Many investors have contacted me looking to buy Gold Bars, yet many are not educated as to how this  actually works.  For serious, affluent investors, gold bars can be a good option for investing in gold.    Buying Gold Bars can have a benefit, in that an investor is able to buy gold at a very low premium over the spot price of gold.  The trade-off is that is much more difficult to sell a gold bar, since this is typically a very large investment and the buyer must be a very sophisticated investor.   You may also encounter  refining, or  handling fees in attempting to liquidate a large gold bullion bar.   So the question remains:

So Should I buy Gold Bars or Gold Coins?

This really comes down to your investment profile.  For the more novice to intermediate investor who is looking to invest in gold we would recommend purchasing gold coins. Because coins are mass produced, they are available at competitive prices compared with similar gold bars.  Gold coins are easyto identify as well, and have a great secondary market.  This is in contrast to gold bars which can be very difficult to resell due to the large size of potential investment.