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Gold coins vs bars - opinions??

BobSBobS Posts: 1,738 ✭✭
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I'm new to PM, and have noticed a preference on the forum for fractional AGE's and such over the 5 and 10 gram Pamp bars. Why? isn't gold=gold. Why pay the premium? What am I missing here?

Cheers,

Bob

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    fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The gold coins tend to be a little more liquid than bars.

    Maybe because most gold coins are made by goverments and most bars are made by private companies.
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    gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Demand and resell are much greater for AGE's than bars. This is a coin collectors website too!image
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    PinkFloydPinkFloyd Posts: 1,762 ✭
    The gold eagles are coins and a lot of folks collect them. Plus, they feature St. Gaudens' classic and beautiful design. Personally, I think they are well worth the premium!

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    derrybderryb Posts: 36,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Which is easier to counterfeit? Go with the other one.

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    pmcollectourpmcollectour Posts: 1,211 ✭
    A gold bar with assay cert will hold value as will a pcgs graded gaudin. Just depends what your preference is.
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    gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>A gold bar with assay cert will hold value as will a pcgs graded gaudin. Just depends what your preference is. >>



    Try a experiment see which one you get better offer on at BM.
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    BBNBBN Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭
    Not to mention, as for me personally and others have mentioned, many of us prefer our coins in the old standard weights and not metric. I like my PMs to say 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, etc. I know some bars do but I also like how 1/4 ouncers fit into quarter size plastic tubes and 1/10 ouncers in dime tubes.

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    mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    gold coins like maple leafs, philharmonics, kruggerrands, and american gold eagles are highly desired and should be your main choice. HOWEVER sometimes its fun to have a little diversity and get something like a bar or two. Having all of one thing can be boring image

    I left out gold pandas because there are many chinese counterfeits........obviously if you are careful pandas may be a good too.
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    BobSBobS Posts: 1,738 ✭✭
    Thanks for the input fellas.

    I had to check these AGE's out so I picked one up today on my lunch hour (1/10th). Ya, kinda cool. Also grabbed a few silver rounds and a few decent 90% dollars.

    So, I have a proposition if anyone is interested.

    I'd like to trade a 5 gram perfect Pamp bar in a card for one 1/10 AGE and either 2 ASE's or 3 1oz silver bars. Anyone wanna help add to my just started AGE stack, and grab a bar for themselves?

    Cheers,

    Bob

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