anyone considering buying bullion/coins should also check out public company stocks of gold companies (who presently aren't hedging their production) as maybe a more diversified alternative since you are still riding the gold price cycle but are also buying into the enterprise/opportunity play going forward of a company. If you look at the juniors (small cap gold stocks) on the TSX exchange for instance - you will find a few hundred that may be of interest. Here is a good place to start w/ your research:
http://www.smallcapcenter.com/tools_...xt2=&GO=Search
THere are a lso lots of "gold" mutual funds you can get into that leave all the heavy decsions in the hands of experts of course.