The price for physical is what you pay in the free market...not some stupid quote for pieces of paper that supposedly represent gold that may or may not exist in the possession of the entity selling the paper.
A good indication that the price is being manipulated is how the U.S. Treasury Dep’t has been running out of coins to sell...and when they’re in stock, there is a nice premium to pay above the paper price for the precious metal.
For example, they were charging a 40% premium on 1/10th ounce coins about a month ago. I’d contend that the premium more accurately reflected the true value of the physical gold than the spot price for paper claiming to represent gold. After all, the paper could be worthless if you have no way to convert it into physical gold because the seller can’t or won’t deliver.
You are giving bad advice. Go to tulving.com or any physical seller to be cured of your ignorance.
I would agree.