| There is a difference between bullion which is | | | | at home. Proper storage of your investment |
| 99.99% gold and collector proof coins. Generally, | | | | should be with your bank, safely and securely |
| the collector proof coins do not contain the same | | | | stored away in a safety deposit box, or at home |
| purity as bullion. They are designed to be valuable, | | | | in a fixed safe. |
| but are mostly designed with beauty and detail in | | | | Many hobbyist gold coin collectors being their |
| mind. | | | | collection with mint coins and then, once they gain |
| This does not mean that collector coins are not a | | | | some knowledge about collecting, they tend to |
| good investment. It is mainly a decision based on | | | | move towards numismatic gold. Numismatic gold |
| what your collection preferences are. If you are a | | | | by definition, are coins that have been removed |
| long term hobby gold coin collector, then you are | | | | from circulation. It is important to verify the |
| most likely looking for coins to add to your | | | | integrity of the coin before you purchase it by |
| collection that contain detail and craftsmanship | | | | checking that the company you are buying from |
| that you can appreciate. Many government mints | | | | is PCG or NGC certified. (PCG is Professional Coin |
| add a certain amount of "mark up" to their proof | | | | Grading Service) (NGC is Numismatic Guaranty |
| coins which they charge you as a premium. The | | | | Corporation). |
| designs of many of these coins make them a | | | | The more pure the bullion of the coin, the more |
| great choice for a collector. These mint coins can | | | | expensive it is going to be. Gold is the one |
| be purchased with future profit in mind; but | | | | resource that keeps increasing in value and |
| generally this is not the reason that people | | | | withstands economic downturn and the crash of |
| purchase and enjoy them. | | | | money markets. This is the main reason many |
| An investor will specifically look for bullion coins | | | | people begin to collect gold, because they know it |
| because their value is based on the value of the | | | | will never lose it's value. In fact, money experts |
| gold they contain. In other words, the higher the | | | | predict that gold will increase exponentially in value |
| bullion, the more valuable the coin. Of course, | | | | over the next five years. Investing in gold coins is |
| these types of coins, being very valuable, are not | | | | an investment in your future and perhaps a |
| the sort of thing that you would keep in a drawer | | | | retirement plan for many. |