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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Khef, post: 695226, member: 20685&quot;]Greetings.&nbsp; I have been reading many threads for several days.&nbsp; I stumbled on to this site by accident.&nbsp; It is a very entertaining and informative site.&nbsp; From here I searched for a companion site discussing bullion.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t really find anything as informative or message board based.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway my beginner&#039;s narrative and question.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Typically for birthday presents or special occasions I have bought my son or my nephew triple E bonds (whatever they&#039;re called).&nbsp; I just go to the bank, get the form and withdraw the money from checking or savings.&nbsp; I always forget some key piece of information and make two trips. The boys get a gift, a card with some money (ChuckECheese allowance) and this thing that says you will receive your piece of paper in so many weeks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well they could care less.&nbsp; I thought maybe this year I would switch to those fancy slab coins from the mint or a dealer, etc...&nbsp; Thinking in a couple years the two could take them to show and tell (whatever).&nbsp; Basically something in their hands that was shiny, new and unusual.&nbsp; Reading the threads under bullion investing confused me.&nbsp; I am not buying this for investing.&nbsp; I guess my spouse and I or my brother and sister-in-law would just hold on to these coins for a long time but we wouldn&#039;t be looking to turn even a minuscule profit.&nbsp; Then I remember my uncle bought my brother and me these little silver bars for a number of years.&nbsp; So I re-read some threads.&nbsp; I reviewed apmex, pmg precious metals and northwest mint(?) sites as some mentioned in various threads.&nbsp; Further confusion.&nbsp; Apmex was the strangest, then northwest.&nbsp; They had a lot of options but I assumed (discounting mark-up) gold was gold.&nbsp; A 1/10th or 1/4 ounce US coin would be roughly the same price if equal MS or GEM rating.&nbsp; OR.&nbsp; At apmex, a gram bar of gold was a gram bar.&nbsp; But the prices were strange?!?&nbsp; A Credit Suisse bar was more than a PAMP bar that was more than another minters bar that was more than APMEX&#039;s brand bar for the same gram weight of .9999 pure gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>My premise is something of interest for the kids to receive.&nbsp; I guess a bar of gold is simply worth its metal value but can&#039;t figure out why one brand is more expensive then another brand.&nbsp; (Onsite manufacture of the product?)&nbsp; Woul you just go with the least expensive option for a 1, 2, 2.5 or 5 gram bar?&nbsp; Next, what seem readily available, MS 69 or 70 coins would be a better option though slightly more expensive in tenth or quarter ounce?&nbsp; I found the coins more interesting than this little sliver of metal in a holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have some general guidance?&nbsp; A suggestion?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading my tale![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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