In tough economic times, many people return to buying gold as an investment.  People tend to feel that gold is the safest investment possible.  I can remember my father had several Krugerrands in his safe deposit box in the bank; he took me there a few times as a kid and showed them to me.   I’ve always like to look at gold coins, I think that they are fascinating to look at.  I didn’t know until recently that there were a lot of different gold coins “out there” that people could buy, either as a collectible or as an investment.

I think it would awesome to have a small collection of gold and silvercoins from different countries.  I’d like them both as an investment, but also simply because I like them.  The artwork on some of them is quite amazing!  I don’t know how I would feel about having them hiding in a safe deposit box, but I’d be afraid they’d get stolen if I didn’t put them in a safe deposit box!  Hmmm…. maybe buy some and take photos of them, put the real ones in the safe deposit box and frame the photos of them to display on my wall.  I’d have to have an awesome camera to make the photos look terrific though!