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Here Are 10 Countries Hoarding Enormous Piles Of <b>Gold</b> - Business <b>...</b> Posted: 18 Aug 2014 12:44 PM PDT Central banks purchased 118 tones in net gold in Q2 2014, representing a 28% year-over-year increase, according to The World Gold Council. In May 2014, the European Central Bank and other European central banks signed the fourth Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA). The agreement states that the central banks "currently do not have plans to sell significant amounts of gold", and it will last for 5 years starting in the end of September 2014. Country-wise, Russia saw a major increase in official reserves since February 2014, moving its place up two spots in the ranking.  Global official gold holdings totaled 31,812.0 tonnes as of August 2014, according to the latest report from the World Gold Council. Business Insider identified the ten countries with the largest gold reserves. Note: CBGA refers to the Central Bank Gold Agreements. The first Agreement (CBGA 1) ran from September 27, 1999 to September 26, 2004.  The second Agreement (CBGA 2) ran from September 27, 2004 to September 26, 2009. The third Agreement (CBGA 3) will run for five years from September 2009. 10. India Official gold holdings: 557.7 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 7.3% Gold imports by India are expected to decline for the third year, while the Indian central bank is monitoring the imports. In June, the Reserve Bank of India relaxed loan rules that banks can sanction against the pledging of gold, "where the end use is not for agricultural purposes." The government has been trying to deter people from purchasing the precious metal. Gold imports have been blamed for the nation's high current account deficit.  India's central bank governor Raghuram Rajan has previously said the country can pay off its debt in gold. Source: World Gold Council 9. Netherlands Official gold holdings: 612.5 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 54.3% A large portion of the Netherlands' gold reserves are held in the U.S., and some are held in Canada and the U.K. About 10% is expected to be held in Amsterdam. Earlier this year the Netherlands wanted to repatriate its gold. Source: World Gold Council 8. Japan Official gold holdings: 765.2 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 2.5% Japan's gold reserves were at just 6 tonnes in 1950, and its central bank registered its first serious jump in gold holdings in 1959, with purchases increasing by 169 tonnes from the previous year. In 2011, the Bank of Japan sold gold to pump ¥20 trillion into the economy to calm investors after the tsunami and nuclear disaster. Source: World Gold Council 7. Switzerland Official gold holdings: 1,040.0 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 8.0% In July, the Swiss central bank reported a $17.7 billion half-year gain, partially due to recovering gold prices. In 1997, proposals were announced to sell a portion of the country's gold reserves because they were no longer considered to be "necessary for monetary policy purposes," according to the World Gold Council. In May 2000 the country began selling 1,300 tonnes of what it considered to be surplus gold. Under CBGA1 1,170 tonnes were sold, and 130 tones were sold under CBGA2. Switzerland has announced no plans to sell gold under CBGA 3. Source: World Gold Council 6. China Official gold holdings: 1,054.1 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold:   1.1% China overtook India to be the world's largest gold consumer in 2013. Gold still accounts for a very small percentage of China's $3.7 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, compared with the international average of 10%. Building up gold reserves will be crucial to China as it moves to internationalize its currency, and hopes to make it a reserve currency, according to the Financial Times. Source: World Gold Council 5. Russia Official gold holdings: 1,094.7 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 9.7% Russia has increased its gold holding since February 2014, and has eclipsed both Switzerland and China. In August, Russia's central bank has decided to buy up even more gold, and diversify away from the dollar and the euro, as a result of the economic sanctions by the West. Russia's central bank gold holdings crossed the 1,000 tonne mark for the first time in Q3 2013. Source: World Gold Council 4. France Official gold holdings: 2,435.4 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 65.1% France sold 572 tonnes of gold under CBGA 2, and outside of the agreement France transferred about 17 tonnes to the Bank for International Settlements in late 2004 as part of a purchase of BIS shares. France announced no plans for sales of gold reserves under CBGA 3. Bank of France has said it won't sell gold reserves because it provides confidence and diversification and can absorb volatility in its balance sheet, Reuters reported. Source: World Gold Council 3. Italy Official gold holdings: 2,451.8 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 67.0% Italy sold no gold under CBGA 1 or 2 and has announced no sales under CBGA3. But in 2011, Italian banks were looking to the Bank of Italy to buy gold and bolster their balance sheets ahead of stress tests. Source: World Gold Council 2. Germany Official gold holdings: 3,384.2 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 68.4% Germany reduced its gold holdings in October. The Bunesbank sells six to seven tons to the finance ministry every year.  Germany sold gold under CBGA 1 and 2 for the purposes of minting commemorative gold coins. In the first year of CBGA3 (2008 – 2009), the Bundesbank sold approximately 6 tonnes, and it has sold 4.7 tonnes of gold since Sept. 7, 2011. Source: World Gold Council 1. United States Official gold holdings: 8,133.5 tonnes Percent of foreign reserves in gold: 71.9% The U.S. had its largest gold reserves in volume terms in 1952, when reserves totaled 20,663 tonnes. Holdings first fell below the 10,000 mark in 1968. Source: World Gold Council Now check out mind blowing facts about one of the glitziest cities in the world…

First Four Kennedy <b>Gold</b> Coins <b>Sell</b> for $20K, PCGS Certifies First <b>...</b> Posted: 05 Aug 2014 06:58 PM PDT Today was abuzz with stories about newly released Kennedy gold coins, the premium collectibles sold by the United States Mint to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy half-dollar. Nick Yadgarov, Callie Hohlfeld and Daniel Yadgarov of Los Angeles hold the first three 1964-2014 proof gold Kennedy half dollars sold at the ANA World's Fair of Money. (Photo by Donn Pearlman.) Collectors spent a good deal of time waiting to place their order online and by phone, but many waited much longer to pick them up in person. No one had more patience than Nick Yadgarov, Callie Hohlfeld, Daniel Yadgarov and Rina Maya. They were the first people in the blocks-long line outside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, waiting 12 hours to buy dual-dated 1964-2014 Proof 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Gold Coins at the ANA 2014 Chicago World's Fair of Money. Their fortitude paid off as they also enjoyed the windfall of owning the first PCGS-certified Kennedy gold coins. News accounts relay how the four accepted an offer of $20,000 for their coins, plus four more gold half-dollars as replacements. The first dual-dated proof gold Kennedy half dollar sold by the United States Mint at the 2014 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money was graded PCGS PR70 Deep Cameo. (Photo by PCGS.) PCGS graded the first six proof gold Kennedy half dollars sold by the United States Mint on opening day of the 2014 ANA World's Fair of Money. (Photo by PCGS.) The Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) said that it certified the first half-dozen Kennedy gold coins sold at the show with the first four each graded PCGS PR70 DCAM, and the other two graded PCGS PR69 DCAM. "It is really exciting to see so many collectors interested in purchasing these new coins," said Don Willis, President of PCGS, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT). "PCGS is happy to have been selected to certify the very first six of the coins sold at the Chicago World's Fair of Money." The ANA 2014 Chicago World's Fair of Money (www.WorldsFairOFMoney.com) will continue through to Saturday, Aug. 9. Each day at the money show the U.S. Mint will offer up to 500 of the gold Kennedy half-dollars. They may also be purchased at United States Mint retail shops in Philadelphia, Denver and Washington, D.C., plus online at www.usmint.gov/catalog or by phone at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). In-person purchases are limited to 1 coin with a 5-coin household ordering limit in place via online or phone orders. Containing 3/4 troy ounces of 24-karat gold, the special Kennedy coin is available for $1,240.

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