if you buy gold in small amounts 1/10 or 1/4 ounce at a time the premiums are huge
if your small amount is ounces at a time the premium is small- but you must spend $1300 or more at a time
if i was going to spend $150 i could get 1/10 ounce of gold or 9 oz of silver
if i had $20 per week and a local coin dealer i could have 52 ounces of silver american eagles in one year–better than nothing esp after 10 years
poor mans gold is better than fiat
i think of both as insurance anyway not as a way to make money
store away some food for hard times , some gold for desperate times
just my opinions