[W.]

Been wanting to lay in a few oz's of gold, but last time I did [1994 iirc] gold eagles sold for $400, not $1,400 so I don't think so. Maybe one, though, just for fun, and to have and hold, it IS cool in hand...

[jpsb]

Silver the poor mans gold :)

[norwaypinesavage]

"IS cool in hand... "

...until it warms up.

I just can't imagine holding any significant amount of gold. I wouldn't want to own it, unless I had physical possession of it, but then where would I put it? If I hid it, I would have to tell someone where it is, but then it isn't hidden. It collects no interest (not that anything else does now, either). It's hard to sell if there's not a catastrophe. I'll stick with open land. It's cool, too.

[itsahoot]

You can always buy Silver, just buy more of it. Easier to bust a Silver Eagle than a Gold Eagle, what would you take in change?