Been stacking silver for a while, and a few weeks ago I decided to diversify into gold. Started with a tenth ounce Eagle, then a 1892 half eagle (cleaned, I think) and today I picked up a quarter ounce each Maple and Eagle. I am getting a taste for the yellow stuff. For Christmas I think I'll be buying myself a half ounce coin of some sort; not sure which yet. Perhaps a Kruger, or a Libertad. My local guy has a old half ounce Panda for 700, which seems a little steep. He says he's had it for a while, and I bet I could talk him down a bit...
Agree, to always buy what you like. That said, the GSR (gold silver ratio) says we should be buying silver not gold at the moment: https://www.providentmetals.com/kno...resources/gold-to-silver-ratio-explained.html
By far, the majority of my purchases are silver. I currently own about 50 oz of silver, even more considering my numismatic collection. I don't even own an ounce of gold yet.
Both prices of gold and silver move in tandem. Gold was and is still money today and in the future. Silver however, has become an industrial commodity. Using GSR to decide which metal to buy is absolutely meaningless.
Aaaaand ordered a quarter Philharmonic to round me off with a full ounce of quarter ouncers, plus one tenth ounce Eagle. I think I'll actually be done for a while, or until the next time I think about how worthless paper money is. Damn, that'll probably be pretty soon.
