American Express Membership Rewards - Gold Card??

Hi,

Does anyone know the difference between the AMEX Gold Card, and the AMEX Gold Credit Card?

I always thought I had an AMEX Gold, but it seems I have the GOLD CREDIT card.

goodo

The true AMEX Gold is a charge card, not a credit card. All balances are due and to be paid in full upon billing.

Credit cards (e.g., Delta SkyMiles Gold) allow you to carry a balance by paying a minimum and interest.

And then there are the AMEX Gold debit cards (such as Fidelity sponsors) that automatically take what you owe from your securities account.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by goodo:
I always thought I had an AMEX Gold, but it seems I have the GOLD CREDIT card.
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The Gold card (charge card) has the classic Amex design, with the small centurion in the middle.

The Gold credit card has a big centurion on the left side (in many countries, like Germany or Australia).
In Germany, the Gold credit card is free for Gold/Platinum/Centurion cardholders.

http://www10.americanexpress.com/sif/cda/page/0,1641,7019,00.asp