Mass Production of Gold Coins

Mass Production of Gold Coins 
You’ve seen the ads on television for “special edition”, “limited edition”, and “commemorative edition” gold coins, with promises that these will only be available for a certain period of time and then will be retired forever.  How true are these claims?  Is it worth getting in on the deal offered?  Obviously, the prices for which these are being sold are tempting, but how true are the claims of the value of the gold coins being offered?

First, you must take into consideration your reason for collecting gold coins.  Are you simply interested in building an extensive collection for show, or are you more interested in building a collection of gold coins that is worth money?  Either way, many of these gold coins offered through televised commercials and specials are real beauties, and you may wish to own one anyway.  However, if you want to boast a specific value to your collection, you may want to think twice before buying into the claims these offerings put on the gold coins being advertised.

It is certain that many of these gold coins sold on television at “discount prices” are mass produced, already reducing their value to serious collectors.  While few people may actually purchase the gold coins, meaning that there are not a lot of collectors holding the piece, there are many more available for circulation, and this devalues the gold coins to those wanting to collect only truly valuable gold coins and coins that will appreciate in the future.

Of course, you can always research the exact number of gold coins that have been minted for the offer.  Truly, if it is a commemorative edition coin, you may find that there are a lot fewer coins minted in the initial print than with most other types of gold coins offered in these advertisements.  However, fewer numbers doesn’t mean few enough to increase the value of the coin.

The question you should ask yourself is, where do you draw the line?  Even some casual collectors will turn down certain offers because the gold coins are so mass produced as to not excite them at all.  They are too easily found for sale.  As for those looking to profit from the purchase, are there times when a coin is beautiful enough that you simply want to add it to your collection to look at, or are you really only interested in rare and valuable gold coins?