24k Gold or 22k Gold, Which is Better?
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- 24K or 22K gold, which is better? This video discusses which are the best gold coins to buy, 24K or 22K. Does gold purity matter in your decision to buy gold coins? We take a look at several options of popular 24K and 22K gold coins.
00:00 Intro
00:27 Just the Facts - 24K vs 22K
01:30 24K Gold Canadian Maple Leaf
02:30 22K American Gold Eagle
03:24 24K American Gold Buffalo
04:24 American Gold Eagle vs American Gold Buffalo
07:16 Fractional Gold Coins
09:48 24K Options - CML vs AGB
11:39 Recommendation for U.S. Buyers
13:02 Thank You
NOTE: I am not a financial planner. I'm just a guy on the internet, talking about precious metals. Always do your own research before buying gold or silver.
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📹We polled the RUclips community and found the Gold Buffalo is the crowd favorite: ruclips.net/video/J6ilobbv5TM/видео.html
I is mine too, but I wonder if its because they think they get less gold with the American Eagle, which is why I wrote the comment below. Some, especially in this beginners video, are asking why one would buy an ounce (emphasis on ounce) of 22k over 24k. They think they get less pure gold content which may have contributed in their decision. I personally like the shiny yellow, I like the "gold yellow" to reflect in my bullions and not look like gold jewelry, ha!
Hey I have a question. I want to get gold and silver. The lowest premium on silver in one oz that I have found the bar stamped JM. Would that be a Sellable option in the US
Is that 25 ounce purchase tax law for an accumulation of 25 oz ? Or does it apply to 25 all in one purchase ?
@luke 1911 Hell ya! Johnson Matthey (spelling?) Is one of the most known with lots of vintage stauff too! Your safe with any version of JM bar in my opinion. I'm about a year late on this reply so I'm sure you already bought something? Well here's to your purchase 🥳🥳CHEERS 🤙
The American Eagle and Baffaloes and St Gaudens for me plus the beautiful Canadian Maple Leaf and Britannia.
Goin for my first 1 oz Gold on my b-day in April. I’m definitely getting the American gold eagle, I’ve been wanting one for the last 7 to 8 years just never had the money saved up. This year will finally be the time to acquire my first gold piece.
No money saved up? What do you have in retirement money?
I’ve just saved up 4,000. Going to buy for my birthday too. Hopefully get two. Been buying silver. Now time for gold
Congrats, no better feeling when gathering metals than your first ounce of gold. Mine was a gold eagle, I inherited it.
Good luck
Always stacking never slacking
I never see anyone talk about the Britannias but I think they're gorgeous, elegant coins. Especially the new 2021's.
I agree. They're gorgeous coins with very clean lines. They simply don't turn up much here, so I don't buy them. It's a popularity thing, definitely not an aesthetic thing. Cheers!
Yes, I also like the Britannia’s as well. They have a super shine and gleam to them. A beautiful coin it is.
I heard that the titan is is tax exempt for US.does anyone know?
Britannias are in my opinion the number 1 gold coin in the world. This channel talks a lot of Britannias, Royal mint and UK bullion dealers
ruclips.net/video/veOKmEh4Bxw/видео.html
In Canada, the Gold Britannias go for about $10 cheaper than the Gold Maple Leafs
The colour just looks better on the buffalo, just looks more...well more gold
Yeah. It's a consideration for sure.
The buffalo looks like a cheap souvenir coin
@kevin McDonagh - that is how I’ve always felt, especially after the first time I saw one in person. It looks cheap to me. I don’t like the highly reflective 24k coins either, but the Buffalo went to the other extreme and made them so dull, that it does not look real. Plus, it’s just a damned nickel coin. Nothing new and interesting to celebrate about the design.
Bugs Bunny says go for the 24 carrot. It’s 2 carrots more.
Hahaha funny
As an investor and a professional Jeweller myself, 24k is all the way for me because you can melt down and turn it into anything else without cracking.
Makes sense!
You think 22k gold cracks if melted? Lol, how does that make any sense?
So it cracks before or after its melted into liquid form??????
@@em4703 -- 22k is less malleable than 24k and work hardens more. If you aren't careful, overworking 22k (without periodic annealing) can lead to brittleness and fracturing.
@@Makermook but you don’t make jewelry with 24k.
Gold is gold . Splitting hairs compared to the general public’s ignorance to REAL MONEY .
24 just tickles my pickle. Yo be serious though, it opens up the Asian market as they don't like 22 but LOVE 24.
In Canada, you don't pay taxes for the purchase of pure gold bullion. So it's Maples, Buffalos and Britannias for me ....
Some states dont have sales tax for gold. I know Ohio is abolishing theirs Oct 1st.
Not in NYS they're there to take the tax on everything but air...
You are actually getting the same gold weight in an American Eagle plus some additional metals for the same price. I like both! It’s absolutely personal preference
Very nice video. Great discussion.
I'm just learning about precious metals, I appreciate the basic beginner video. ty
Just found this channel and honestly your videos are pure gold ;)
Hey, thank you! I appreciate that!
I do see the gold maple as the staple on what a gold coin should look like. Gorgeous
Man I look forward to your video cause all the things that run through my mind are being covered on your video! Keep it up!!
That's great! Thanks for the comment!
I initially went through a Buffalo phase, then AGE phase, now i'm about the Maples. I'll probably change my mind a dozen more times by the New Year.
Ha!
As long as you’re getting some you’re good!!! Lol
Add some silver to your stacks!
I have a strong preferance for 22k because of durability. Otherwise I'd really go for the Maples. I suspect they're currently the most widely accepted internationally.
Great video. I have two gold AE, a philharmonic, a buffalo,and a maple with a 2021 maple on the way upon it's shipping from JM bullion. I agree with the mix. Total of just under 17 Oz's of gold with the new one coming. Very good explanation
Sounds great! And, thank you!
I think it would be cool to do an update video comparing the 22K American Gold Eagle to the 24K 2016 Centennial Gold Walking Liberty Half-Dollar showing the aesthetics differences and beauty. Great videos keep up the great work!!!
I still don't have that coin. I'd like the whole 2016 series!
New stacker digging back in your videos. Decided to stick with currency with gold. Was able pick to pick up AGE & AGB during that last dip. Monthly goal is a 1/2 Oz. Just got 2 1/4 oz GML on a black Friday sale.
Good video with good points! I have subscribed!
Hey, thanks!
I prefer buffalos as well. I wish they were made in fractional size. They released fractional buffalos in bullion from in 2008 as well. The Maple Leaf was 999 until 1982 or 83.
9999 was ‘83 or it was midway through ‘82. I’ve seen 999 ‘82 Maples. I don’t remember the bullion fractional Buffalos,. Crazy that they don’t reintroduce them. Thanks for watching, Sal!
@Sal - I wish they made them at molecular size.♥️
Great video and advice
Thanks!
Cheers and thank you !!
Thanks for watching!
when i saw the 8ball omg, funniest thing i've seen in a while, your videos always put me in a better mood
That's about the best compliment I could get. Thank you!
@@2is1gold no worries
I like them both! I am not picky at all when I buy gold! I just like to have some variety and get all different coins for the collection! Great video and thanks for sharing!
I’m picky, but I like them both too. Thanks for watching, Aloha!
Nice vidéo thanks !
Thanks for watching!
The American Gold Buffalo is the best first option in my opinion. I enjoyed the video. Thank you👍🏻
One man (2 is 1) so much knowledge!!!! I don't have a buffalo because they cost more. But i might get one. Thanks again my friend.
You are a gem, sir!
This is a video worth watching twice! 8 months later here I am! To anyone watching this after me, put it in a playlist so you can come back to it. Thank you 2 is 1.
Thanks!!
You can't go wrong with either. Buffalo for me, love that pure gold color
Gold Eagle for me.
Hello. Commenting on an old video today... I have maples, but I keep them in original mint tubes; not capsules, but if I wanted to show them off, then I do see the need for airtites.
So many people ask that question! Good job!
The Maple, The Eagle or Buffalo.... The same troubling choice I have agonized over in the past. WHY CHOOSE? Get all of them!
Maple, Eagle, Buffalo would be my choice. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
For me it's about whether or not I can handle my gold physically, I just love the touch and feel of the coins so even though I got a few 24 carats it's the 22 for me :-)
I don’t really care about 3 or 4 9’s fine but I just like the ml’s look the most.
Purity for bars, Durability for coins.
Good point. Bars pretty much sit home and dont get messed with. If you are going to carry a few coins in a wallet for backup, durability is king. Buyers hate scratched coins.
Why would anyone carry a few gold coins in their wallet for “backup?” That sounds like a very dangerous thing to do, since you could lose your wallet, get pickpocketed, etc. not to mention they are not liquid and you’d need a coin shop or jeweler to convert to cash.
@@trekkiejunk that's your strawman argurment. Make up some thing about a wallet and burn that argument
@@trekkiejunkgotta carry them to the jewelry store or coin shop somehow 😎 👍
I’m from Canada, the Buffalo is my favorite and sells at a slight discount here to the Maple
Nice!
2008 the four set gold buffalo was made in proof and uncirculated,i have the unc.set!
I swore that was the case, but Wikipedia said otherwise. Salivate Metal told me that too. 99% of the people who watch these videos are jealous of you! 😁
Great info. I always wondered that!
Thanks for watching!
Take it from a gold stacker, 22k American Gold Eagles are better. The Gold Eagles have just a little silver and copper added to them -- it makes the Gold Eagle a lot harder and more robust. And *that* makes the Gold Eagle much easier to handle. Eagles don't scratch or scuff easily. I love them, you can throw Eagles in any old tube or pouch or whatever, they won't scuff or scratch. This is *much* different than 24k Buffalos or Maples, which you need to be really careful with, else unscrupulous dealers will ding you for a bit of money for even small scratches (which is BS).
Maples and Buffalos are really nice coins, and yes I would stack them as well. But you really need to be careful with them, and I hate that aspect of 24k / .9999 purity coins. Rub two of them together, they are going to scratch.
Yeah, it's a huge component and one that doesn't come across on RUclips showing pristine coins. I have more AGEs than anything else and always will. Cheers!
I started w/a maple. They're just undeniably gorgeous! That color man!
Agreed. One of my easy favorites. 🤩
Am I weird that I’m only really interested in 22k? For me, it’s largely about the handleability and the appearance. Even if they weren’t “fragile”, almost all 24k coins are proofs or super shiny. I just don’t like that. I like the feeling of a coin used for commerce, even if it wasn’t actually used as such…like the Krugerand. So for me, pre-33 and larger foreign coins (100 corona, 50 peso, etc) are what really interest me.
Not interested in paying 12% tax here in Canada for 22k gold. Combine that with the extra premium that the Eagle commands, and that's a lot of gold for me to give up when I can buy a 24k Maple Leaf for 4% premium and no tax. I love the gold Eagle though, so I will still buy one for the collection, but stacking it makes no sense for most people outside of America.
I'm in America and Im with ya. I'd like one to collect but the premium is crazy.
Gold is Gold. I really don't care if it's 90% or 99.99%, I like it all!!
Either way you’re a winner buying precious metals.
I waited years to get a 1 oz gold coin and of course when I got one it’s at the highest price golds been at. The problem is you can’t stop at one and since then I got 2 more and it’s a little too addictive lol
Great videos. Will have to see if with the new AGE design will have the same popularity as the current classic eagle.
We’ll see. A lot of people won’t care. I think it’ll be an improvement. Cheers!
I personally stack Gold Buffalo, Canadian Maple Leaf and Austrian Philhrmonic. All 24K. Have Eagles also in 1 oz and smaller issues. I prefer 24K.
Philharmonics are definitely common where I live too. Cheers!
Good point, I like fractional for the option’s they allow. (Wow, you cut this video 2 yrs ago)
For whatever reason I've only owned and will probably continue to own 24k when it comes to gold. IF I could find an AGE without a horrible premium, I might jump on it. But Man, Buffalo, Maple, and others those sure do shine different, don't they? I have some Phil Harmonics that are just gorgeous.
Since this video is a year old I would have to say availability will play a role in your decision. I agree with you as far as I’m open to either
Government minted gold coins are not going to be melted down unless the coin is damaged so purity is only opinion. I like the Eagle over the Maple, and it comes with free silver and copper.
Yes exactly!!
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Thank you
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To me, the purer the better. That goes for anything.
But not for silver
Depends if you want to handle it or not, I love my maple but rarely touch it, I have krugerrand and can touch till I get bored and not put a mark on it, both hold equal value
Its alright to touch them. As long as youre not playing coin toss with them or being too careless, they'll be fine.
@@dboi4952 I like to do a ping test on coins, which comes down to playing coin toss. So in my case I guess it's good to have a preferance for krugs and gold eagles. Maples, on the other hand, seem to have great security features which may render running a ping test a little unnecessary. Oh well, maybe I should just get myself one of those Precious Metal Verifiers.
@@goldaddict6427i hear ya. you can use the eraser side of a new pencil for that test, it actually makes a louder, clearer tone than using another coin.
The more pure the better american eagle is water down .
I agree and like my gold to look very yellow, but in the Eagle's defense, most people think they get less pure gold with the Eagle. It is one ounce of pure 24k gold, just that they add silver and copper, so the coin is 2.8 grams heavier. One does not have less content of gold, it does have one full ounce of pure gold, but mixed, blended with alloys, hence, 22k. I see it as free silver and copper though...
So, I buy Maple or Buffalo because I like to see my coins be very yellow and not look like jewelry, but not because I am confused thinking I get less gold with the American Eagle.
Can you tell us were you buy the capsules?
I like that Eagles are fungible but I love the luster of buffalos.
I just got the 1/4oz canadian snow bird coin. The rest of my set has american eagle gold.
Nice!
Just because there are more of them doesn't mean they are more preferred. Higher premium can also come from more demand for a limited supply.
Preference is always subjective. Go with the one you like! I like them both, but the Eagle is far more popular. Thanks!
IF I CAN BUY BOTH AT THE SAME PRICE, (and it’s that "right price") then it’s always the BUFFALO. Always.
If I can’t get that price then it’s the "croud favorite" the Gold Eagle.
Love both.
Great discussion! At the end of the day, you’re absolutely right - it’s whatever you like, and if you’re undecided, it’s whatever is easier to sell (more popular). For me, I lean towards the purity of the Gold Buffalo. The American Gold Eagle is more well known (popular) in my opinion because of the classic St Gaudens design, but the Buffalo is my choice for purity.
I know people who can’t imagine having to store their coins in capsules. There are lots of them apparently.
I'm strictly GOLD BUFFALO person as well . . . . 24K ! ! !
I watched one of your videos recently wherein, as an aside, you showed two knives, one was a spider, but I can't remember the brand name of the other one. Please can you remind me what it was? Incidentally, I'm a subscriber and love your videos. Please keep up the good work. Kind regards.
It was probably a Chris Reeve Sebenza. If it wasn't a titanium handle, it would have been a Benchmade Proper. Thanks!
The handle looked like silver, and the knife looked like a lock knife. But you used the smaller Spider to cut open a pack of 2 is 1 an 1 is none stickerts. Many thanks.
@@coolclearfacts6105 yeah, it was a Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 then. Titanium handle. It's an amazing knife. Expensive (~$450) but it's the lockout folder that pretty much everything is compared against.
@@2is1gold Many thanks for the info. I visited the Chris Reeve web site, and I couldn't. believe how expensive the knives were. We livedin Canada for approx. eight years, and I remember buying a locknife for CAD $5.99. The quality will be quite different, but I was tickled pink. Cheers
I like your capsules where do you get them plz?
▸ Capsules for Gold Eagles, Buffalos, etc. - amzn.to/38TpVE9 (32mm)
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▸ Capsules for Gold Maple Leafs - amzn.to/3pYmLoO (30mm)
▸ Capsules for 1/2 oz Gold Eagles - amzn.to/3nVpfCq
▸ Capsules for 1/4 oz Gold Eagles, etc. - amzn.to/2LHteFN (22mm)
I prefer the gold buffalo . It has a better design .plus better purity
Not a better purity. Just more purity. Better is subjective, and the AGE was intentionally made 91.67 pure, not by accident.
24k weight...are more important...styling of the coin is beauty in the eyes of the beholder...
I like your capsules where can I get it?
I get mine at Amazon. Links below.
32mm Direct-Fit Capsules
(Fit 1 oz American Gold Eagles, Gold American Buffalos, etc.)
amzn.to/38TpVE9
30mm Direct-Fit Capsules
(Fit 1 oz Canadian Maple Leafs)
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27mm Direct-Fit Capsules
(Fit 1/2 oz American Gold Eagles, etc.)
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22mm Direct-Fit Capsules
(Fit 1/4 oz American Gold Eagles, etc.)
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Interesting video topic. I recently interviewed the channel Golden Gun and he said that in Australia, 22K gold has an 8% tax, but 24K has no tax. Interesting, huh? Like you, I really don't have a preference.
They’re similar to Canada. Conveniently, though, both have great mints.
@@2is1gold Do you know where that rule comes from? How do they come up with this stuff? Is it specifically to discourage buying S. Arfikan and US bullion?
@@ExpatStacker I don't know, but I'm sure that was a factor.
Wow wow nice coins❤❤🙏🙏
Question: When Gold spot price rises, is there an equal or higher percentage rise in pre-1933, Liberty Double Eagles? In a surging economy, would MS62/63 price, move higher percentage wise than MS64/65 Liberty Double Eagles?
I prefer .999 gold. No "solid" reason for that, except as you aptly noted, my personal preferences. I just like the idea that it's pure, and I like the idea that all of the "how much actual gold do I have?" math is just easier.
I’m new to stacking and British Sovereigns are the best value for gold. Should I also buy the 1oz Britannia’s as well?
I would. Modern bullion is easy to sell if needed. Cheers!
LOL well just look at them ! I'll take the 99.99% pure gold Maple everytime.
I like the Canadian Maple leaves, just the coloration is more pleasing to me. The AGE appears brassy to me. Government minted, bordering democracy, don’t plan on selling but holding it generationally.
It's irrelevant if you buy 22K or 24K gold as both kinds are sold on gold content not coin weight. Granted some coins do have advantages over others but that has nothing to do with purity . The best coins to buy tend to be determined by region. You should buy your local gold so if for American buy eagles if you are British buy sovereign or Britannias etc
That's definitely the logical advice. I do understand a bit of the personal preference side of things too. Cheers!
Semi Numismatic Guy: Exactly !! A 22k one ounce gold coin contains the same amount of gold as a 24k coin......a lot of people don't seem to understand this.
@@paganphil100 for my local gold coins they mix the 22ct coins with copper making them a slightly strange colour which isn't as visually pleasing as 24ct or 22ct mixed with silver
I'm a new stacker, but can say I don't have a preference. I'm sure it's a very unpopular opinion, but I'm not a fan of AGEs. It has nothing to do with them being 22k, I'm just not a fan of the design. I own a philharmonic because it was the cheapest 1/4 oz gold in stock when I wanted to buy. Even though I'm not a fan of AGEs, if that's all that was available at the time I would still buy it.
AGEs are the most popular in the US, but I don’t like the design either. I’m hoping the redesign coming mid year improves them. Cheers!
I love the new eagles bad ass man
Me too!
Been buying Krugs for years. Recognized around the world. I also like the Maple Leaf and the Gold Eagle. Krugs are sometimes a tad cheaper.
Krugs used to be cheaper but gold premiums are going up! We're going on a gold standard so don't quibble with gold, keep buying it, best store of wealth
@@goldeneye70 I don't quibble, I buy the dip. And I don't ever panic buy. I don't see how we will ever see a gold standard again. If there is a monetary reset, it will be with a brand new fiat currency, possibly global. They can't print gold, and they'll (governments) never agree to limit themselves from doing so again. Of course, with China stockpiling gold the past decade or so, they might surprise us all and do it. It would become THE reserve currency by default. We'll see.
@@phoenixmichaels it'll happen, you'll see. Gold standard by 2025
@@goldeneye70 Well, I can't promise to live that long LOL. If not, send me a text. But remember, they never run out of ways to come out on top. Executive order 6102 for example in 1933. Nothing to stop them from doing that again, confiscating all gold in order to go on a gold standard. Then they hand you a wad of, again, paper money... and revalue the new currency to rob you of 40% of the value they took. Pretty neat trick. Even if your gold is stashed away from them, you can't use it because it will be illegal to own. Currently, a gold standard does not serve them in any way. Were they to adopt it, it would only be because they found a way for it to serve them rather than you.
@@phoenixmichaels finally someone who thinks!! I agree, they made the money they make the rules, they own the banks. I guess they own the Earth, or do they?
Sir that's maffle lift coins how much is thats?
I am going to buy 1 more AGE 1oz by the end of the year (at least) but I was thinking it would drop one more time before the holidays... I am going to also look for $50 FV of Junk Halves (completes personal goal for the year)... I got a lot more Platinum this year than I had planned but we'll see... Buffalos are the best, we all know that and agree it seems...
I know a few people who hold lots (LOTS) of gold that only buy Eagles. But, yeah, here on RUclips, it’s Buffalos all day.
There's nothing like the marriage of copper and gold, it's absolutely the eagle for me, the Buffalo doesn't pop but it's very nice. The obverse caricature queen on the newer Maple is horrendous
Newbie question. If the Eagle is not 24k but still contains an ounce of gold and has the same ring size, does that mean it’s slightly thicker and heavier due to the added metals?
Yes. It’s hard to go just from the this listed thickness, though, because that’s just the rim of the coin. The weight is the clear sign. Cheers!
I bought an AGE and didn’t realize it was 22k, it looked like copper. Never again.
Maybe it’ll grow on you. They have for me.
Don’t you think it’s an advantage that you don’t have to handle 22 karat gold ias carefully as 24 karat gold? And the coin still contains one troy ounce of gold. However, you prefer 24 karat, because it’s more beautiful. I get that. I like beauty too.
@@maxsiem77 yes, purely beauty. All my 24k are in capsules.
All depends.
Do you want to take the coins and handle them the best is 22K
If you want to put them on cases and never touch them then .9999 pure would be a better choice
@2 is 1 Can anyone point me to a reliable reference of the audio frequencies that make up the "ping" sound of US/UK/Aus/Can gold coins for 22 & 24 carat versions, so that I can help check a few that my company has taken possession of? I've managed to find out the frequencies for a lot of silver coins by googling and various RUclips videos, but the Gold coins' values are hard to come by.
I emailed various Mints themselves and they replied that they "couldn't help me" which I thought was amazing, as they would surely know the exact values, and spreading that info would be a good way of eliminating a lot of fakes now that "FFT Plot" frequency analysers for phones are either free or about $5.
The only unofficial figures I have come across are "US Buffalo" (4330Hz, 9800Hz, 17000Hz), "22k pre 2013 Britannia" (4600Hz, 10400Hz, 17800Hz) and "24k 2013(+) Britannia" (3670Hz, 6100Hz, 8215Hz, 13270Hz, 14100Hz). Can anyone confirm these and/or supply other figures?
I know there are mobile apps that do it. They might specify the frequency in the app. Search for “gold coin ping test app”. Other commenters might know more. Good luck!
Only app I know of is called 'bullion test'
I like the 1/4 oz as well. Perhaps some day I’ll roll my wheel chair up to a coin shop twice a month to cash in a coin or two. I got a 1/4 Buffalo but missed out on the 1/4 platinum the same year. Coins, coins, coins... love them!!
That 1/4oz Buffalo is 🔥
22k for everyday wear, 999 for investment
I think the 24k Buffalo looks cool...
I have 10000 in fiat cash and I'm contemplating if I should just put 5000 of it right into gold because I feel less secure holding hundred dollar bills depreciating
I always buy 24k for investment purposes. From a jewelers perspective, I only buy 22k coins if I’m making a piece. If I need to make a ring or something I’ll go to the coin shop and get it.
You make jewelry from say, Krugerrands? You melt coins and not bars? I read from another they only use 24k because of “cracking”.
24k shine is beautiful
I love the Buffalo's here in the USA. Perth mint coins are also beautiful, the Kangaroos and the Tigers.
Im at the point I just get what is different or beautiful.
I prefer eagles but I hope i will like the new design in 2021.
I also prefer the eagles, but the new design doesnt do it for me... the reason why i prefer the eagles is they are tougher then the rest.
Got another newbie question for you, hope you don't mind. Are the British gold sovereigns considered 22k at .90% and at a weight of nearly a quarter ounce (.23 or. 24) are they comparable to a quarter ounce Krug or similar bullion coin of the same weight? Are they a good buy at under $450? Thanks again and have a great rest of your day!
They're just short of a quarter ounce. .2354 oz.
His reply just repeated what you already said, and didn’t answer your question. LOL . While I’m not 100% sure, I think that 90 gold is technically not 22k, because it’s just a tad shy of 22 “parts” gold. I read somewhere it was like 21.5 carats or something. As to a good buy….they’ve always seemed overpriced to me, at least as far as gold content is concerned. I prefer 22k gold, so for me, something like ducats, coronas, or Krugerands are what I like.
Nice collection!! I cannot afford any of this, but if I could I’d go with the pure .9999 buffalo or maple. Seems the relative durability of 22 Carat on coins of such high value is irrelevant. Those are my thoughts anyway. Great vid and channel. Thx.
Thanks!
The 22k alloys allow me to 'play' with my coins without having to keep them in capsules.
@@fu4616 thanks. agreed!
1 oz gold either way. I suspect- could be wrong- the mint does it for themselves. Sturdier coin. Crisp and even, no issues with uneven edges and such. Crank'em out perfect, no need for kid glove handling.
Its not irrelevant. It’s a preference
what is your opinion on gold nuggets? do you think those are worth buying?
I think they'd be hard to sell.
Since the weight is the same it comes down to the design of the coin.
I’d say popularity and price as well.
The kruger rand is one of the purest Gold you can get. But the the Gold Proof is much more solid and you don't get taxed on it at all
The Krugerrand is 22k, so not very pure. Definitely one of the most popular coins you can get!
I really enjoy how much more yellow the buffalo coin is compared to the AGE
Yeah, the color is very noticeable. Cheers!
@@2is1gold even though im in the states i would much prefer the gold britannias, something about that coin just speaks to me lol
gold eagle premium 5.25% of cost
I agree with you maples are more beautiful, but…….britania, is also beautiful
For sure. I don’t think I had one yet at the time I posted this video. Cheers!
I would say 22 because I have lots of them lol but probably 24
Why is the gold buffalo the same size as the gold eagle and larger than the Canadian gold maple?
Same diameter. The inner width of the CML is thicker.
Where can you bye the coin holders for the buffalo gold coins?
I get them from Amazon. Here's a link: amzn.to/38TpVE9
Thank you