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> Actually I find the problem of stashing gold very tricky.

This, and plus the fact that in almost every country on Earth now, buying Gold needs an ID of some sort so that governments know exactly where to look for Gold the day they want to seize it. I think one of the last places where you can buy Gold anonymously is Switzerland.

EDIT: and you have to trust that the Gold you buy is real. There's always the risk it's gold plated tungsten or something.

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That is interesting. Does it matter which amount of gold you're buying, or do you have to show ID in any case?

I haven't bought a lot of gold, but I've never been asked for ID here in East Europe. Go to kiosk, buy coins with cash and that's it.

I think there is a minimum quantity for buying Gold anyway, most of the times. When you purchased Gold in East Europe, how did you make sure your Gold was authentic by the way ?

They sell gold on ebay and in most jewelry stores you can buy 24k jewelry which is almost pure

> ebay

Same thing, how do you ensure the Gold is authentic ?

> jewelry stores

That is true, but you won't buy Gold at a good price in this way, there is a premium on jewelry versus gold coins in weight, for example.

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