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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;flintcreek6412, post: 1913150, member: 61025&quot;]Be very careful.&nbsp;&nbsp; I tip toed into my first gold purchase several months ago.&nbsp; With my limited knowledge I knew slabbed was the only way to go.&nbsp; I finally pulled the trigger on a $5 Indian in AU58.&nbsp; It was hard to spend that much on a coin.&nbsp; Once it arrived I was in heaven.&nbsp;&nbsp; But as human nature would have, it was not enough.&nbsp; This is where the be very careful advice comes in........... I then went crazy and bought a $1 type 2, $2.5 Lib and Indian, another $5 Indian and a $5 Lib.&nbsp; A $10 Lib and 2 $10 Indians as well as a $20 Lib and 2 St Gauden&#039;s.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yea, went a little crazy.&nbsp;&nbsp; I actually find the eye appeal of my AU58 St Gaudens better than my MS63 example.&nbsp; Yes I caught the gold bug.&nbsp; And my wife loves them too!!&nbsp; She saw no appeal to large cents or Morgans but loves the gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Research, save, save, save, then research some more.&nbsp; Watch some auctions and get an idea of values then one day jump in head first.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would certainly go slabbed PCGS or NGC with your limited knowledge.&nbsp; I tried to compare lots of gold slabs and frankly I&#039;m not good enough to go unslabbed, although I did pick up another $5 Indian and $10 Lib raw from a very trusted dealer.&nbsp;&nbsp; Got them in XF condition not much over spot price.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its fun to actually hold the coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; That $5 Indian might end up as a $335 ball marker in golf.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I went away from the consensus around here and decided to stick with mostly AU and low MS grades in common dates.&nbsp; Once you get past MS63 I just couldn&#039;t justify the premiums.&nbsp; &nbsp; I still try to keep my coins tied to the spot price but that was my way to justify it as a hobby and investment(yeah right)......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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