Articles related to "Buying Gold Coins"

Gold has long held a special place in history as a store of wealth and as a global currency. Buying gold physically can be either by gold coins or gold bars or bullion.

Buying gold coins or gold bullion involves physical ownership of gold as opposed to paper-based investment via gold shares or ETFs. Consider pros and cons of ownership.

Gold as an investment, whether held physically (for example, in Krugerrand gold coins) or on paper (for example, in a gold mutual fund) tends to do well in tough times.

Gold supply peaked in 2001 and since then production has fallen on an annual basis. Demand is driven mainly by jewellery but gold investment rose sharply in 2008 by 64%.