"The U.S. Mint has depleted its current inventory of 2009 American Eagle one ounce bullion coins due to the continued strong demand," the mint said in a statement issued on Wednesday. It added that selling will resume "once sufficient inventories ... can be acquired to meet market demand."
The stoppage helped push gold prices to an all time high of $1,194.90 a troy ounce. Philip Newman of GFMS said that physical gold demand in North America has picked up in the last two months.
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