Why Own Bullion or Investment Grade Coins?

Owning physical metal is a long-term investment. Physical metal is not typically used in trading, or for quick turn-around profits. In general terms, owning physical metal is more of an investment while owning mining shares or trading futures would be considered more speculative. 

One measure of an investment is liquidity: how easily can it be converted to cash? Physical gold ownership has protected investors during periods of economic depression, wars and political unrest, and physical gold can be used for barter or purchasing life sustaining items during crisis times. By taking delivery of bullion or numismatic coins, your investment can be sold for cash at most coin and precious metals dealers worldwide. 

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About Physical Metals 

Physical metal is most commonly acquired in the form of coins or bars. Here at Empower Investments we can direct you in the purchase of either, but because coins are much more popular, we will focus on coins in this discussion.

Physical Metals can be broken down into two categories: Bullion and Numismatic coins. The difference between these two areas is simply how they are valued. Click here for more information on Numismatic Coins.  

 

Bullion

A bullion coin has value is based primarily on weight and gold content. A one-ounce gold coin is one ounce of gold and therein lies its value. Some coins are considered more or less desirable based on the appearance or the region from which it came, however the price difference is marginal.

Buying Bullion is simply buying weight. There are a variety of denominations, however we recommend buying bullion in its most common form which is one-ounce coins such as the American Eagle, Canadian Maple Leaf, or the Austrian Philharmonic.