What was your first piece of Gold that you bought?

[MickB]

My first piece of gold was from Arshi back in 2015. It was a Solomon Islands 24 carat 1/4 oz coin for £183 and I've still got it. In fact I've still got most of the gold I've bought apart from bits I've given away as gifts. 

[AndrewSL76]

My first piece of gold was a ring I bought when I was a young lad. I do not have it anymore - sold when I was at University. It paid for boo(ks)(ze).

My first coin was a 2012 bullion half sovereign. I was at a coin fare and looking at the half sovereigns. It stood out because it was different and yet the price was the same as all the others. I had no clue it was a special year etc. I no longer have it as I sold it to get cash together for a bullion 1817 half that I then sold last year to cover the costs of a graded proof sovereign (1989). I currently have the 1989 but this is going to auction in April along with a few others in order to raise funds for more weight in raw coins. It is like a massive family tree of trading up and up and up!! 

[Smiler999]

Kangaroo, still have it and love the design on it

[xthomasx]

A cheap gilded ring for a prospective girlfriend. Must have been at age 12 or 13. Didn't work out.

The first real gold were the 2002 German 100€ and 200€ coins for the introduction of the Euro.

 

[klau2005]

The first gold bullion piece I ever bought was a 20g Valcambi bar. I still have it, original packaging. Haven't sold it but it will probably be the first one to go when the time is right, it's not special as a coin is for example.

[Foster88]

On 18/01/2021 at 17:28, danmc82 said:

Can you imagine the looks on peoples faces when they buy 1/20 or 1/40 oz gold coin that the adverts show. They make them look like the size of a 1oz coin 😆

That wasn’t what was advertised. 😂

[Foster88]

My first gold bullion was three random Sovereigns in June 2018.

I got a 2018, 1965 and an 1897 Sovereign all of which I still have and cost me £230 each. My original trio’ of gold.

But recently I suddenly lost a close family memeber, I now realise we’re merely the guardians of everything we own. Even our gold. We take nothing with us.

[TheShinyStuff]

11 hours ago, Foster88 said:

I now realise we’re merely the guardians of everything we own. Even our gold. We take nothing with us.

Agreed. I think many if not most of us do what we do ultimately for the ones we love. We get the joy (and expense!) of putting our stacks & collections together, but like you said, you dont take it dont take it with you. I just hope that it makes a difference for, or sparks an interest in my kids.

[TopMasterTrader]

10 Dollars Liberty 🗽 from 1908 Denver Mint

I have just received it by post today morning. That's my first gold coin and I love it! 

[adamthetaller]

A 10g Royal Mint bar a couple of years back when spot was sub-£980. Had a rather high premium as I got it direct from the mint before I really knew what I was doing - but still made a £90 profit when I sold it last year in a purge of high premium purchases from the stack.

[SidS]

5 hours ago, TopMasterTrader said:

10 Dollars Liberty 🗽 from 1908 Denver Mint

I have just received it by post today morning. That's my first gold coin and I love it! 

I always thought these were lovely coins! Such a swell design, same with the incuse half and quarter eagles too.

[OpenTheBible]

On 18/01/2021 at 18:42, Kman said:

1oz 2014 gold Britannia for ~ £785

Nice, I have a full 6 coin set.

[Swampy]

1989 double sovereign.

Bought in Pontypridd market for £245 in 1999.  Crazy purchase for me then as a skint grad - but wanted it as soon as I saw it.  Only had old English and holiday coins before that.  

[MickB]

23 minutes ago, Swampy said:

1989 double sovereign.

Bought in Pontypridd market for £245 in 1999.  Crazy purchase for me then as a skint grad - but wanted it as soon as I saw it.  Only had old English and holiday coins before that.  

Lovely price back in the day.

[caf84]

2 x 2.5g Umicore bars. No idea why, just wanted to get involved. Paid around £70 each I think. Still got them.

Bought a 10g PAMP bar and a few 1oz RM bars next. Then I found sovs, and that's all I've bought since.

[CosmikDebris]

Ten Victoria Shield sovereigns and six Edward VII back in 2012. Spent around half my ISA which was giving pitiful returns, although by today's standards it was a reasonable amount. Still have them all. Still stacking/collecting!

[OldNick]

First purchase was about 4 years ago a 1/10 gold Brit and a 1 oz Silver Brit - paid £120 for the 1/10 and about £23 for the Oz and at the time I really worried about the premium I paid !!!!

 

Lesson learnt don’t think about the premium too much keep stacking little and often😉

[RacerCool]

I think my first gold piece was a 5 peso coin. Either that or a US 5 dollar half eagle. But both are the staples of my gold stack so that's why I'm guessing it's one those.

Either way I no longer have that particular coin since I had to sell the entire stack over two years ago due to emergency expenses.

[jvic]

My first gold coin was a damaged 1817 sovereign.

 

[Ceaiu]

First piece of gold, that I've bought, was a PAMP 100g bar, purchased from the money I was depositing for my daughter. Interest rate was too low.

Hopefully, by the time she turns 18, I can stak half kilo for her, plus a couple of proof series.

[StackemHigh]

My first gold was 4 1oz brits 2014. Sold my silver except my lunar collection to fund it. 

[Swampy]

17 hours ago, StackemHigh said:

My first gold was 4 1oz brits 2014. Sold my silver except my lunar collection to fund it. 

... and created a lot of space in the process! 🤣

[StackemHigh]

6 hours ago, Swampy said:

... and created a lot of space in the process! 🤣

The more i was thinking about it the more i regretted the decision.  I've since refilled the silver coffers.

[cravethatcoin]

2016 1oz Britannia

[sixfour]

The 2017 High Relief American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin.

That's what got me started in PM's.