American Eagle Coin

I heard that the price of gold is expected to skyrocket in the near future. I would love to make an investment in it, but I have only a limited amount of cash right now. I have researched a few sites on the internet but most of them either charge large premiums or sell in packages. What is the easiest and least expensive way to purchase a half-ounce gold american eagle coin?

I would instead look at buying US commemorative gold on ebay instead. They are about a quarter ounce, so buy two. I have seen many sales of commemoratives lately from 1987 and 1988 selling for bullion prices. You could check out half eagles there as well.

I would say you should always use a credit card with any online transactions involving bullion. I buy with Paypal charging my credit card. Too many scary stories of fraudulent sellers out there to trust anything else.

2009-10-21 09:25:59 by Chris

In this episode of Spare Change we look at the American Gold Eagle bullion and the collector American Eagle gold coins (proofs and burnished ...

Is the gold a more dense metal? Or is is simply an optical illusion and the thickness is actually greater on the gold coin?

It is not an optical illusion. Gold is the denser metal, as you correctly suspect. Therefore, when comparing coins of the same weight of gold and silver, the gold coin will be the smaller in size.

Besides, gold coins are just fascinating to collect!

2008-07-17 06:35:36 by tigerhuy

Price: $26.00

I have a mint condition, uncirculated, 99.9% Pure Silver Troy $1 Silver American Eagle 2001 coin in a wrap. There is a bar-code and the numbers: "4792.81" below it-I figured that that was how much it was worth, but after searching online for about 30 minutes I decided to ask on here. Please help! Thanks.

The coin itself is worth about $20, as the other responder said. The "wrap" sounds like it may be a rectangular plastic holder from one of the major grading services, which might make the coin worth a little more. Can you describe it better?

2009-11-30 17:05:27 by Haden S.

Price: $46.00 $46.00

I am talking about an all out crash, where we have to barter to survive.

If we end up in a situation where bartering is the key to survival, there won't be much use for gold or silver. What will have value is guns, ammunition, water, food, and fuel. The very concept of barter implies that money (or precious metals) won't be used.

However, the chance of that kind of thing happening is very, very, small. I think what is more likely is the the US will suffer inflation and in that case precious metals will rise in value, so I would hold on to it.

2009-10-04 13:34:27 by Vader

You can send it to the many grading services, who for a fee, will grade your coin and place it in a hermetically sealed case (slab).

2008-06-17 08:23:52 by kitty_katt_79