Not only gold but silver as well as I understand it has been suspended. And you cannot even buy it at spot price - look at
www.apmex.com or search ebay for silver bullion. You are going to pay a very heavy premium over spot price for it. Did you know there is less refined silver than there is refined gold? Silver is actually scarcer than gold above ground. Silver is consumed in industry whereas gold is not (not nearly as much).
There comes a time when the average citizen will not be able to even FIND silver to buy..
3 silver dimes (ones made prior to 1965) used to buy a gallon of gasoline. Today, those same 3 dimes (because of their 90% silver content) will also buy you a gallon of gasoline if you sell them at the going rate (12.5 times face value)..
Now is a GREAT time to buy it, it is in its seasonal summer lows..
Look at these sites for silver and gold:
www.apmex.com
www.bulliondirect.com
ebay gold
ebay silver
When buying on ebay just pay attention to the feedback, there are some honorable sellers and also a fair amount of schisty sellers..