U.S. gold coin sales surge as investors flee risk

10 May 2010  Reuters

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U.S. gold coin sales surged this week as the anxiety over a euro-zone debt crisis spilled over into the United States and as Thursday's sudden Wall Street collapse shook investors. The U.S. Mint sold gold coins this week at twice its normal pace, and a leading retailer said Thursday was a record day.

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