For most of American history, if you wanted a coin struck from pure gold, you had to look abroad. The United States alloyed its gold with copper for durability, from the Liberty Head pieces of the 19th century through the modern Gold Eagle. That changed in 2006, when the U.S. Mint released the American Buffalo, […]
Ask a first-time buyer which gold coin to start with and the answer, more often than not, is the American Gold Eagle. It is the coin dealers reach for, the one most retirement custodians accept, and the design that has sat in more American safe-deposit boxes than any other modern bullion piece. That popularity is […]