May 12, 2025· 42 min

Philip Diehl on the Booming Business of Gold Coins

Philip Diehl

Orality

Model

84%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,701 words)

M:94%

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,082 words)

M:29%

GuestPhilip Diehl(3,595 words)

M:27%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic27%

obviously, totally, literally

Engagement73%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, so, now

Repetition100%

gold (78x), coin (71x), coins (60x)

Parallelism79%

So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So for some reason, every year...

Sound Patterns46%

33 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases8%

you know what, i mean, believe it or not

Literate Indicators

Hedging11%

could, quite, may

Passive Voice15%

be scared, be scared, be scared

Abstract Nouns20%

investment, business, verizon.com/business

Subordination10%

because, while, although

Sentence Length33%

Avg: 13.3 words/sentence

Word Complexity47%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers4%

according to

Impersonal Style27%

528 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style81%

exactly, apply, monthly

Description

Gold prices have been booming and are near record highs. And seeing the line go up — especially during a period of so much uncertainty — makes people want to buy more. That includes acquiring actual gold coins. But where do gold coins come from? Why do people want coins, as opposed to just bullion? And who is buying them? On this episode, we speak with Philip Diehl, the president of gold vendor US Money Reserve. Earlier in his career, he was the 35th director of the US Mint, where he was instrumental in such endeavors as the 50 States quarter project, the Sacagawea dollar coin, and also the language that allows for the creation of the trillion-dollar platinum coin. We talk all about the business and supply chain of coinage, and who's buying these coins today. Watch on YouTube Read more: Gold Advances as Market Weighs Upcoming US-China Trade Talks Only Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox -- now delivered every weekday -- plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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