Acquiring rare gold coins offers its owners many benefits that make it very appealing for any portfolio. U.S. rare coins were minted from 1795 to 1933, with your most typical coins being the $20 Liberty (minted 1849-1907) and the $20 St. Gaudens (1907-1933). They are beautiful, and sure they do contain an ounce of gold, but why would you want to own them. There are 9 reasons to own U.S. rare gold coins:

Outstanding performance: Rare gold coins are just that, rare, no one is minting any U.S. coins prior to 1933 anymore. Whereas new bullion is being added to the world supply everyday. As more demand comes to the market, supply is limited thus increasing value. PCGS maintains indexes that track performance and have shown that over the past 38 years rare coins have outperformed bullion by a nice margin.

Privacy & Confiscation: Many who acquire rare coins do so for their status as a collectible which makes them non-reportable (confidential) as well as non-confiscatable by the government. Numismatic coins (another name for rare coins) were excluded from the last gold confiscation in 1933.

Diversification: Rare coins can play a useful role in any portfolio as a diversifier, since they tend to move in the opposite direction of typical paper assets. However we have seen them move together in the past. In fact, we saw the Dow rise from 2002-2007 while gold rose as well over the same period. A lot of people use rare coins in their portfolio as a hedge against inflation.

Liquidity: Rare coins are some of the most liquid collectible assets available. They trade on markets around the world on a daily basis.

Intrinsic value: Rare gold coins contain gold. So therefore they can never go to zero value. In a worst case scenario they will always be worth at least the amount of gold contained in them.

Portability: Rare coins are a perfect place to concentrate a large amount of wealth into a small number of tangible items. These coins can then be transported very easily, making it easy to move wealth without unwanted attention.

Affordable: Rare coins can be afforded by most budgets. As opposed to other tangible assets like real estate which can be expensive, many portfolios of rare coins are started with less than $5,000.

Historical beauty: Rare coins are apart of our American history. They are appreciated by many for their artistic beauty as well as their rarity. Because they are coveted by collectors, which add demand to the market, it helps add value for those who do not wish to become collectors.