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One of the oldest forms of money is the gold coin, its use can be traced as far back as 560BC when the Lydian King Croesus. The Chinese then used them in the 5th or 6th Century BC. Gold coins were the main form of currency through to the early 20th Century. By 1933 most of the world had stopped making gold coins and using them as currency.

Today gold coins are primarily collected by investors to hedge against inflation. In 1967 South Africa introduced the Kruger rand to cater for small investors; hence the reason that they manufactured Krugerrands in 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz, 1/10 and 1/20 oz

The main gold coins in circulation today in order of their popularity are the Krugerrand, American Gold Eagle, Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, British Britannia or Sovereign, Chinese Panda, Gold Dinar, Russian Chervonets and the Swiss Vreneli.

Twelve Reasons to invest in Gold today!

1. During the last run on gold in the 70's and 80's the price of gold increased by 20 times.

2. There is a fall in gold production worldwide that is adding to its scarcity.

3. India and China have a veracious appetite for gold and as their economy powers forward they will drive up the gold price through demand and the limited supply globally.

4. There have been no new discoveries of gold deposits recently and it can take up to ten years to bring a new mine to full production.

5. When ever the world is on the verge of a recession people turn to gold as it is provides security.

6. It does not deteriorate and will last forever.

7. It is sought after for jewellery and electronic manufacture.

8. Governments can print paper money quickly, but they cannot just produce gold.

9. No other investment has the wealth preserving power of gold.

10. The Gold price will continue to be pushed by the current American debt and trade crisis.

11. Gold is an inflation-proof investment.

12. Gold is the only truly international currency.

Gold is Recession Proof

Back in June this year, I followed my own advice and purchased five one once Kruger at £470 per coin costing £2,350. The price of gold was at $870 per ounce when I bought my coins and since then the gold price has dropped down to $771, but the selling price has risen. Today a one ounce Krugerrand is selling at £629 for a 1ounce Krugerrand. My five coins today are worth £3,145 if I sold them today. I would have to pay a selling fee of 7% which would leave me with £574.85 profit or a 24.46% profit in 5 months.

That is a extraordinary return in the current economic conditions if I was to sell my coins today. I believe that gold coins will rise further. It just shows that there is money to be made during a recession. I spoke with a gold bullion firm earlier today and they only had 2 Krugerrand coins for sale. They said that people were turning to real gold rather than paper gold in this recession as they felt better holding real gold rather than a share certificate for gold.

How to buy and sell gold coins?

When you buy Gold through a Gold Bullion you pay the gold price according to the rate at that time and when you decide to sell it through the Gold Bullion they will offer you 7% to 9% less than the going gold rate.

You can now buy and sell gold coins on eBay; but, it is a case of Caveat emptor which is Latin for "Let the buyer beware" so please BEWARE!

You need to be careful and check the eBay seller out, look at their Feedback and check out the comments left by previous buyers. Do not buy from a seller with less than 30 feedbacks. Have a look at what other seller thought of dealing with them and if you are not happy with the seller then move on to the next seller, there are many more. Also check out their postage and packaging costs.

If you decide to buy from eBay be sure to check out the gold price that day and don't pay any more than you would have paid at a bullion dealer including their postage and packaging costs. Goto: Kitco.com for the daily gold price and to download a gold price widget for your computer.

I have one of their gold price widgets on my taskbar at the bottom of my screen and it updates all day; this gives me up to the minute gold prices. Then I have a look on eBay and see which gold coins are either on the money or below and don't forget to check out the post and packaging costs for the seller.

When ever I am selling gold I always sell on eBay as I generally always get the market price or a higher premium when two buyers go head to head on my auction and then I do better than the market price. Don't you just love eBay!

My best formula is to buy from the bullion Dealer when the gold price drops and then to sell on eBay. I hear you ask why buy from a Bullion dealer and sell on eBay, well I know that if I buy from the Bullion Dealer the gold coin is genuine and when I sell on eBay I get a better price then if I sold it to a Bullion Dealer, who would offer me 7% to 9% less than the market price.

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Indianapolis Colts 2010 AFC South Division Champions 24KT Gold Coin $35 Toast to the champions! The Highland Mint brings you the Indianapolis Colts 2010 AFC South Division Champions 24KT Gold Coin. This unique collectible coin is minted of 24KT Gold plating with each coin measuring 1.5" in diameter (the size of a Silver dollar).Features the Indianapolis Colts logo as well as the championship commemoration. Each Gold coin is protected in an acrylic capsule to preserve its condition and presented in a black velour hinged jewel box for safe keeping or display. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited Edition of 2010 Individually numbered Officially licensed by the NFL

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South Carolina Gamecocks Williams Brice Stadium Silver Coin Card from The Highland Mint $19.95 This 4" x 6" acrylic holder features a 39mm Silver plated South Carolina Gamecocks Logo Coin. Featured with the coin are exclusive images of the University’s Football Field as well as school facts on the back.  Each Coin is individually numbered, Limited Edition 10,000 and Officially Licensed by the CLC.

South Florida Bulls Raymond James Stadium Silver Coin Card from The Highland Mint $19.95 This 4" x 6" acrylic holder features a 39mm Silver plated South Florida Bulls Logo Coin. Featured with the coin are exclusive images of the University’s Football Field as well as school facts on the back.  Each Coin is individually numbered, Limited Edition 10,000 and Officially Licensed by the CLC.