Roth or Traditional Gold IRA - What's your play?

• •Alright, so I’ve been wrestling with this for a while now and I need some input from you fine folks.
• •Got about $75k sitting in an old 401k from my agribusiness days – you know, before I really buckled down here in Fresno.
• •I’m looking to roll a good chunk of that into a Gold IRA, probably targeting some American Gold Eagles and maybe a few Buffalos for good measure.

Alright, so I’ve been wrestling with this for a while now and I need some input from you fine folks. Got about $75k sitting in an old 401k from my agribusiness days – you know, before I really buckled down here in Fresno. I’m looking to roll a good chunk of that into a Gold IRA, probably targeting some American Gold Eagles and maybe a few Buffalos for good measure. My gut tells me real assets are the way to go, especially with how wonky things are getting globally. But here's my hang-up: Roth vs. Traditional Gold IRA.

I’m 52 this year, still working hard, and honestly, the thought of paying taxes on future withdrawals when gold is hopefully through the roof is a bit of a buzzkill. On the flip side, getting that tax deduction now sounds pretty sweet. I tend to think my income might be higher in retirement, or at least my tax bracket won’t be that much lower than it is now. My financial advisor friend keeps pushing Traditional, but I'm just not sure he gets the long-term inflation hedge aspect of gold quite like I do. Has anyone else made this same decision with a similar portfolio size?

What were your deciding factors? Did you regret going one way or the other? I’m leaning Roth right now, just for that tax-free growth potential, especially with physical gold. It feels like a stronger play for my particular situation. I did take that Gold IRA Quiz I saw floating around, and it actually helped clarify some things, but it didn't completely solve my Roth/Traditional dilemma. It’s more about the individual tax strategy at this point, I guess.

Any insights, especially from those of you who are holding actual gold coins in your IRA, would be huge. I’m thinking about setting this up in the next couple of months, so timing is a factor too. Let me know what you think!