Gold Coins: Investing or Collecting?
Do you like the designs on coins and the way they look in a set? Then you are a collector and purchasing gold coins is a hobby for you. If you care more about their value going up some day, then you are an investor. Actually, many collectors are investors also. They hope that items in their collections will become more valuable some day. Pure, 24 carat, gold coins are the best investment. Purchase the British Sovereign or the Chinese Panda gold coins as they hold they value really well. The downside of investing in coins that the governments have high premiums on them. So, if you are not interested in the beauty of the design and craftsmanship, but in the gold itself, invest your money into gold bars.