Gold bars, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars each, sit in a vault at the United States Mint at West Point in West Point, New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Sales of gold and silver coins by the U.S. Mint may rise to a record this year if demand continues to remain at the current pace, according to Richard Peterson, acting director of the mint. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images
