Good old American Gold Eagles — raw—for my precious metals hedge. I buy pre-33 gold for the coin collection. And, as usual, @lordmarcovan leaves me with my mouth hanging open. I like your year’s worth of gold, too @FBLfinder Good thread!
Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. I was thinking boxes large enough to hold, say, 20 to 25 of the slabbed coins. Didn't see one at Guardhouse. Ooops found them, thanks.
No one has mentioned modern US commemorative gold. If you are just interested in mainly the melt value but want a legal tender coin, the common $5 and $10 proofs often carry a lower premium than any other form of gold, especially raw, but sometimes even Proof 69. Buying them from the mint is a lottery ticket with little chance of breaking even, but places like Apmex or Bullion Exchange will often sell "random" date (read "common") examples for little over melt.
Yes. I haven't done that since I'm into the older stuff personally, but I think modern commems near spot, especially proofs, would be appealing. I say "especially proofs" from an aesthetic standpoint, though MS coins in the modern commems are sometimes worth more than their proof counterparts and/or had lower mintages.
This Canadian coin was the most modern I've had in my Eclectic Box. If I remember correctly, it didn't cost too much more than spot. It's a half-ounce coin. I bought it from @Stork, in an NGC PR67 UCAM holder. It lost a grade point when I sent it to PCGS, but so what. Proof gold is awesome, and this piece was drop-dead gorgeous. I could certainly collect moderns like this! Canada: gold 100-dollars proof of Elizabeth II, Canadian Unity commemorative, 1978
I have only dabbled in gold myself since I don't have tons of disposable income. I've so far picked up 12 British sovereigns and 3 1oz Canadian Maple Leafs. I love the design of sovereigns and I prefer the design and price of Maple leafs over AGE's. I would like to pick up some more world gold though. Perhaps Mexico or France.
Don't forget the Canadian $5 and $10 gold from 1912-1914. The RCM just melted the rest of the coins they had on deposit after the release in 2012. I think only 10% of the original mintage was ever issued, but collectors were afraid a huge release like the GSA CC dollar sales would kill collectibility. These are a great buy close to spot for AU and under, and the alloy and weight is exactly the same as U.S. gold $5 & $10.
My first taste for gold coins came with my $2 1/2 gold indian. If i was just starting with gold jacob try a 1/10 oz proof AGE. Small premium over spot and semi-numismatic for under $150. But you have been warned... once you have your first piece you will want get a bunch more.
It glitters and shines It badgers and blinds And constantly needs protecting... I could've bought a 1/10 oz Eagle for the price of the ticket to see him in 1995. I'm glad I bought the ticket.
Don't feel bad, Jacob. The approximate price that was quoted to you of that quarter-sized gold coin likely exceeds my coin collecting budget for an entire year; this is exactly why I don't venture anywhere near the vicinity of gold coinage.