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Message:: [QUOTE="E Pluribus Unum, post: 2832065, member: 74265"]I revised my calculations using random year pricing.  As Jason pointed out, gold is the better deal.  Damn, I was hoping that silver would be a better buy!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":rage:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  It's much easier for me to buy 10 oz silver at a time every so often than it is for gold.  I guess it's time to diversify. [ATTACH=full]667737[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]667738[/ATTACH] The one thing that I thought was interesting from the table above is that the difference in the premiums above the buy back prices doesn't vary much (3.6% to 5.2%) considering the gold content (that is, 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz and 1/10 oz coins).  However, there is a significant difference in the premiums above spot (3.4% for 1 oz to 10.5% for 1/10 oz). It seems that most serious gold investors would rather purchase a one 1 oz gold coin instead of ten 1/10 oz gold coins - even though the premiums above the buy back prices differ by 1.6%.  The only way I can justify purchasing 1 oz gold coins instead of 1/10 oz gold coins is the difference in price.  According to the first table, a 1 oz gold Maple costs $1,335.16, whereas buying ten 1/10 oz gold Maples costs $1,426.80.  That's a difference of $91.64 that could be further invested in precious metals, stocks, etc.  A disadvantage is that when it comes time to cash in your gold, an investor must sell in 1 oz increments.  This is not that big of an issue unless someone wants to sell their gold in smaller increments. For those of you experienced gold investors, how do you prefer to buy gold and why?  Fractional gold or 1 oz gold coins?  Or a mix?[/QUOTE]

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