Is there any paperwork in a gold transaction that tells the govt how much you have, like having to register a gun?
It depends. Generally if you buy through the big houses through the mail you have a paper trail, cancelled checks, invoices, etc.
Of course if you have a local coin dealer, they are generally happy to take your cash and give you your coins, no receipt, no record, no anything.
Now I also think there are some forms of gold where the reporting requirements are less than others.
I don’t think so.
I know some folks that bought gold and silver from lear without filling out any paperwork.
I would think that if the gov’t were requiring tracking like that, they’d require a SSN.
There’s a paper trail, but you don’t have to register and account for gold.
If the govt ever comes knocking, tell them you lost your gold in the same accident where you ‘lost your guns overboard in the lake’. Or maybe you gave your gold away as a wedding present to someone in Canada.
Meanwhile: bury it. The classic technique is to bury the gold in a length of sealed-off plastic pipe. Avoid safety deposits - when the day of reckoning comes, Obama wouldn’t scruple to seize your gold and pay you “fair value”.
Depends on where you buy your gold. People in my city have recommended coin shops where they trust the owners and everything is handled in cash.
coinshops, etc and pay cash.