So you have decided to buy gold online.
Great choice! Let’s talk about gold then, shall we?
Gold is, and always has been, a favorite of collectors of precious metals. Its 6000-year history of sustaining wealth is unprecedented. The yellow metal has launched wars, bought fortunes and has been a form of money throughout that history. It is one of the densest metals and also one of the densest elements on the periodic table. It weighs in at a density of 19.32 grams per cubic centimeter. Water, by contrast, has a density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter.
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Platinum is the densest of the common 4 precious metals at 21.45 grams per cubic centimeter.
People will often ask when gold is the right choice to buy as opposed to other metals such as silver. This is a very common question. There is no easy answer that anyone can give to someone so we always boil it down to practical applications.
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Consider how much of an investment you are planning to make over-all throughout the course of your precious metals buying. If you are planning on purchasing, for example, $10,000 worth of metals and then cap your spending then it really doesn’t matter which metals you buy. The volume of the purchase will be relatively small in terms of weight and size. Our main concern and
Durham Precious Metals comes down to simple things like , cost of storage, cost of shipping and bulk. We are always trying to help our customers have the best experience as metals collectors.
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For example, if you were to tell us that you are considering selling a piece of real estate and use the proceeds to buy metals then gold would be our suggestion. The reason comes down to volume and weight at this point. Several hundred thousand dollars of silver would be an incredible amount of bulk at this spend level. Hundreds of pounds of silver would be hard to store practically and would be more expensive to store as well. If you are the DIY type it would also be harder to hide than a comparable dollar amount of gold.
Keep in mind that at the time of this writing gold is about 75 times more expensive in dollar terms as the same weight of silver. That equates to 75 times less bulk per dollar spend. This will make it much easier to hide or store if you are looking at large purchase amounts.
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If you are only considering a small total purchase amount either of the metals is perfectly fine. The one consideration we always emphasize for small purchase amounts really comes down to personal perception. Here is what we mean. Silver is 75 times more bulky per dollar spend. Obviously, it is going to feel a lot more substantial if you buy $5000 worth of silver and have several hundred ounces to admire than only about 3 ounces. It’s a perception thing at this point but perception matters to people since perception can make us feel a particular way about what we spend our money on.
In closing, gold and
silver are both great choices and neither is wrong in terms of their value of utility. They have both had a long history as a store of wealth and that isn’t likely to change any time soon.
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If you look down the page you will see that we carry a nice selection of the most popular and common brands and weights. We often carry pieces that we don’t list on site so feel free to call us for an up-to-date list.
