Gold Coins

Gold has been used as an investment for millennia. From the Egyptians over 4,000 years ago decorating their tombs with gold to the Greeks using gold in art, it has been the way that someone's wealth has been marked. And if something works that well, there must be something in it.

It is something that you can still do today. With places on the web like the United States Gold Bureau you can buy gold coins as an investment. You have the gold that they are made of as a commodity, so it's price could go up. And you have the face value which the coins will always be worth at least that much. You can see why it's an idea a lot of people have turned to after the recent economic crisis.