Buy Gold Coins and Gold Bars Closest to Spot Price

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Gold has long been used as a way of paying for goods and services as real money for thousands of years. Gold is a real, physical, tangible asset that has stood the test of time more than any other form of money and store of wealth. Gold is accepted as payment in most countries worldwide and it is easy to sell locally if the need arises. Gold is in higher demand today than it has ever been.

Gold coins and bars are one of the most popular physical investments. Gold provides a safe-haven during times when traditional investments are heading into a downward cycle. The consistent gains in gold prices in recent months are a growing signal that the global economy is changing.

The most popular options when it comes to gold are buying coins or bars. These are both available from a wide variety of mints from around the world. Both bars and coins each capture the intrinsic value of the gold, but have other characteristics that make them unique from each other.

Gold Coins offer the security and assurance of being minted by a government authority. Having the backing of a government authority helps provide investors with additional trust that the investment is genuine and easy to verify. Gold coins are legal-tender currency and are thus protected by the same laws and statutes that protect other forms of currency against counterfeiting.

Privately minted gold bars have lower premiums that coins and are often a leading choice for investors. Bars are also available in a large assortment of sizes across virtually all price points.

You can use the search form above to find hundreds of products that are available from online bullion dealers that are suitable for both investors and collectors. Gold investments are typically split between coins and bars. There are also links below to each of the individual sizes commonly available for each type.

Buying Gold Bars

Gold bars are the simplest and easiest physical investment one can buy. Most are issued by private mints and are regularly available for purchase from many online bullion dealers. For many investors, the 1 oz gold bar is a very popular choice due to the wide availability and low premium per ounce over the daily spot price. They are almost always minted from .9999 fine gold, though some may be in lower purities such as .999 or others.

Based on spot gold price each 1 oz bar is worth $1940.50. Having a stack of gold bars is a way to have some extra financial security at home that can be easily and discretely stashed away.

Fractional gold bars are the most popular and offer versatility and flexibility. Premiums for fractional gold bars are slightly higher and gradually increase as the sizes get smaller. For example, one gram gold bars will have the highest relative premium when taking into consider only the price per ounce.

The links below can help you find fractional bars by weight that will be sorted by the cheapest gold price per ounce :

• 1 oz Gold Bars
• 20 Gram Gold Bars
• 10 Gram Gold Bars
• 5 Gram Gold Bars
• 1/10 oz Gold Bars
• 2.5 Gram Gold Bars
• 2 Gram Gold Bars
• 1 Gram Gold Bars
• 1/2 Gram Gold Bars

Larger sizes also include:

• Gold Kilos
• 10 oz Gold Bars
• 100 Gram Gold Bars
• 50 Gram Gold Bars

You can learn more by reading about Common Gold Bar Sizes and Weights for New Investors in our blog.

Buying the Cheapest Gold Coins

Gold coins are issued by sovereign governments and often include both modern and historic or antique bullion coins. Coins come in a variety of standard sizes and are measured using troy ounces and in fractions of an ounce.

Modern gold coins are emerging as a top investment option to protect long term savings against high inflation. A variety of newly minted coin options are available from trusted government mints that include some that have been issued for more than fifty years.

You can use our closest to spot tool to find modern gold investment coins issued by prominent sovereign mints including the US Mint, Royal Mint, Perth Mint, New Zealand Mint, Royal Canadian Mint and others in four standard denominations:

• 1 troy ounce
• 1/2 troy ounce
• 1/4 troy ounce
• and 1/10 troy ounce

Additionally, several mints such as the Royal Canadian Mint, Austrian Mint, and People's Mint of China include additional weight denominations that include:

• 1/20 troy ounce
• 1/25 troy ounce
• 30 grams
• 15 grams
• 8 grams
• 3 grams
• even 1 gram!

When investing in precious metals the most important factor is to buy with the lowest premiums. The lowest gold premiums can often be on vintage gold coins.

Vintage gold coins offer tremendous intrinsic value as well as historic consideration. Popular historic gold coins for investors and stackers include Pre-1933 American Gold Coins such as the $20 Double Eagle and $10 Gold Eagle. Fractional gold coins like the 20 Francs and British Sovereign are affordable, easy to stack and at times have the lowest premiums of other fractional gold.

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