Precious Metals

Most dealers require a phone call before you can see what anything costs. Silver Gold Bull does not. Its website displays live pricing on all products, updated in real time against spot prices, with an average markup of approximately 3–5% on gold and silver. You can...

CMI Gold & Silver was founded in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1973, one year before Americans legally regained the right to own gold bullion. That timing was deliberate. Bill Haynes, a University of Colorado finance graduate and former Wall Street stockbroker, saw the...

Goldline is one of the most widely recognized names in the retail precious metals industry — and one that requires more careful evaluation than its brand recognition alone might suggest. Founded in Los Angeles in 1960, it has been in the precious metals business for...

There are precious metals dealers, and then there are institutions. USAGOLD, formally incorporated as Centennial Precious Metals, Inc., sits closer to the latter. Founded in Denver in 1973 by Michael J. Kosares, a gold author and market commentator whose book became a...

Universal Coin & Bullion has been operating since 1994. That is 30 years, $2.4 billion in transactions, and over 500,000 clients. Its founder, Dr. Michael Fuljenz, received the Chester L. Krause Distinguished Service Award from the American Numismatic Association...

SD stands for Silver Doctors. Dr. Tyler Wall and colleagues from the Silver Doctors precious metals education community founded SD Bullion in 2012 in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. The premise was direct and specific: sell gold, silver, and other metals at the lowest premiums...

Monarch Precious Metals is not a Gold IRA company. It does not offer custodian partnerships, depository storage, IRA-eligible products, or rollover assistance. If you came here looking for a precious metals IRA, skip to the Noble Gold CTA below and start there...

U.S. Money Reserve has one credential that no other company in this guide can match: its president, Philip N. Diehl, was the 35th Director of the United States Mint. He ran the Mint from 1994 to 2000 and before that served as Chief of Staff to Treasury Secretary Lloyd...

Most precious metals dealers spend heavily on marketing, brand development, and national advertising. Colorado Gold has spent nearly fifty years doing almost none of that — and building a customer base anyway. Founded in 1977 by Don Stott, Colorado Gold is a...

Austin Rare Coins & Bullion has been operating since 1989. Thirty-seven years. Over a billion dollars in completed transactions. A physical store in Austin, Texas with walk-in access. BBB accreditation since 2009. Membership in PCGS, NGC, and ICTA. That is a...