1/10 oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf $5 vs Pamp Suisse 1 oz Gold Fortuna Bar

Buy the PAMP Suisse Fortuna bar if you want a straightforward one-ounce gold piece with sealed packaging, an assay card and Veriscan authentication. Buy the Canadian Maple Leaf tenth-ounce coin if you want a small, recognizable Royal Canadian Mint coin with a $5 face value and a design that changes with the year. The bar is the simpler, more liquid one-ounce holding; the coin is the smaller, more collectible piece.

• Choose the 1/10 oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf if you want a small fractional gold coin from a major mint with a face value and a design that varies by year.
• Choose the PAMP Suisse Fortuna bar if you want a full troy ounce of .9999 gold in sealed packaging with an assay card and Veriscan authentication.