| Coin collectors, both professional and beginners, | | | | time record high. |
| have an enormous choice now available when it | | | | Value of the gold coin is not the only thing that |
| comes to choosing which coins to add to their | | | | makes the American Gold Coin so special and |
| private collection or investment portfolio. | | | | sought after. These coins are a part of our |
| However, the one coin that has been around | | | | history - a large part! When you purchase an old |
| since the first coin minting and continues to be | | | | gold coin, you've purchased a piece of nostalgia |
| well sought after is the American Gold Coin. The | | | | and history of our country. What a great legacy |
| first of this great piece of history was minted | | | | to leave your children or grandchildren. When gold |
| back in the late 1700s. This coin, called the | | | | coins such as the American Eagle coins are going |
| American Eagle Gold coin was worth $10 while the | | | | for such a high rate, it's not just because of the |
| American Half Eagle Gold coin was $5. Today | | | | price of gold. Another part of their value is that |
| these same gold coins have garnished over half a | | | | they are so old, which makes them a part of |
| million dollars at coin auctions. One of the most | | | | your history. You get a great sense of national |
| unique and most loved of these coins is the | | | | pride to own something from the past. |
| American Buffalo coin, which was minted with | | | | What to Look For in an American Gold Coin |
| 24-karat gold in 2005 from the style of the | | | | Collecting gold coins can be a fantastic, albeit |
| Buffalo Nickel of the early 1900s. | | | | expensive, hobby and pastime. Some of the |
| What makes the American Gold Coin so Unique? | | | | places you can find American Gold coins include |
| Whether it's jewelry, coins or precious | | | | estate sales, coin auctions, coin catalogs any more |
| knick-knacks or gold furnishings, the first question | | | | online coin stores than you'd ever have time to |
| asked is, "Is it real gold?" When paper money was | | | | find. Many gold coins that were distributed years |
| invented, everyone was thrilled! Let's face it, | | | | ago have been illuminated and even declared illegal. |
| twenty singles or a twenty dollar bill weighs a lot | | | | When searching for gold coins, researching can |
| less in the pocket than twenty coins. However, | | | | help you to learn the value of coins and which |
| not only can paper money get easily ripped or | | | | ones would benefit your collection. One of the |
| destroyed during laundry but it's also drastically | | | | most popular American Gold Coin, even today, is |
| affected by economy. When economy takes a | | | | the $20 Double Eagle, a masterpiece designed by |
| huge nosedive as it's been known to do, the value | | | | Augustus Saint-Gaudens. One tip to remember |
| of the paper money takes the same downward | | | | when purchasing gold coins is to ensure they are |
| dive. Gold, on the other hand, is not infinite like | | | | certified by a third-party certification service so |
| paper and has increased in values one can only | | | | you know they are genuine gold coins and not |
| imagine. Since 2001, the value of gold has tripled. | | | | counterfeit. |
| One year ago it traded at $1,000 an ounce-an all | | | | |