First published by Money Metals here:
https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2017/09/01/silver-eagle-sales-surge-001147
Although, Silver Eagle sales for Jan-Aug 2017 are nearly 50% lower than they were during the same period last year. I believe the biggest factor that hurt Silver Eagle sales was the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President. However, when serious geopolitical events arise, investors still want to rush into owning more gold and silver. And they did so in a BIG WAY over the past few days.
