US Mint halts some American Eagle coin production

NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Unprecedented demand for precious metals and volatile markets forced the U.S. Mint to cease production for the half-ounce and quarter-ounce popular American Eagle gold coins for the rest of this year and to supply other bullion coins on an allocation basis.“Due to the extreme fluctuating market conditions for 2008, [...] continue reading world news