Shektman confirmed that this transaction did take place at a precious metals dealer. Half of them were silver and the other half were gold. He himself had never before encountered an order of such a high cost and doubted it before receiving the transfer. Bill Halter arranged the order.
As the client insisted on Silver Eagles and other specific US coins (such as pre-1933 gold coins), despite the high premiums, the company had to turn to the inventory of other precious metals dealers.
This order was said to be the first test order, followed by others of a similar size. The client officially allowed the discussion of the transaction. She wants to make it known that "big money" is now going into the precious metals market.