American Gold Eagle Coins

By: Ray Marks

The American gold eagle coin originally minted and

released first in 1986 and made available in four

denominations. The largest being 1 oz and then ½ oz, ¼ oz and 1/10 oz.

The US government specifies the actual gold content of the coins

The specifications for the minted gold coins is backed by

United States Congress and the United States Mint ensuring that the coins are 22 karat which is the English standard for gold coins.

Although the face value of the coins is $50, $25, $10 and $5 there actual value is base on the price that the gold is worth at the time.

The gold that is contained in the American gold eagle

coins has to be sourced from mines in the United States

and every coin has the full weight of gold that is stated,

to make the coins more durable silver and copper is added

American gold eagle coins are America's only officially

recognized gold bullion coins of investment grade gold

guaranteed by the United States government.

The real measure of any investment is it's ability to be

converted into cash and the American gold eagle coins are able to be sold world wide at many dealers.

In time of financial instability gold is seen as a safe

haven, with many investment in stocks and shares you can lose everything, but gold always retains a value.

The price of gold does fluctuate and this should be

considered as with any investment you could lose money, however if you think that the economy is going to remain in difficulty for some time then you should have some money invested in American gold eagle coins

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