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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7884761, member: 112"]True, but as long as you buy from a reputable source the risk of getting a counterfeit bar is pretty much non existent. And granted, the same can be said when buying bullion grade coins - defined as common date/mint older coins, and modern bullion coins - as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course to be risk free one can buy slabbed older gold, world or US, for about spot plus 10% - which is often what plain bullion cost. The advantage of plain bullion is that it can sometimes be found for a couple percentage points less. And 2% adds up over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, it is your reason for buying gold that often decides the issue. Gold is gold regardless of its form, and if all you want is gold for the sake of owning gold then its form doesn't matter. But if your inclination is owning gold coins and not just bullion - well, there you have it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7884761, member: 112"]True, but as long as you buy from a reputable source the risk of getting a counterfeit bar is pretty much non existent. And granted, the same can be said when buying bullion grade coins - defined as common date/mint older coins, and modern bullion coins - as well. Of course to be risk free one can buy slabbed older gold, world or US, for about spot plus 10% - which is often what plain bullion cost. The advantage of plain bullion is that it can sometimes be found for a couple percentage points less. And 2% adds up over time. In the end, it is your reason for buying gold that often decides the issue. Gold is gold regardless of its form, and if all you want is gold for the sake of owning gold then its form doesn't matter. But if your inclination is owning gold coins and not just bullion - well, there you have it.[/QUOTE]
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