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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panamagold, post: 702502, member: 20839&quot;]I&#039;ve recently decided to collect some gold coins.&nbsp; I have some general questions based on some of the things I&#039;ve learned on the web and going to a couple of coin shops.&nbsp; I know some of my questions will be a little strange in nature, but please bear with me on my current paranoid line of thought brought on by reading some survivalist talk on other gold coin forums.</p><p><br /></p><p>1:&nbsp; Is it a bad time to buy gold?&nbsp; Of course, I&#039;m not looking at gold at the top of the market.&nbsp; Maybe this is the wrong group to ask since you&#039;ll be a little biased, but I&#039;d like some feedback on that question.</p><p><br /></p><p>2:&nbsp; Does it matter what gold coins I buy?&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen a wide range in above melt value premiums on coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m looking at buying gold more from a investment/dollar hedge point of view.&nbsp; If this is the case, does it really matter what coins I purchase?&nbsp; A couple key arguments I&#039;ve encountered,&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>+ Better to buy US for IRA investing.&nbsp; They also accept 24k purity coins from English speaking countries.&nbsp; </p><p>+ English language coins since they are recognized and can be read.</p><p>People are familiar with oz. vs. grams ect...</p><p>+ U.S. coins will general have better values in the long run</p><p><br /></p><p>3:&nbsp; Should I buy fractional gold vs 1 oz. bullion?&nbsp; The fractional coins have terrible markups.&nbsp; However, they also give you the ability to easily divide your gold, sell less at a time if you want.&nbsp; Also from a survivalist point of view, if Armageddon gets here and you need to trade gold for goods, the fractional coins make better sense.&nbsp; What is your guys take on this keeping #2 in mind.&nbsp; I considered silver, but that has even higher markups than fractional gold!</p><p><br /></p><p>4:&nbsp; Is it safe to buy circulated coins?&nbsp; My main concern is gold loss.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how much gold loss occurs from general circulation use.&nbsp; Is this something to be concerned about?&nbsp; Most coins I&#039;ve seen in shops are in some sort of holder, either fancy plastic or cardboard with plastic window. </p><p><br /></p><p>5: How do you make sure you you&#039;re not getting ripped off without offending the dealer?&nbsp; I suppose weighing a coin helps you know if it&#039;s whole or not.&nbsp; However, is this improper etiquette?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any input would be much appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Panamagold[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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