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for the longest time gold maples were more valuable than bars when selling, these days the bars are worth way more… not sure why the premium on maples were cut so much

Usually premiums are sensitive to stock levels. Net inflow of inventory often results with the retailer reducing his premiums to move product rather than sitting on top of it for too long. Some Stackers may have been selling their Stack to meet expenses, I'm seeing more and more 'previously owned' bullion at my favorite coin store where I have been getting some really nice deals.

makes sense, I remember posting about a lot of people selling when gold started setting new all time highs… but with prices like this I can only imagine the uptick