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Gold is not the only precious metal, remember that. I have purchased some gold over the years, sure, but silver is the holding everyone should really have in the future. Where are you going to "cash" a large dollar gold coin?? At the supermarket? At the fast food place?? Ha. Hardly.
Silver *especially junk silver* is where the future lies, and buy the smaller value coins - - there's your smart investment strategy. In the next year, you'll find I'm right about that. Right now though, what they call junk silver (usually dimes or quarters) are where it's at folks. Very spendable, easy to store *buy a small safe*, and overall the best investment for your current money.
I buy from Money Metals in Idaho. Great company.
Gold is nice, don't get me wrong, but it's just not as spendable as silver (palladium is an even more expensive but worse investment, IMO).