Buying in sub-ounce quantities triggers a premium to the bullion price. Your best bet is to buy smaller gold coins in non-collector condition. My personal holdings are in British, Swiss, South African and Canadian coins. Their value is a standard rate based on gold content (they are not 24 ct, but have a known bullion content in each coin). You can buy coins with as little as 1/10 oz bullion content, but you pay a premium buying single coins that small.all of my gold I bought at less that $250 an ounce, shows what the confidence in the dollar is now