Are gold coins/medals a good investment?

Speaking from the standpoint of someone who actually owns physical gold bullion, I would certainly say yes.

People who don’t own any gold are quick to bring up the talking point that stocks have a better return. This is true. Stocks are much riskier so you should have higher returns.

Here’s the catch, you can lose it all when a stock starts to crash and become worthless. Gold has never been, nor will it ever be, worthless.

Gold once universally backed the dollar. Stocks have never backed anything. Banks are currently mandated to own a certain amount of gold to back the cash reserves they own.

I find it ironic that people who have NO gold, typically have all the opinions on what to do with it.

You can purchase gold coins of many countries. Ebay always has something for the collector. You should collect nice specimens, just as a collector would collect antiques or violins or baseball cards. You should collect as a satisfying hobby mainly, and not worry about money invested in purchases. I collect ancient gold coins and sometimes they can be very pricey. It all depends on what you desire. But, and it’s a big but, gold isn’t really an investment, it is used by some folks to preserve some of their wealth.

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