Considering the purchase of gold...
 

.....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

On Monday, 23 September 2013 19:55:36 UTC-3, John H wrote:
....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold

can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.

--



John H.



Hope you're having a great day!

If you are just looking for pretty gold coins... may not be much of a long term investment though.
http://www.mint.ca/store/buy/gold_coins-cat120004

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

On 9/23/2013 5:55 PM, John H wrote:
....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.


Would you like my address, I could use a $1300 Christmas present.
Mikek

PS. Same here, I bought one Krugerrand more than 30 years ago.

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:19:13 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:55:36 -0400, John H
wrote:

....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.

The first thing you need to find out is what state close to will let
you buy gold or silver without a sales tax.
Then it is just a matter of finding the guy with the least premium
above spot..
You also have a timing issue or you will lose your shirt.
The other question is gold or silver.

Last time I did it I ended up on a coin dealer in Atlanta and I
brought a bag of silver quarters home in my carry on. That was 1995
and I think it was $5 an oz. It has been $50 but that pulled back
recently. I really don't watch it that closely.
I think I would wait until the congress settles all this foolishness
and see if we get a bigger pullback.
If the US ever got it's credit rating back I think gold prices would
crash.

I was thinking mail order. Don't know if I'd have to pay a sales tax though. Lots of things to check
out.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:30:15 -0500, amdx wrote:

On 9/23/2013 5:55 PM, John H wrote:
....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.


Would you like my address, I could use a $1300 Christmas present.
Mikek

PS. Same here, I bought one Krugerrand more than 30 years ago.

===

Friend of mine bought a used 50 ft racing sailboat back in the early
90s. When they unstepped the mast for maintenance they found a
Krugerrand underneath, apparently a good luck thing in some circles.

As an FYI, if you do a Google seearch on Krugerrand you will find a
lot of buying options.

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

In article ,
says...

....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.

Good idea, seeing how gold is losing value.....

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

In article , says...

....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.

Invest in the companies who are mining gold. Holding the actual metal makes you think you
have the world by the balls but, you are even more subject to fluctations in the market. You
1 oz bar's value can swing $200 either way each day. And glod is down $300 in just the past 2
years. You missed the ladder and now you are at the top of the ride and the only way to get
down is to ride the slide back to the ground.

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:10:27 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:48:59 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:19:13 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:55:36 -0400, John H
wrote:

....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.

The first thing you need to find out is what state close to will let
you buy gold or silver without a sales tax.
Then it is just a matter of finding the guy with the least premium
above spot..
You also have a timing issue or you will lose your shirt.
The other question is gold or silver.

Last time I did it I ended up on a coin dealer in Atlanta and I
brought a bag of silver quarters home in my carry on. That was 1995
and I think it was $5 an oz. It has been $50 but that pulled back
recently. I really don't watch it that closely.
I think I would wait until the congress settles all this foolishness
and see if we get a bigger pullback.
If the US ever got it's credit rating back I think gold prices would
crash.

I was thinking mail order. Don't know if I'd have to pay a sales tax though. Lots of things to check
out.

If you are looking for investment gold, a big issue is the cost over
spot. Some of these guys put more in their pocket than you will make
back any time soon.
You can also get less than you paid for.
I wish I could remember the name of the place in Atlanta but I did do
some homework and at the time I knew some old time coin dealers.

I'm thinking about these guys.

http://www.jmbullion.com/

No sales tax, but they do charge a tad over 3% for credit card use.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:32:32 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:30:15 -0500, amdx wrote:

On 9/23/2013 5:55 PM, John H wrote:
....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold
can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents.


Would you like my address, I could use a $1300 Christmas present.
Mikek

PS. Same here, I bought one Krugerrand more than 30 years ago.

===

Friend of mine bought a used 50 ft racing sailboat back in the early
90s. When they unstepped the mast for maintenance they found a
Krugerrand underneath, apparently a good luck thing in some circles.

As an FYI, if you do a Google seearch on Krugerrand you will find a
lot of buying options.

Now I hadn't thought of that. Thanks.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

Considering the purchase of gold...
 

On Monday, September 23, 2013 8:22:03 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
On Monday, 23 September 2013 19:55:36 UTC-3, John H wrote: ....and, other than a Krugerand many years ago, have never done so. Any suggestions as to where gold can be purchased? I'm thinking coins, or something tangible, that I can give as Christmas presents. -- John H. Hope you're having a great day! If you are just looking for pretty gold coins... may not be much of a long term investment though. http://www.mint.ca/store/buy/gold_coins-cat120004

Thanks! I do like this one. Maybe one for each grandchild. What do you think?

http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/pure-g...13-prod1690002