@pjw I do not think gold confiscation would happen in the UK as the establishment here, in my opinion, have a lot of gold. In the 1960s and 1970s the UK government limited the amount of gold you could buy per annum. As for the US I guess there is a possibility as they have done it before. Numismatic coins are interesting if you are a collector and would probably become quite attractive if the US were to ban gold ownership again but you really need to do your homework as you can get ripped off by the dealers as it is a very specialised market.