Your First Ounce: Where Would You Begin?

Name: The Grand Junction Gold Guy
Address: Grand Junction, CO, US
Telephone: +1-970-404-4653
Price range: $$

A few plain questions for someone who has never bought gold or silver, and a first step that fits the way you like to begin.

Two minutes for a first-time buyer: what has held you back, whether you would rather learn, talk or buy first, and what you want to understand. We never ask how much.

The questions

Have you ever bought gold or silver coins, bars or rounds?
- No, never
- Once, some time ago
- Yes, now and then
- Yes, regularly
What, if anything, has held you back so far?
- Not knowing what to pick
- Not knowing who to trust
- Not knowing where to keep it
- Thinking it takes a lot of money
- Nothing, I just have not got to it
- Something else
Which would you rather do first: learn, talk it through with a person, or buy something and learn as you go?
- Learn first, then buy
- Buy something and learn as I go
- Talk it through with a person first
Would one purchase suit you, or a small amount on a regular rhythm?
- One purchase
- A small amount on a regular rhythm
- I do not know yet
Which metal are you drawn to?
- Gold
- Silver
- Both
- I am not sure yet
What would you most like to understand first?
- The difference between coins, bars and rounds
- How the price is set
- How to tell it is real
- How selling it back works
- How people keep it safe
Where would you keep it, in general terms?
- At home
- In a safe deposit box
- With a storage company
- I have not thought about it yet
- I would rather not say
Who else has a say in it?
- Only me
- A spouse or partner
- Other family
- A financial adviser
- More than one of these
- I would rather not say

All quizzes

Other quizzes

Are You Sitting on Sellable Gold?: Find out whether what's in your drawer is worth selling, and what to do about it. About three minutes, no obligation.
Where Are You in Your Family's Legacy?: Two minutes, no dollar figures. Find your place in your family's chain and the stage of life the book would put you in.
What Did They Leave You?: Two minutes about a collection that was passed down: how it arrived, who is part of it and what you would like to happen. We never ask for a value.
Which Gift Would They Keep?: About a minute. Who the gift is for, the occasion and what matters most about it, and one suggestion at the end.
What Are You Hunting For?: About a minute for collectors: the series you collect, raw or graded, the set you are building and what you are looking for next.
Settling an Estate: What Does the File Need?: Two minutes for an executor, a family helper or an heir: what the file needs as you have been told it, whether there is a date, who must agree and whether the items can travel.
What Kind of Stacker Are You?: Your motivations, habits, and preferences around holding precious metals.
How Is Your Portfolio Positioned for Metals?: A self-assessment of your current allocation, time horizon, and priorities -- not advice, just a mirror.
Coin & Bullion Knowledge Check: A trivia-style check on bullion and coin-collecting basics -- purity, grading, and terminology.
What Should You Buy Next?: A quick product-fit check: bullion, government coins, or graded rarities -- and what budget makes sense.