A Coca-Cola Bottlecap Made of Gold

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Gold has been producing mind boggling returns lately. It seems that it will likely surpass the $4,000 per Troy ounce mark this year, a couple of years ago I never would have even thought that was possible. However, with the world we live in with all of the war and uncertainty the precious metals are going to perform well. Not only gold, but silver as well. There's even some argument that copper may be a wise investment too.

Gold at it's current prices makes investing in it is much more expensive, making the purchase of a full Troy ounce more than many can afford. The solution to problem is smaller size quantities of the metal, which more and more governments and metal dealers are producing. However, the production of these smaller pieces of gold is expensive. That translates to a higher premium price over the actual amount of gold in the item.

The island nation of Niue has jumped on to the bandwagon, also producing smaller coins with less gold. This year they are producing a very small gold coin for 2025. Yes, it's coin, and not a golden bottle cap!


Images from APMEX.com

About the coin:


From numista.com

There are a couple things I love about this coin. First, it's micro gold (very small and more affordable) and second it's Coca-Cola branded. Anything Coke branded usually appreciates in value pretty well over time. At least that has been my experience from the silver Coca-Cola bars I've purchased in the past. There isn't a price out on this 1.2 gram gold coin yet, but it will likely be more than double the price of the gold content. This one I might hold off on buying for the time being, then wait and see if the price drops over next year to find a better price.

However, they're only producing 2,025 of them, so it will be a calculated risk that they won't sell out. It's very possible that they might because of the brand name. We'll find out once they are officially up for sale!

Gold vs Bitcoin

As I mentioned earlier in my post, gold has been on an absolute tear pricewise over the last year. That got me thinking, one year ago gold was under $2,400 per Troy ounce. So if you had bought one Troy ounce a year ago, right now you would be up more than $1,000. Not too bad for a one year return.


From kitco.com

That got me thinking, if I had put $2,400 into BTC last year what would my return on investment look like today? Circled in the chart below you can see a dip last July to just about $55,000. If you were lucky and bought right then and subsequently sold at the all time high over$110,000, you would have doubled your money to $4,800. An even better return than the gold!


From coingecko.com

So BTC looks like it was the better return, assuming you bought and sold just right. Of course you have to remember that BTC can also be much more volatile pricewise, with risk comes the opportunity to win or lose large amounts of money. Personally, I like to invest in both. Gold will always be valuable, and BTC will also likely be valuable but can be much more of a rollercoaster ride! That's all part of the fun in my eyes.

Which one do you rather invest in right now?

Coca-Cola vs Pepsi

Ever since the 1980's there has been big competition between these two beverage producing brands. They use to do blind taste tests and have you choose which one you preferred more. I believe it was Pepsi who went so far as to make commercials of their taste tests. Everyone like Pepsi more in their advertising, no surprise there. The competition between the two has often been referred to as the Cola Wars and persists until today. Although now there are many other competitors in the market.

Personally, when I was younger and actually drank soda, I liked Coke's flavor more. Pepsi always had an antiseptic quality flavor wise to me. The only way I could describe it was taste of the cleaning solution they used on the CPR dummies. That's how it tastes to me, and I think it's just my taste buds, because very few people have the same experience.

Which one do you prefer? Just out of curiosity.

That will wrap up my post for this Monday morning. I hope you enjoyed seeing this cool little coin. I really like it, but when the price is released I'm sure I won't like it nearly as much. Thank you for taking the time to look over my content and please feel free to leave any questions or comments below. I greatly appreciate all of the support from everyone here in the Hive community, you're awesome! Have a great week everyone!

References:

https://www.apmex.com/product/301209/2025-niue-1-gram-gold-coca-cola-bottle-cap-w-box-coa

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia466646.html

https://www.kitco.com/charts/gold

https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin

Disclaimer

I am not a financial planner and this isn't financial advice. Please always do your own research before investing your money. You worked hard enough to earn it!

The Coca-Cola and Pepsi brand names are property of their respective companies of ownership.

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Heck, they are probably going to charge you five to ten dollars more just because of the tin that it comes in. That's a collectors item worth at least that much if not more! I grew up drinking Pepsi, but I prefer Coke now. Actually, I don't really drink soda anymore unless it is the weekend and it has some Captain Morgan mixed in with it...

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I don't drink soda anymore either, unless mixed with rum. I hear you there! I'm sure the tin will cost a few bucks, but since it's produced by Niue and branded by Coke they both take a nice cut. It's going to be expensive when the actual product goes up for sale, but it's one long term will probably be a nice investment.

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Yes, I am guessing it will be. I bought some of those Coca Cola silver rounds and even though I am not a huge Coke fan, I know that collectible stuff holds value quite well.

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Gold is flying and is Bitcoin over the past year.
I think people forget BTC is almost at an ATH, what more do people want lol

I only really drank coke with Bacardi. We have Irn Bru over here which is our national soda and I think we are one of the few countries where our national soda outsells Coca Cola.

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If you played BTC right you could have doubled your money over the last year. Even more if you sold the highs and bought the dips. Gold is heading towards $4K or more, both are great investments right now!

I didn't realize Irn Bru is your national soda, Coca-Cola usually outsells most everything world wide. I've always loved Mexican Coke, they make it with pure cane sugar and it tastes so much better than the American version. I rarely drink soda anymore though, don't need the acid eroding my teeth away! lol
!PIZZA

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Yeah Irn Bru is simply awesome and talk about a hangover cure!
Buy the dips and sell those highs and you could have made a right old killing 🤑

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The idea of producing small gold coins is excellent because it opens the door for more people to invest.

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It makes it easier for the less wealthy person to get started invested in gold, it's a great idea. You can often find 0.5 and 1.0 gram bars at a good price, especially the ones made in Turkey!
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I agree with you, I believe it’s best to invest in both!👍😊
Bitcoin for solid appreciation overtime…….
Gold for appreciation, but also liquidity that can be sold quickly if emergencies arise!😇

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Do you ever wonder why gold has value? It doesn't really do anything..

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It's just an mineral that humans have lusted after as long as we have recorded history and even earlier by archeological finds. I guess just the rarity alone has made it so valuable... Same thing with diamonds, but we can grow those in labs now! lol

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See I believe that the reason we value gold is because the Anunnaki created us to mine it..

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Why not have both AU and BTC? I'm happy to have both though more Au than BTC at this time.
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I agree, both are a must have! I agree on the quantity, I would rather have more gold just because of it's stability. BTC can be just a mite unpredictable at times!
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Gold is more a 'Risk off' and much more widely adopted.
Otherwise, you can't go wrong with a vintage tried and true financial asset like gold. I like the tangible feel and color gold coins in my hand. Yes, BTC is more volatile, still new and still have some ways to go as far as adoption.
For now they make up a part of my off-the-grid portfolio.
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I am a Coke fan! Apmex is out of stock at the moment. How much is it, @thebighigg !
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I don't think they've arrived from the mint yet to be honest. We won't know how much they'll be until they get them shipped to the big metal dealers, but probably a pretty hefty premium is my bet!
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This is one of the most creative designs I have ever seen on a coin, I would love to have one like this someday, thank you very much for sharing it.

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That would be a nice piece for a collection. I am a buy-for-weight kind of guy though, lol. Just picked up a gram yesterday. I need to post about it, but got caught up last night, lol.

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This one is going to be expensive, so not a bad idea to stick to the old, affordable one gram bars. What brand of bar did you pick up? I like the IGR's because they usually are a little less expensive.

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I don't know if it's just me, but I think Pepsi and coca cola are the same thing. It's just the fuss of branding that makes them seems as if they're miles apart. For me it's advertising gimmicks and brand maximalism that makes them seem competitive, anyways it's been two years I stopped taking soda (or almost) I wouldn't know again.

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I very rarely drink soda either, but I've always preferred the flavor of Coke. Especially the stuff they make in Mexico, they use real cane sugar to make it there and it tastes so much better than here in the US... Branding really is everything in life for some reason. People get fixated on brands and companies depend on it as it is how they produce revenue...

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