UNDERSTANDING PRECIOUS METAL SPOT PRICES

If you want to be a savvy precious metals investor, you’ll need to understand spot prices. The spot price is the current market price. We report spot prices daily on our website, and they fluctuate every day. Spot prices serve as a point of reference for setting our prices. The spot price, as reported, is […]

PROS & CONS OF PRECIOUS METAL IRA ACCOUNTS

Self-directed precious metals IRA accounts give you the opportunity to invest in a variety of assets, reducing your risk. You protect your wealth in an IRS-approved secure facility while hedging against inflation. When you add IRA-eligible precious metals to your portfolio, those coins will remain in a depository rather than coming to you directly. See our guide […]

A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN EAGLES

Here at US Precious Metals, we offer gold, silver, platinum, and palladium silver eagles. The US Mint has been offering these gorgeous coins since 1986, specifically as bullion coins for investors. The actual history stretches back a bit further. The design on the obverse is the “Liberty” design first created by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and […]

How to Read Gold & Silver Price Charts

If you want to make the most out of precious metal investing, you must understand gold and silver price charts. Price charts give you a snapshot of supply, demand, and the price of gold and silver over time. You can usually change the settings on online gold and silver price charts to look at different […]

GOLD AS A SOLID INVESTMENT

Gold as a Solid Investment The currency crisis is coming. There’s no mistaking what we’re all watching on the news and feeling in the air. It’s almost tangible. Take charge of your future and that of your family: protect yourself and profit from an economic upset that could literally render your dollars about as worthless […]

WHAT IS A PRECIOUS METALS IRA?

What is a Precious Metals IRA? A Precious Metals IRA is an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in which physical gold, silver, platinum and/or palladium are held in custody for the benefit of the IRA account holder. It functions the same as regular IRA, except instead of holding only paper assets, it holds physical coins and/or […]

THE VALUE OF ROMAN NUMERAL GOLD

The Value of Roman Numeral Gold The 1985 Gold Bullion Act, signed by President Ronald Reagan, that these magnificent coins be sourced only from U.S. gold. Coins struck between 1986 and 1991 use Roman numerals for the date. Starting in 1992, the coins were stamped with Arabic numerals, as is all U.S. currency. First struck […]