Gold Bars Go On Sale In Harrods

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 Page last updated at 15:46 GMT, Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:46 UK
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Gold bars go on sale at Harrods  
 
A weak US dollar has led to gold prices reaching a record high
Luxury London department store Harrods has started selling gold bars worth more than £250,000 "off the shelf".

While the recession has hit many, Harrods said it hopes to cater for a rising demand among wealthy investors.

The Knightsbridge store claims to be London's first "well-recognised name" to sell gold over the counter.

Harrods would not reveal the price of its 12.5kg (27.5lb) gold bars, but at current market rates they would sell for around £285,000.

Chris Hall, head of Harrods Gold Bullion, said the current financial environment had "kindled a new demand" for gold among private investors.

He said: "For many people, this is a new and unfamiliar asset class that demands absolute trust."

Harrods has teamed up with Swiss refiner Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux (PAMP) to offer a range of gold, which also includes investment coins, at the Harrods Bank on the store's lower ground floor.

Market values of gold hit a record high of $1,070 (£668) an ounce with investors on Wednesday as people continued to invest in the precious metal as the US dollar remained weak.




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[LordLindsey]

"Chris Hall, head of Harrods Gold Bullion, said the current financial environment had "kindled a new demand" for gold among private investors.

He said: "For many people, this is a new and unfamiliar asset class that demands absolute trust.""

Would that "trust" include passing-off TUNGSTEN-FILLED BARS AS .999 FINE GOLD BARS BY THE TON?

Almost everything that we see and hear is an illusion as The Creatures fulfill The Protocols, so it is past-time that we make our own news with the truth.

EOD

LINDSEY

[sullivan]

Any chance you could edit out all the shite from the post?

[Shiksa Rage]

Any chance you could edit out all the shite from the post?

I only wish I knew how. I can only "select all"

[Wimpy]

Select all, paste to word or an email, edit, select all, paste to TIU.