{"id":3959458,"date":"2024-05-09T17:22:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T00:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/?p=3959458"},"modified":"2024-05-09T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:00:30","slug":"silver-coins-are-another-item-you-can-add-to-your-costco-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3959458\/silver-coins-are-another-item-you-can-add-to-your-costco-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver coins are another item you can add to your Costco list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Large packages of eggs, milk, bread are common items available at Costco, but now the wholesale retail giant is offering something a little more shiny: silver coins. It started selling the coins in March, following a frenzy on the gold bars it sells.<\/p>\n

According to CBS News<\/a>, Costco now sells around $200 million a month in gold and silver. Wells Fargo equity analyst Edward Kelly told CBS sales have climbed because of “Costco’s aggressive pricing and high level of customer trust.”<\/p>\n

Costco sells tubes of 25, 1-ounce Canada Maple Leaf Silver Coins, priced at about $680. The coins have a maple leaf on the front and King Charles III on the back.<\/p>\n

The silver coins come after the company started selling gold bars last October.<\/p>\n

In a company earnings call in October 2023, according to The Associated Press<\/a>, CFO Richard Galanti claimed the gold bars, sold exclusively online, are “typically gone within a few hours” of appearing on Costco’s website. There is a two-bar limit per member.<\/p>\n

Financial expert<\/strong>: Costco’s 1-ounce gold bars are a ‘mug’s game’<\/a><\/p>\n

The AP<\/a>\u00a0reported the one-ounce gold pieces, offered in two designs, were selling for just below $2,000 \u2014 slightly more than the current market price of gold, which was around $1,835 per ounce last October.<\/p>\n

But Jason Royal, a principal writer and editor for the financial services company Bankrate<\/a>, previously told MyNorthwest the gold bars are more of a novelty than an investment.<\/p>\n

“You’re basically in the hole 10-12% as soon as you purchase,” Royal said. “The returns are a lot a lot more spotty than stocks, and you have to keep it safe.”<\/p>\n

However, according to USA Today<\/a>, Costco sold over $100 million in gold bars in a three-month period ending Nov. 26. The national outlet added the same trend is happening to the silver coins, which were sold out in March.<\/p>\n

USA Today also reported that, according to Costco, the coins may be available at local warehouses at a lower price. Members can buy a maximum of five tubes of coins which are nonrefundable.<\/p>\n

Contributing: Frank Sumrall, MyNorthwest<\/em><\/p>\n

Julia Dallas is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read her stories\u00a0here<\/a>. 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