There are two markets in Gold, the real one and the fake one.
The fake one, is paper based, the real one is Gold based.
When the paper market in gold unfolds (as it looks like it might soon) you will find that real physical Gold is worth its weight, um, in Gold
Meanwhile, in the interim, if you have some money free, and you know someone who has physical gold in stock, buying a few coins off them might not be a bad idea.
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