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JM Bullion was founded in November 2011 in a basement in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Michael Wittmeyer and Jonathan Wanchalk. The company's name is simply their initials: Jonathan and Michael. What they built in 14 years is one of the largest online 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...