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<p>[QUOTE="Smitty, post: 1348695, member: 35044"]I don't look at 'modern' gold coins as anything but an investment. To me, an ounce of gold is an ounce of gold. That said, I think if you're selling to pros, any of the popular coins (Eagles, Leafs, Philharmonics, Krugs, Centenarios) are very liquid. If you want to sell to individuals, then you get into the problem of people expressing an interest in the familiarity and design of the coins. I think Eagles and Leafs fit the bill there. And Leafs carry a lower premium. </p><p><br /></p><p>Go to bulliondirect.com and look at the Nucleo Exchange to get an idea of what is popular with individual-to-individual transactions. Centenarios and Philharmonics usually lag the others. I'd stay away from Pandas. Too many fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally never buy fractional gold (less than one ounce) for investment. It has a higher premium and most people who will always have the ability to buy gold do not want to deal in fractions. It's just too small of an amount. It's the same philosophy as pro or experienced amateur stock market investors almost never buying shares in anything but 100-share blocks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Smitty, post: 1348695, member: 35044"]I don't look at 'modern' gold coins as anything but an investment. To me, an ounce of gold is an ounce of gold. That said, I think if you're selling to pros, any of the popular coins (Eagles, Leafs, Philharmonics, Krugs, Centenarios) are very liquid. If you want to sell to individuals, then you get into the problem of people expressing an interest in the familiarity and design of the coins. I think Eagles and Leafs fit the bill there. And Leafs carry a lower premium. Go to bulliondirect.com and look at the Nucleo Exchange to get an idea of what is popular with individual-to-individual transactions. Centenarios and Philharmonics usually lag the others. I'd stay away from Pandas. Too many fakes. I personally never buy fractional gold (less than one ounce) for investment. It has a higher premium and most people who will always have the ability to buy gold do not want to deal in fractions. It's just too small of an amount. It's the same philosophy as pro or experienced amateur stock market investors almost never buying shares in anything but 100-share blocks.[/QUOTE]
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