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<p>[QUOTE="KeyHunter, post: 7834925, member: 122558"]Maple Leaf or Krugerands...closest to spot for "stacking". The American Eagle metal composition is the same as the Krugerand...it was designed to be a direct alternative to Krugs after all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've never been keen on the base American Eagle mark-up/premium prices especially since it's so difficult for folks to get into the "physical gold pool" in the first place. THAT said I AM cherry-picking and purchasing AGE Series key dates and special releases with LOW mintages to compound potential spot + numismatic future values.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have complete researched date sets of China Panda BUT ONLY in the 1/2 ounce denomination that had the smallest pre 2006 mintages (keys) of the entire Panda series. Other denominations in pre-2006 also exhibit low to middling mintages are in the collector realm, and also require purchasing from reputable or specialist sources in mint packaging or slabbed to avoid counterfeits. Otherwise due to their high price over spot and post 2006 high mintages as mass bullion I don't recommend China Pandas for "stacking". One or two contemporary dates are cool for those wanting a global diverse "basket" of gold coin bullion for Type collections.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KeyHunter, post: 7834925, member: 122558"]Maple Leaf or Krugerands...closest to spot for "stacking". The American Eagle metal composition is the same as the Krugerand...it was designed to be a direct alternative to Krugs after all. I've never been keen on the base American Eagle mark-up/premium prices especially since it's so difficult for folks to get into the "physical gold pool" in the first place. THAT said I AM cherry-picking and purchasing AGE Series key dates and special releases with LOW mintages to compound potential spot + numismatic future values. I have complete researched date sets of China Panda BUT ONLY in the 1/2 ounce denomination that had the smallest pre 2006 mintages (keys) of the entire Panda series. Other denominations in pre-2006 also exhibit low to middling mintages are in the collector realm, and also require purchasing from reputable or specialist sources in mint packaging or slabbed to avoid counterfeits. Otherwise due to their high price over spot and post 2006 high mintages as mass bullion I don't recommend China Pandas for "stacking". One or two contemporary dates are cool for those wanting a global diverse "basket" of gold coin bullion for Type collections.[/QUOTE]
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