000
 5,000 / 20,000
 9,500 / 95,000
 107,500 / 212,000
 AUGUST
 207,000 / 207,000
 12,000 / 24,000
 11,000 / 44,000
 25,000 / 250,000
 255,000 / 525,000
 SEPTEMBER
 188,500 / 188,500
 13,000/ 26,000
 12,500/ 50,000
 19,000 / 190,000
 233,000 / 454,500
 OCTOBER
 233,000 / 233,000
 15,000/ 30,000
 14,500 / 58,000
 26,000 / 260,000
 288,500 / 581,000
 NOVEMBER
 121,500 / 121,500
 8,000 / 16,000
 6,500 / 26,000
 11,000 / 110,000
 147,000 / 273,500
 DECEMBER
 7,500  / 7,500
 2,000  / 4,000
 1,500 / 6,000
 3,000  / 30,000
 14,000  / 47,500
 
 
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