It is not a big deal. Go to this website and read the message boards. http://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html is a great website. You can find a gold stock like KGC and put a little money from your IRA into it. When it goes up 5-10% sell it and wait for it to drop, repeat as desired. I made a nice chunk of money doing this the past few months with that particular stock and a USAA mutual fund geared to mining stocks. I cashed out and bought natural gas stocks. Timing is everything.
Or mining company stocks like AUY or AUMN are good.. Affordable.