You haven't checked recently, have you? Gold has dropped sharply. Slightly under $1,400 an ounce at the moment. http://www.monex.com/prods/gold_chart.html Gold bar will cost about $45,000 or so. |
Is that all? Well shit, get two. |
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Nothing wrong with having 5-10% of your net worth in gold/silver of some sort as a hedge against inflation/Argentina 2003 levels of poo hitting the air mover.
GLD and SLV are ETFs that track the value of gold/silver fairly well. |
| To answer the OP question - go to Cameo Coins in Vienna. Great shop. Honest. Go read their Yelp reviews. |
| You can buy coins in Virginia at The Family Trust Numismatics. http://www.familytrustnumis.com |
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Indian Aunties prefer their gold in the form of bracelets. Chinese cadres like bars. Paul-tards and survivalists trade their gold for stockpiles of bullets and Bitcoin. Glenn Beck's viewers overpay and then their children dig it up to pay for nursing home care.
Actual investors don't buy gold coins. Really. |
LOL! |
| The U.S. Mint sells them. |
| Honestly for best pricing Gaithersburg Coin Exhange is where I go. They are obnoxious and arrogant but have best pricing so I put with their BS and the long trip. |
| There's several online shops that are reputable... apmex is good for beginners but you pay for it with their premiums. There's others out there too...depends what you're looking for. |