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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy Abercrombie, post: 3870128, member: 92655&quot;]Welcome to the forum. I too am a pre-33 gold guy. I been fortunate that I have held my gold for a very long time. The bulk was purchased in the late 1990&#039;s. My experience tells me that the only way to benefit from a gold purchase is to expect it to be a loooong term purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the deal with gold. For the most part, the modern commemorative/bullion strikes will rise and fall in proportion to the spot gold market. You will not realize any gain other than melt prices for the modern stuff in most cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pre-33 stuff does often carry with it a numismatic value. However most of the common denominations will again fall in line with the spot prices. Until you get into the very high grade pre-33 gold, their value tends to stay in in line again with the spot market. So if you have the opportunity to choose, I would always choose the earliest date I could get at the best possible grade particularly with half eagles ($5.00). Some of my favorites pieces are early Classic Head half eagles with minor dings and scratches that render them ungradable. I love pieces like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, I like to direct folks to the PCGS pricing guide. Everyone has their own favorites. Most use a pricing guide in tandem with auction results. Their is a wealth of good info out there. I am an old guy that is not at all friendly with the digital age and I can find the stuff readily. Just stay away from the YouTube videos. They tend to be laced with a lot of false promises.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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