Question most often asked - How do I buy it?
I may only inform based upon my observations in US, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Peru. I do not know all related laws and regulations of any of these countries, even the US.
My highest recommendation is that people become involved and engaged locally. All major and moderate population zones have both gold / coin / jewelry merchants and local coin clubs and shows.
Going to these sources provides human contact and establishes new network connections while supporting a local economy.
Other Sources:
Reference local phone book or internet search for Coin Shows, Coin Clubs, Gold Dealers, Jewelry Stores. For those that are not aware of the exact match feature in Google, try a search using the specific phrases required separated in quote marks to return more specific searches. An example like "Gold Show" "Nebraska" should limit the results to weed through.
Direct links to US coin show schedules include:
www.coinshows.com
www.coinresource.com/coinshows/index.asp
Online Dealers:
Be cautious and research each online retailer. There is very little control over how long a website retailer will require to ship the purchase after your funds are received. When dealing with these retailers I recommend a physical phone call be placed and specifically attempt to receive a delivery commitment. There are no guarantees, especially as inventories are depleted from high demand.
I will NOT provide specific recommendations to any websites. I will state I have successfully, and satisfactorily purchased metals online, but under different circumstances in the past.
Those with experience with eBay may find it the most competitive pricing available, second only to finding a good local metals dealer.
Many countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and others have Mint websites where gold, silver and sometimes platinum and palladium may be purchased directly. Use web search engines to locate these. Recently, the US Mint has suspended sale of silver and stated the cause as absence of sufficient coin "blanks" used to fabricate the final coins.
Namaste!
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Please be advised that I am not any form of a professional or paid investment adviser and each individual reading or posting questions or answers is responsible for their own investment decisions.