| There are a variety of rare gold coins available in | | | | valuable coin in the world right now. |
| the world today, and you aren't going to find | | | | For nearly 100 years between 1838 and 1933, the |
| them very easily in most cases. By taking the | | | | government minted an excessive amount of gold |
| time to check out collections from around the | | | | coins to be used in the U.S. and for international |
| world and various dealers, you can find out | | | | trade. However, most of these coins have been |
| exactly which coins are the rarest, as well as how | | | | melted down by the US Mint or lost, making them |
| you can get your hands on them, if you can at all. | | | | nearly obsolete. In actuality, fewer than five |
| There are so many different coins that are | | | | percent of the gold coins that were actually |
| considered rare, many because there were not a | | | | produced during that time are still in existence |
| lot minted or released into circulation, and others | | | | today. Those which are left are often quite |
| for a variety of features that they have. | | | | valuable and are sought after by collectors to add |
| Gold coins were once used as a form of legal | | | | to their investment portfolios or gold coin |
| currency. However, they have now outgrown | | | | collections. So, those rare gold coins are even |
| their uses and have been replaced by our paper | | | | more valuable and harder to get a hold of. |
| money system, leaving them no longer needed as | | | | You can find rare gold coins all over the world. It |
| currency and only used for collecting and investing. | | | | isn't just the U.S. coins which have become rare |
| Their value in the stock market, as well as the | | | | and valuable. Gold is still a universal tender, and is |
| huge collecting market for coins, has actually | | | | publicly traded in New York, London, Zurich, Hong |
| made rare gold coins more valuable and collectible | | | | Kong, and Sydney, making it popular for collectors |
| now that they aren't in circulation. | | | | and investors around the world. However, the |
| Some rare coins that you can find include the | | | | coins that come from the U.S. are generally of a |
| 1863 Liberty Head gold Eagle with a mintage of | | | | better quality, making them a better investment. |
| only 1,248. Some issues of the St Gaudens $20 | | | | When it comes to collecting gold coins, you want |
| Double Eagle are quite rare and are also | | | | to consult with professionals to find specific coins |
| exceptionally popular. You can still get many | | | | to collect, rather than buying bullion coins, which is |
| examples of these coins for under $5,000. The | | | | a bulk method for purchasing gold. Gold bullion |
| most rare gold coins include the 1933 St. Gaudens | | | | coins are popular today as a store of wealth, but |
| $20 gold coin, which at the present time includes | | | | are not quite yet on the rare gold coins list. |
| only 1 legal example of this coin. It is the most | | | | |