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Moderator
 United States
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 now that's a good idea. I have some gold plated small dollars, and a gold plated quarter laying around somewhere.  |
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United States
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Few newbies realize that a gold coin costing $170 is smaller than a dime and that realization comes as a rude awakening to many. It did to me. Yep, same here. I was quite surprised to see how "small" 1/10th really is..... |
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Canada
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I think taking her to a local coin dealer or show and letting her see how big a 1/10oz gold Eagle actually is might be a good idea. If she's got a picture of "a
gold coin" that's about the size of a half-dollar in her mind, she's going to be in for a MAJOR shock when she sees the size of a 1/10oz gold Eagle in real life.
Few newbies realize that a gold coin costing $170 is smaller than a dime and that realization comes as a rude awakening to many. It did to me.
You might be doing yourself a big favor by getting her to see what the real-life, in-person sizes of gold coins are like before you buy something. My guess is
she'll be very surprised by how small and how expensive they are and this may impact heavily on her level of desire to have one.  This is the best advice here. If she wants it, she needs to be involved or she needs to decide exactly why she wants the coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ha .... ha .......... " get her something gold plated " Spoken like a man who has never been married ...... or not married for long.  |
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United Kingdom
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A 1 gram bar isn't really a bar, it's more a sliver.
Just get a small gold coin like a Half-Sovereign or something.
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Canada
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i'd save a bit more and then get a 1/4oz gold coin. they are a bit smaller than a quarter so they can be appreciated more. 1/4oz is the smallest i'd go. I just picked up a 1/4oz gold panda and it's BEAUTIFUL.
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Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got an email from APMEX this morning. Random year 1/10 oz Eagles $182.27 ; 1/4 oz $416.25. Decent prices for fractionals. |
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United States
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Okay, I'm going to chime in as a wife and female. Get her a gold love token. Search ebay for "love token gold". Love tokens are coins that have had one side polished off and engraved, usually with initials, but sometimes with pictures or messages. They were very popular in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Most love tokens were made on silver coins, but a fair number turn up on $1 and $2.5 gold coins. Because these are "damaged" coins, they tend to sell for around the spot price of gold, but they have a lot more history than a generic bullion coin. Maybe you can find one with initials or motifs that mean something to you and your wife; I was lucky enough to find one with my initials, and another that says "GRR", which makes me smile. They often have holes or rings for wearing as a pendant, so your wife could wear it with the gold chains she already has. I love wearing my small collection of love tokens, and often get comments and compliments. It's the best of both worlds: bullion and jewelery! |
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United States
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that is an excellent idea  |
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United States
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I will add that you can find pretty much any coin - from bullion to historic US, world, and even ancient gold coins - made into pendants. I do not advocate making jewelry from numismatic coins. However, if the damage is already done, why not give the coin an appreciative home?
Except for rare coins that retain some numismatic value even when "damaged," most coins that have been made into jewelry sell for around their metal spot price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1200 Posts |
In terms of making coins into jewelry without damaging the coins... Flintski is the place I've bought bezels from before. They know their stuff, they're quick, they've got the inventory in stock and their shipping charges are great. Check out..... http://flintski.com |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Depends on what she is going to do with it, if she wants to make it into a necklace then the 1/10 is best but is she wants something to look at/hold then the min would be a 1/4 oz and they only get better the higher up you go on the drool scale..  |
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Japan
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if its for necklace - get her 8kg gold bar on 2kg gold chain ... then she'll not be able to run far away ))
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The love token idea is a great one thats for sure, hopefully I'll get to use it someday. All this girl is concerned about is Christian Louboutin and Chanel, she could careless about coins though I wish she did ;( Oh well she has different assets that make her valuable to me., lol. At the current premium I think quarters are the way to go. It is hard to recoup the premium on the tenths though if you are diligent I think it could be done.
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