Gold purchase

My first buy was last year, seven ounces of various denominations of Eagles & Maples. I got my first gold coin (a 1/4 eagle) in 1991 as a gift. I have inherited others over the years. I won't buy at this price.

 

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About two months ago, I got a package deal on 1/10 Gold Eagle + 1 oz Silver Eagle (limit 5). I bought the limit (5 Gold + 5 Silver). MAN those 1/10 Eagles are small! I have since gotten a 1/2 ($25) Gold Eagle, two British Sovereigns (1 George + 1 Veiled) and one Austrian 100 Corona. I'm not buying anything smaller than a Sovereign anymore. I also invested in some Fisch tools (Google it) to cover my six. Everything has checked out as genuine (I HIGHLY recommend the Fisch if you can afford it).

Interestingly, I found it extremely surprising that most websites (even arguably 'legit' ones) list the Corona (and/or Korona) as 35mm, when it is actually 37.1mm. APMEX has them listed correctly. Anyway, I ended up ordering the wrong size holder - no big deal. Speaking of which - how do you guys store your bullion coins? I'm using the Lighthouse 2x2 Quadrum holders, and am very pleased with both the protection and the wide range of ways to use/store these.

 

Maybe you're confusing the 100 Corona coin (35mm) with the 1 ounce Vienna Philharmonic coin (37mm)?

 

I would like to be 23 year old again! LOL

 

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Nope. I don't own any Philharmonics (yet). The Austrian/Hungarian 100 Corona is 37mm (or 37.1mm depending on how precise you want to be) - I guarantee it. I'm at work now, but can post a picture of it in a digital micrometer when I get home. Or, you can look at the specifications on APMEX. It would be highly unlikely that APMEX, Fisch Instruments, and my digital micrometer were all confusing the Philharmonic with the 100 Corona. I just thought it strange that so many (other) sites incorrectly list the 100 Corona as 35mm - which is obviously a significant error.

 

One of the micrometer plus one of a handy plastic 'ballpark' coin diameter tool I picked up. The diameter (in mm) is along the right-hand side of the slot that the coin is sitting in.

 

I bought 2 gold buffalos two years ago

 

Interesting. I checked with the Krause catalog and a few Austrian web sites, and they also said 37mm. But the Austrian Mint said that its 37mm 1-ounce Philharmonic was the "largest bullion coin made up to that point", so it's confusing.

 

First was a 1 oz. Krugerrand. I can't remember the year, but I remember it cost $349.

 

why not start promoting me then? you have lost a lot of color in my absence

 

I had gold bars and nuggets, but no gold coins. That all changed about a week and a half ago when I bought a scratched up Australian 1/10 oz gold nugget coin. Since then I've picked up three modern US commemorative $5 gold coins.