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Austrian Mint Sees Gold ‘Panic Buying’ Fueled by Greek Crisis

The Austrian Mint, which produces the popular Philharmonic gold coin, sold more gold in the two weeks from April 26 than in the entire first quarter of the year because of soaring demand in Europe, it said on Wednesday.

The mint sold 243,500 ounces of gold in coins and bars in that period, compared to 205,000 ounces in the entire first three months of the year, marketing director Kerry Tattersall told Reuters in a phone interview

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-12/austrian-mint-sees-gold-panic-buying-fueled-by-greek-crisis.html
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