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“Demand for the Royal Canadian Mint’s gold and silver bullion products remains ‘very strong,’ said an official from the mint on Wednesday. ‘Year-to-date, after the second quarter, we’ve had record volume for silver Maple Leafs, the greatest we’ve had in the over 25 years that we’ve produced them. We’ve seen near-record volume, only second to 2000, year-to-date, for our gold Maple Leafs,’ said Chris Carkner, managing director, sales, for bullion, refinery and exchange-traded products at the Royal Canadian Mint.  Volatility in the precious metals markets helped demand, he added.”

http://www.kitco.com/news/2013-08-14/KitcoNews20130815DC-INTERVIEW-Gold-Silver-Product-Demand-Is-Very-Strong-Royal-Canadian-Mint.html