The U.S. Mint's authorized purchasers bought nearly $85 million of gold and silver bullion coins in the week that ended May 16 as market participants reacted to the $1 trillion bailout of Europe's risky debtor countries in the euro zone.
The euro itself was sliding toward a four-year low of approximately $1.23.
Taken by buyers were 31,000 American Eagle one-ounce gold coins and 23,500 one-ounce American Buffalo coins......
