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27th June 2021
Flexibility - what should I buy? Gold or silver bars or coins?

When investing in gold bullion or silver bullion most investors are looking for the best value when buying to preserve their wealth and making a return on their investment.

The best value when you are buying doesn’t necessarily mean you get the best value when you are selling, however.

Buying larger-sized bars of gold or silver bullion offers the best value as they come with lower premiums.  They don’t offer much in the way of flexibility for a resale, though, as you will only have the option to sell the entire bar.

Buying smaller unit gold bars or gold coins, like the 1oz, 50g or 100g bars gives you a great deal more flexibility when it comes to selling.

There are a number of reasons why you might want to have a bit more flexibility in how you sell your gold – perhaps you want to release some of your investment to access your cash quickly, or you want to take advantage of the higher price, but don’t want to sell all your position.

Let’s look at another example to clarify.

An investor has 20% of their portfolio in gold bullion, specifically a 1-kilo gold bar.  The stock market, however, is on the rise, and the investor wants to move some of the cash tied up in gold in order to take advantage of the current situation.  Owning one gold bar means that the only option the investor has is to sell their entire gold position to release the cash.

This is not ideal as any good investor knows you want to keep at least 5-10% of your portfolio in physical gold.

If, on the other hand, the investor owned ten smaller bars at 100g each, then they would have no problem selling half of their position to take advantage of investment opportunities elsewhere.

Gold coins are an even better option for flexibility as they come in smaller sizes like 1oz, ½ oz 1/4oz, and 1/10oz, which gives you a huge amount of flexibility to really maximise your selling.  They are also much easier to store.

Some of the most popular gold coins at the moment are the famous South African Krugerrand coins as they tend to come with the lowest premiums or the British bullion coins like the gold Britannia or the gold sovereign.

The later coins are great for investors who have a lot of money invested in gold UK coins due to their CGT free status.  (CGT Capital Gains Tax Free)

Silver coins are also a great option, and perhaps offer the most flexibility as they are valued much lower than gold, so can be sold in smaller monetary increments.

Some of the most popular silver coins include the silver Britannia (CGT Free in the UK), silver Maples, and the silver Philharmonic.

If you’re wanting flexibility in your investing then we highly recommend buying gold coins.

Disclaimer: This is not financial advice.

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