Does the absence of official US Mint Packaging (box/certificate) reduce the value of bullion coins?

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I’m new to collecting US Bullion coins (other than buying directly from the US Mint which isn’t possible) and have noticed that a lot of companies sell the bullion (Silver/Gold/Platinum eagles) and Gold Buffalo coins without the box and Certificate of authenticity that the US Mint provides when you buy through them. Is a bullion coin without the US Mint box/Certificate worth lesser than ones that do have them? I see a lot of venders who are selling the coin itself without any of the original US Mint packaging. Does this decrease a bullion coin’s value. Also, does anyone have recommendations for good online retailers for bullion coins? Here in Utah there really are no dealers who sell US Mint Bullion. One in Salt Lake City is an official US Mint re-seller but mainly specializes in selling rare Mormon coins and don’t have much US Mint merchandise in stock.

It won’t reduce the value, but if someone asks you for the certificate to prove authenticity and you don’t have one, you may have a hard time making the sale. Other buyers aren’t as picky. The best way to pick up good deals on your bullion is to hit up the auctions at http://www.buybullionnow.com/ — they’re all run through eBay stores so you can easily get prices below market value for investment and resale. It’s hard to find brick-and-mortar bullion stores anymore, anyway.

What about gold/silver and platinum bullion-is it going to fall soon and how wise is the buy?

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I’d like to put about 20% of my savings into this venture. 50% of the rest is in a 5.65% CD and the balance is in cash. No debts.

i disagree with the previous respondents.

you may possibly make money in mutual funds, but you’re basically yielding control of your money to someone whom you have to trust knows better how to invest than you do. and with most stock valuations still sky high relative to income, you’d be better off going for the 5-6% sure thing in the non-CD FDIC-insured deposit accounts some internet and brick-and-mortar banks are offering. (i don’t think even a 3-mo CD is worth the time if the spread between that and a current deposit account is currently so small…) i certainly wouldn’t risk buying a stock for a dividend way less than 5% when i can get 5% "for free", so to speak…

as for gold/silver/etc. not paying a dividend, this is entirely true, but so what? people buy many other things that produce neither income nor profit until it’s sold; "growth" stocks and real estate come to mind. the problem we face at this particular point in history is that the us government is "printing" money faster and faster than you can earn or spend it; to pay for things like the war in iraq, increasing social entitlements and interest payments to foreign creditors. when you increase the money supply so drastically, everything gets more and more expensive and your dollar’s value whittles away to its intrinsic value, which is nothing. the us dollar used to be "as good as gold", when it was under the gold standard before 1971.

gold has always been regarded as the ultimate store of value in almost every culture and time. an ounce of gold bought around 300 loaves of bread 2000 years ago, and pretty much still does today. the dollar price of gold may and will indeed fluctuate, and wildly at times, but when you are looking at the intermediate to long term, gold is a good bet, and is still way undervalued at $725+/oz. today. don’t try to time the dips; it’s worth buying any way it goes. if it does happen to "crash" to $400, let’s say, just buy more. the argument that gold has a long way to go lie in china and india ascendant in the 21st century. as they get richer and their currencies strengthen, luxury items including gold will actually become cheaper for them, and they will correspondingly buy more.

as for silver, it comes a close second as a store of value, but it also has other things going for it. silver also has industrial uses and will, if it hasn’t already, be in a supply deficit. it’s used in electronics, and there may be increased use as a bactericide and water purifier as the world’s clean water supply is increasingly stressed (you might also want to invest in clean water suppliers!). and it’s still incredibly cheap at $13/oz. i believe that even Warren Buffett still has a huge silver stockpile!

in any case, i would put at least 10% of your money into gold/silver; if you’re comfortable with 20%, go for it, and then not even think about it. think of that 10-20% as your "wealth insurance".

if you are considering "paper" investments, then look into foreign issues. maybe open accounts in various foreign currencies. a good mining company stock will take off if/when gold/silver go through the roof.

right now, the "gold people" are still not mainstream, but i think it’s important to study what they have to say about the world economy. first on my list is Jim Rogers, who is not so much into gold as he is into commodites, but they are both still tangible things. he says: "buy stuff". second is Peter Schiff "Dr. Doom". he has his own investment company, see below. he says: "invest outside america". also worthwhile: the Sovereign Society, The Daily Reckoning, and The Rude Awakening.

good luck!!!

Would you rather have $100 or a 1 ounce platinum bullion coin?

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Platinum trades on the NYSE

Platnum coin… because I’ll always have 100$.

Whats the point in buying gold and silver?

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Recently, our economy went down and people started getting into the fear that paper money would be useless. Then on the internet people started posting videos on youtube which people were talking about buying silver, gold, and platinum bullion on may different sites. I think this is really freaking stupid as some people just used the recession as a tool to trick people into buying their gold or silver.

Believe what you want to believe. The government is spending trillions of dollars a year that it does not have. It is basically printing more money, faster and faster, and this is a recipe for inflation.

Gold and silver will get you through times of inflation much better than paper dollars.

Grandpa

Best place to buy purest Gold, Silver, Platinum?

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I want to buy Biscuits, Bullion, Coins of the above commodities against inflation?

Where is the best place to buy Gold, Silver, Platinum Biscuits, Bullion, Coins at a good price?

Please do not recommend buying jewelery because its not the purest form!

Thank You!
My first preference is

"Gold Bullion"

If you are in Canada, got to the royal Canadian mint and get maple leaf coins. With a fineness of 9999 (4 nines) this is one of the purest types of bullion available

Canadian Maple Leaf Platinum Bullion

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platinum has been used for industrial and investment purposes for decades. The Royal Canadian Mint introduced the Platinum Canadian Maple Leaf coin in the same year as the Silver Maple Leaf Coin. Each Canadian Maple Leaf coin is 99.95% pure Platinum. The Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf carries the same front and reverse designs as the Gold and Silver Maple Leaf coins. The obverse features a bust of Queen Elizabeth II, whose design changed in 1990 to feature a mature portrait of the Queen. In both versions, her name (ELIZABETH II) appears at top and the denomination of the coin and the date of issue rest underneath the bust. The reverse depicts a Maple Leaf, the national symbol of Canada and for which the coin derives its name. The reverse also lists the name of the country and the amount and purity of the gold. Based on the popularity of the Gold Maple Leaf, the Royal Canadian Mint began producing 99.9% pure platinum bullion coins. The Ottawa branch of the Mint has been in operation since 1908, when it was opened as a branch of Britains Royal Mint. It came under Canadian ownership in 1931 and became a corporation of the Crown in 1969. The Government of Canada guarantees the purity, weight, and legal tender value of each Canadian Maple Leaf bullion coin.

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American Eagle Gold Proof

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gold eagle proof were first minted in 1987. the United States Mint has annually minted the American Eagle Gold Proof since. The American Eagle Gold Proof is a collection series of four 22-karat coins. Each of the 4 sized collector gold proof coins bear the W mint-mark to indicate where they were minted. West Point is the facility responsible for the entire family of American Eagle proof and uncirculated coins in gold, silver, and platinum. The coin bears the distinctive designs of Augustus Saint-Gaudens rendition of Liberty, recognized as one of the worlds most beautiful designs, and sculptor Miley Busieks equally majestic golden eagle scene meant to symbolize family tradition and unity. The obverse or heads side of the proof coin shows Liberty with flowing hair and holding a torch in one hand and an olive branch in the other. The reverse or tails side of the coin has an image of a male eagle carrying an olive branch and flying above a nest with a female eagle and her hatchlings. As is traditional, the proof coins have production limits in place. The one-ounce, half-ounce, quarter-ounce and tenth-ounce coins may be purchased separately or together in a four-coin set. The price of collector proof coins will always exceed their bullion value. However, new bullion coin prices can move up or down based on their content. In fact, the U.S. Mint has suspended bullion coin sales several times to readjust their prices due to changing gold and platinum prices. *An official Certificate of Authenticity accompanies each American Eagle Gold Proof coin

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American Eagle Platinum Bullion

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platinum american eagle is the best way to invest in platinum. With the Platinum American Eagle being one of the worlds scarcest metals the coin quickly became the # 1 platinum bullion coin in the world. The U.S. government first issued Platinum American Eagles in 1997. The obverse of the Platinum Eagle features the head of the Statue of Liberty and was designed by John M. Mercanti, who also designed the reverse of the Silver American Eagle. The reverse of the Platinum Eagle carried a different design each year from 1998 through 2002. The series, known as the Vistas of Liberty, honors a different regional landscape each year Each platinum bullion coin is 99.95% pure, and because of platinums rarity, the one-ounce Platinum Eagle has the highest face value of any American coin ever minted: $100. Platinum Eagles maintain a unique advantage over all other platinum bullion coins - the United States government guarantees their content, weight, and 0.9995 purity. Platinum is one of the worlds scarcest precious metals. Besides use in various mint states like the Platinum Eagle, platinum also has many industrial and high-tech uses. In fact one in five consumer products either contain platinum or is produced using platinum.

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Australian Koala Platinum Bullion

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platinum coin Australian Koalas are one of the earliest Platinum investment coins to be issued by any nation. These coins are legal tender status as of the Act of 1965. As with its other bullion coins, the design on the obverse of the Platinum Koala features an Ian Rank Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. She is encircled by her name, the name of the country, and the denomination. In keeping with the design rotations for all its bullion coins, the reverse design of the Koala changes annually, save for the larger sizes in certain years. Each year features a different representation of the cuddly, tree-climbing marsupial. The pioneering Perth Mint even issued a 1oz. Palladium coin with a $40 face value in 1995. The Perth Mint stamps the traditional P Mint Mark on its Koalas.

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The Analysis of Minerals and Ores of the Rarer Elements: For Analytical Chemists, Metallurgists, and Advanced Students (1919)

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THE ANALYSIS OF MINERALS AND ORES OF THE RARER ELEMENTS. CHARLES GRIFFIN COJS PUBLICATIONS. Second Edition. Thoroughly Revised and greatly enlarged. In Large 8vo. Cloth. With 217 Illustrations, including 5 Folding Plates. Pp. i-xxxi5S8. 25s. net. THE NON-FERROUS METALS. By PROF. WM. GOWLAND, F.R.S., A.R.S.M. Emeritus Professor ofMetallurgy at the Royal School ofMines, London. CONTENTS. Refractory Materials Roasting Fluxes and Slags Copper Lead Silver Gold Platinum Mercury Zinc Cadmium Tin Nickel Cobalt Antimony Arsenic Bismuth- Aluminium INDEX. Will, ispofacto, be regarded by readers as a standard metallurgical work. Mining World. Sixth Edition. Thoroughly Revised. Re-set on Larger Page. Pp. i-xix601. With 223 Illustrations. 25s. net. THE METALLURGY OF GOLD. By SIR T. KIRKE ROSE, D.Sc. Lond., Assoc. R.S.M., Chemist and Assay er of the Royal Mint. CONTENTS. Physical and Chemical Properties of Gold Alloys of Gold Chemistry of the Compounds of Gold Occurrence and Distribution Shallow Placer Deposits Deep Placer DepositsOre Crushing in the Stamp Battery Amalgamation in ditto Other Forms of Crushing and Amalgamation Machinery Fine Grinding Concentration in Gold Mills Dry Crushing Roastine Chlorination The Cyanide Process, Chemistry, Methods, and Practice Refining and Parting of GoldBullion Assaysof Gold Ores-OfGold Bullion Statistics Bibliography INDEX. We UNRESERVEDLY commend the book as being indispensable, not only to students, but also, and especially, to all who are practically engaged in the metallurgy of gold. Nature. In Medium Svo. Cloth. Pp. i-xv450 With 166 Illustrations. 18s. net. THE SAMPLING AND ASSAY OF THE PRECIOUS METALS COMPRISING GOLD, SILVER, AND PLATINUM, IN ORES, BULLION, AND PRODUCTS. By ERNEST A. SMITH, A.R.S.M., M.Iust.M.M., Deputy Assay Master of the Sheffield Assay Office, late of the Royal School of Mines. CONTENTS. Introduction Design and Equipment of Assay Offices Furnaces and Appliances Precious Metal Ores Valuation of Ores Sampling of Ores

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