Poll: Favorite 1oz Gold Bullion Coin

Cladiator · April 22, 2009 5:38AM

If you wanted to add 1oz gold bullion coins to your hoard which would you chose?

Weiss · April 22, 2009 5:45AM

Tough one. At the risk of starting something protracted...how do you define bullion?

I understand why some might, but honestly is the UHR really bullion? At least not this year. It's a special mint piece, a proof, or the like.

Contradicting myself from my post about silver bars/rounds and their integrity, I'll have to go where the buffalo roam.

Cladiator · April 22, 2009 5:49AM

<< At the risk of starting something protracted...how do you define bullion? >>

If the answers don't fit your opinion just hit the other button and explain.

PerryHall · April 22, 2009 6:24AM

I like the Buffalo silghtly more than than the AGE since it's 9999 pure gold.

SaorAlba · April 22, 2009 6:28AM

Lightly circulated US $20 Liberties, not quite an ounce, but a lot more history.

BBQnBLUES · April 22, 2009 7:23AM

Surprised to see I'm not the only one who voted for a Krugerrand !

Hey, Gold is Gold & any time you can buy it for the smallest premium.....

PerryHall · April 22, 2009 7:31AM

<< Surprised to see I'm not the only one who voted for a Krugerrand !

Hey, Gold is Gold & any time you can buy it for the smallest premium..... >>

Don't forget that when you sell it, the premium is just as low.

Cladiator · April 22, 2009 9:32AM

<< 

<< Surprised to see I'm not the only one who voted for a Krugerrand !

Hey, Gold is Gold & any time you can buy it for the smallest premium..... >>

Don't forget that when you sell it, the premium is just as low. >>

Which I see as a very good thing. Premiums are subjective, the dollar value of gold is not. When selling gold that you bought at a premium you are not garaunteed that you will realize that same premium. You may well realize a smaller premium, a larger premium or no premium at all depending on the circumstances. When selling gold that you bought with little or no premium you're nearly assured to at least get the dollar value of the gold content. Buying gold with the smallest premium possible represents a significantly smaller risk than buying gold with a hefty premium.

gecko109 · April 22, 2009 9:58AM

And the pandas take the lead!!!!

cartermurph · April 22, 2009 10:15AM

come on lurkers join in. What's your favorite? I'm pullin for the pandas,

gecko109 · April 22, 2009 10:25AM

<< come on lurkers join in. What's your favorite? I'm pullin for the pandas, >>

24 kt gold

new design each year

super low mintages (there are something like 3 times as many 1978 Krugs as there are of all the 1oz pandas ever minted since 1982!)

wonderful PL strikes with tons of frost

Whats not to like?!?!?!?!

Kruger mintage numbers

Panda mintage numbers

Cladiator · April 22, 2009 10:36AM

<< 

<< come on lurkers join in. What's your favorite? I'm pullin for the pandas, >>

24 kt gold

new design each year

super low mintages (there are something like 3 times as many 1978 Krugs as there are of all the 1oz pandas ever minted since 1982!)

wonderful PL strikes with tons of frost

Whats not to like?!?!?!?! >>

Personally? The government that produces them.

gecko109 · April 22, 2009 10:40AM

Whats not to like?!?!?!?! >>

Personally? The government that produces them.

Lets get this right.....I send 9 pieces of paper and ink to China through distributors, and China then sends me 1 troy ounce of pure gold? Seems like a good deal to me...ESPECIALLY if you dont like that government!

cars · April 22, 2009 10:52AM

I like the panda's but didn't vote for them.

Cladiator · April 22, 2009 11:16AM

Call it a silent ethical protest. I just won't have anything to do with them. Don't want this to turn into a political conversation, just my personal opinion.