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can gold prices vary between two places or country at the same time?
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the market prices for futures and depository etfs like gld and iau are pretty consistent.  prices for physical gold at retail can vary dramatically. at a coin store that i was at a few weeks ago, there was a very wide buy/sell spread on commonly available gold coins.
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