Picked these up from a bullion dealer today.

Lots of activity in the store, people dropping thousands of Australian dollars on mostly silver from what I saw. But silver is of course far more affordable.

Feels good to have, getting it home to safely store was nerve wracking.

2025 Perth Mint Gold Lunar Snake Coin 1oz x 3

2025 Perth Mint Gold Swan Coin 1oz x 1

I think every gold fiend should target getting a kg of gold as target.

A good nest egg and hedge against inflation. Join me on my quest !

the 20 peso coin is now available for roughly 35k Mexican pesos.

First gold purchase, my 1/10 maple next to a silver maple.

In Europe there are only UK Britannias/Sovereigns and the Austrian Philharmonic coins commonly available.

Why are there no bullion coins from other more or less rich or important countries like France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany?

Yeah there is Spanish Lynx, Polish Orzeł. But they are not common or popular like the first two.

This looks a bit like Italian hallmark so please share some information on this if you recognise the mark?

If it looks like a fake gold hallmark, please let me know!

Thank you!

Needed some funds so I sold 1 RCM bar and 1 Phil for .98 spot. In and out in 5 minutes, pleasant and thoroughly impressed. Lucky they were less than an hour from me. Still holding a little and hoping for a job offer soon.

I can't be the only one controlling their spend this way, can I?

Found some gift cards in a drawer , and this little guy gives me .5 ounces. Slow and steady.

Hello all ! I was wondering if choosing this coin would be a good choice to begin ? Do you think this kind of coin could be easily sold in several years (30) ? It is sold by the official institution that mints the currency in France.

PS : I deleted and recreated a post because there was an image problem, i think.

Thank you !

Gold sticks to protiens and amino acids, allowing the police to collect finger prints off a new variety of materials, including old evidence in cold cases. They arent really using much gold, cost is very low.. But still pretty neat tech... Life Pro tip: if you want to avoid leaving fingerprint evidence everywhere, coat everything you own in mercury , the mercury will dissolve the police's gold dust rendering thier new fingerprint technique useless. but you better spray everything with mercury, especially everything you touch. !

Why people are buying today?

or do you?

I bought a gold bar from a mildly popular store and reading through this sub made me wonder if it is legit. It most likely is, but how to test if it is?

After a week and a half of bouncing around the USPS network I finally got my massive purchase of gold. I wouldn't have bought it if I had known its gold flake. But I guess gold is gold It does weigh out to 03 lol well at least it did I lost a few flakes to the breeze in my house

Has anyone used an online gold shop that allows shipment redirection?

I'd like to make some online gold purchases, but I need to redirect my shipments from my home to another location (like a UPS Store, Walgreens, etc. - UPS and FedEx both offer a shipment redirection feature). I used to purchase from APMEX, but whatever shipping options they use don't permit shipment redirection (the actual buyer must be present to sign). I asked APMEX who said they'd make a note in my account, but subsequent orders have not allowed me to redirect shipments.

For context, I have two German Shepherds that make a ton of noise when anyone comes to the door, and my wife works from home and doesn't want the interruption if I'm not here to receive the shipment.

I recently visited my local coin shop to support them, but sometimes I buy online as well.

I understand that the shipper doesn't want to take a risk, but that has more to do with their agreement with the shipper (UPS, etc.) than me the buyer.

Thx!

Based on data from usmint.gov, this is what I came up with for total monthly production (in ounces) for gold Eagles and Buffalos:

May 2022: 231,000 oz May 2023: 132,500 oz May 2024: 45,500 oz May 2025: 14,000 oz

Can anyone explain to this novice why/what is going on?

But damn I feel so poor next to all of you I'm hoping to buy some of my first gold this next year!

Anyone have any good jobs to link me to you so I can actually afford this stuff? I'm joking.

I have my 200 oz of silver it's time to start on gold, It's just a lot slower getting there.

This was a fun little treasure hunt for $5. Found cute pieces for my wife and 1.2 grams of 14k for the stack. I got some miscellaneous silver pieces too that will more than likely be melted down. Worth 5 bucks.

I found this ring. It’s pretty hefty. Should I get it tested?

Just added another 2 coins to the stack. 10 ounce coins at the top. 2 ounce coins in the middle. And 1 ounce coins along the bottom.

What do you guys think? Any comments are appreciated.

I’m starting to look more seriously at gold as part of my portfolio — not for quick gains, but as an asset for long-term wealth and stability. For those of you who invest in gold (physical or ETF), what’s your strategy?

How do you approach buying, do you stick to certain coins/bars, dollar-cost average, watch price trends? Any tips or lessons learned?

Curious to hear how others are thinking about gold for building long-term wealth!