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GOLD AND SILVER BULLION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
GOLD AND SILVER BULLION |
Schedule of gold and silver holdings |
|  | September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Gold |  | Silver |  | Gold |  | Silver |
|  | (dollars in thousands, except ounces and per ounce) |
# of ounces |  | 793 |  | 24,969 |  | 5,656 |  | 552,812 |
Average cost per ounce |  | $ | 1,278.63 |  | $ | 27.08 |  | $ | 1,278.63 |  | $ | 28.18 |
Total cost |  | $ | 1,014 |  | $ | 676 |  | $ | 7,232 |  | $ | 15,578 |
Fair value per ounce |  | $ | 1,776.00 |  | $ | 34.65 |  | $ | 1,574.50 |  | $ | 28.18 |
Total fair value |  | $ | 1,408 |  | $ | 865 |  | $ | 8,905 |  | $ | 15,578 |
Schedule of changes of gold and silver holdings |
Changes in the Company’s holdings of gold and silver for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and year ended December 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2011 |
|  | Gold |  | Silver |  | Total |  | Gold |  | Silver |  | Total |
Opening Balance |  | $ | 7,232 |  | $ | 15,578 |  | $ | 22,810 |  | $ | 4,569 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 4,569 |
Purchases |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7,387 |  | 23,912 |  | 31,299 |
Proceeds from sale |  | (7,982 | ) | (15,854 | ) | (23,836 | ) | (6,218 | ) | (5,521 | ) | (11,739 | )
Gain on sale |  | 1,764 |  | 1,311 |  | 3,075 |  | 1,494 |  | 581 |  | 2,075 |
Unrealized loss |  | — |  | (359 | ) | (359 | ) | — |  | (3,394 | ) | (3,394 | )
Ending Balance |  | $ | 1,014 |  | $ | 676 |  | $ | 1,690 |  | $ | 7,232 |  | $ | 15,578 |  | $ | 22,810 |

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