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Gold Bullion vs Gold Coins for Retirement Accounts
How bars and coins can differ in eligibility, premiums, divisibility and resale economics inside a precious-metals IRA.
Bars and coins can both be used in precious-metals investing, but an IRA purchase adds an eligibility screen.
Compare more than appearance
- Exact IRA eligibility
- Premium above underlying metal value
- Dealer buy/sell spread
- Unit size and divisibility
- Storage and transaction implications
Collectibility or rarity should not be assumed to create investment value. Augusta itself states that it makes no guarantee that a coin or non-bullion product will be worth more or less than its weight in standard bullion prices.
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