For over four thousand years gold has been regarded as a form of money and store of wealth.

Hoard of ancient gold coins.

Since the collapse of the gold standard, gold has largely lost its role as a form of currency, but is still considered by many, especially by central banks, as a store of value and a safe haven in times of crisis.

Gold and other precious metals are unique assets in that they are tangible (i.e. physical) and liquid (i.e. easily traded), unlike real estate which is tangible but not liquid, or company shares and bonds which are liquid but not tangible (i.e. a share certificate is just paper). Other traders and investors see gold as nothing more than just another commodity, such as copper or lead, and treat it as such.
 

Buying bullion gold coins is a popular way of gold coin investments.

Typically bullion coins are priced only, or mainly according to their weight, with little or no premium above the gold price. Amongst the most popular bullion gold coins are the South African Krugerrand, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, and the Australian Gold Nugget.

All these coins are popular because they contain exactly one troy ounce of gold. Other popular one ounce bullion coins include the American Gold Eagle, the Chinese Panda, and the Austrian Philharmonic. Other gold coins which are used as bullion coins include the British Gold Sovereign, and the Swiss Vreneli, but these are much lighter than one ounce, making it difficult for an inexperienced person to know their value.

Again the large Swiss and Liechtenstein banks will buy and sell these coins over the counter. Also available is the Gold dinar which has Islamic significance. Many bullion coin dealers can be found around the world by a simple internet search.

Source: Wikipedia

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