Unlike traditional gold coins or bars, which are often sold as full ounces, fractional gold coins are minted in smaller sizes, such as 1/10th, 1/4th or 1/2th ounces.

Gold coins and gold bars both meet high purity standards but differ in size. Bars usually start around 1 ounce but go up to 1 kilogram (around 32 ounces) or larger.

It's important to store 1-ounce gold coins securely, but gold coins are relatively small in size. As a result, it's easy to store this asset in a safe at home, in a safe deposit box at your local ...

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A 30-year-old British man with a metal detector came across a small 24-carat gold coin the size of a penny this past March. Yesterday, it sold at auction for $700,000. The 1,700-year-old coin, an ...