Which is a better investment: 1oz. Gold Coin, or 1oz. Gold Bullion Bars?
Marlon Asked:
I want to buy at least two solid 1oz. gold coin from pamp-suisse, but don't know about the profit potential of coins as an alternative to bars. What the heck is the difference? What do you reccomend?
Reply:
Old U.S. 1oz Gold Coin: $20 Libertys
$20 Libertys and $20 St. Gaudens (commonly called Double Eagles) are the most promoted old U.S. gold coins. These coins served as money in this country until 1933, until they were called in by President Franklin Roosevelt. Other popular old U.S. gold coins are the $10, $5, $2-1/2, diet pills online and $1 coins, both the Liberty type and the Indian Head type. Whereas the $20 coins are dubbed Double Eagles, the $10 coins are called Eagles, the $5 coins Half Eagles, and the $2-1/2 coins Quarter Eagles.
Old U.S. 1 oz gold coin are good investments only when they sell at spot or at small premiums over spot. Look at the graph that tracks VF-grade $20 Libertys against the spot price of gold. At times, VF $20 Libs have traded at spot and at other times they have carried big premiums. Specifically, in the early 1980s, the late 1980s, and early 1990s, VF $20 Libs traded at spot; however, in the mid-1980s and the mid- to late-1990s, they gained premiums. Graphs that plot higher-grade Double Eagles' prices against spot show the same relationship. In 1992, MS-62 St. Gaudens sold at $20 over spot. CMIGS believes premiums on old U.S. 1oz gold coin could shrink further as the price of gold climbs higher.
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