http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2aUtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJ8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5693,5674798 and they say history never repeats.
I live in the heart of Europe and premiums on gold have come down sharply this last year. You had to pay 10% over spot to get some Krugerrands at the time Greece was about to fall, today you pay 3%. Historically gold ownership has been widespread over here and given the headlines of gold making new all time highs day after day I guess it makes sense for people to ease down on their buying and sell a bit. If you want to monitor the premium changes as an indicator of tightness you can watch it here: http://www.gold4ex.be/servlet/javaparser?pgm=lst_or_new&lg=nl
I am looking for a link to chart/table of gold bars/coins/physical premiums for the last few years. thanks