Which gold coin is most desireable as an investment or as a hedge against inflation?

Question

Is it the American Eagle, Maple Leaf, etc?

Answer 1

The average price of gold in 1975 was $160.86/oz. In 2005 the average price was $444.74. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator. $160.86 in 1975 is equivalent to $583.94 in 2005. That means gold LOST value compared to inflation. It is not useful as protection against economic collapse either. NO form of currency has any value in a failed economy. Food, Fuel, and Ammo become the only currency anyone cares about.

Another note: gold coins are always purchased at retail and sold at wholesale. The price must increase by the retail markup just for you to break even without accounting for inflation.

Answer 2

I don't know, but I do know gold is NOT an investment. It's really more of a protection. I found this on a website:

If your goal is simply to capitalize on price movement, then bullion coins will serve your purposes, though at the present, profit-oriented investors might also want to look into higher-grade, semi-numismatic U.S. $20 gold pieces. These offer profit potential above and beyond tracking bullion price. If you are interested in long-term asset preservation and you have additional concerns about capital and/or monetary controls -- a more complicated scenario -- then you might want to include the lower premium variety of pre-1933 European and American coins in the mix. These have been treated by the government since the 1930s as historical, collector items and, as a result, afford the privacy-minded investor with a greater degree of safety than gold bullion.

Answer 3

I would have to go with the South African Kruggerand.