@CountryMage
"harder to sell ingots" ingots are not that complicated to sell, it's simple to buy them why it would be hard to sell them
The problem is the quantity
The simplest is still to legalize it from the start with a company where it is difficult to verify the exchange of money.
or sell outright to a gold exporter in a country where no one asks where the gold comes from
"but you might be able to sell the coins for more than the gold is worth." I doubt it, or sold as an art piece
But in this case there should be demand and to create demand on something that has no history behind
Jewelry would be easier to sell than coins, but in this case you will be suspected of being a thief