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United States Mint list of 12 authorized purchasers for bullion coin issues

derrybderryb Posts: 36,823 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 15, 2018 4:26AM in Precious Metals

From Coin World 2/7/18

The vendors, their location, and the bullion coinage the Mint has authorized each to purchase are:

➤  A-Mark Precious Metals; Santa Monica, California; silver, gold, platinum.
➤  Jack Hunt Coin Broker; Buffalo, New York ; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ Coins 'N Things; Bridgewater, Massachusetts; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ Fidelitrade; Wilmington, Delaware; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ Dillon Gage Inc.; Dallas, Texas; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, Inc., MTB; New York City; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ American Precious Metals Exchange, APMEX; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ The Gold Center; Springfield, Illinois; silver only.
➤ ScotiaMocatta; New York City; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ Deutsche Bank AG; Frankfurt, Germany; silver, gold, platinum.
➤  Bayerische Landesbank; Munich, Germany; silver, gold, platinum.
➤ Tanaka Kinkkinzoku Kogyo K.K.; Tokyo, Japan; gold and platinum.

Note that the US Mint no longer provides this info to the public.

"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey

Comments

  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Same players as in previous years.

    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like me ledger. Haha. Same old crowd

    Best place to buy !
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  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If someone had the means to buy 1 million coins I wonder if they'd make them jump through a bunch of hoops to buy them.

    theknowitalltroll;
  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,087 ✭✭✭✭✭

    palladium?

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • 59Horsehide59Horsehide Posts: 427 ✭✭✭

    Can ASEs be purchased directly from an authorized purchaser or do I have to go through the "middle-ma/en"?

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The big guys..... Then it trickles down to various levels, arriving finally at collectors.... :p Cheers, RickO

  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 13, 2018 11:51AM

    @59Horsehide said:
    Can ASEs be purchased directly from an authorized purchaser or do I have to go through the "middle-ma/en"?

    I'm sure that's possible. FYI the A.P.'s are the middle ma/en. You can buy direct from APMEX, A-Mark & coins 'N things (on eBay: baypreciousmetals) ...(Those are some of the big PLAYERS on eBay...Not sure about the rest.

    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • djmdjm Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @59Horsehide said:
    Can ASEs be purchased directly from an authorized purchaser or do I have to go through the "middle-ma/en"?

    You can buy from APMEX and Fidelitrade directly....AMark if your order is large enough, or one of their associated companies.

  • blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 5,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Glad to see the Big A still on the list. Bar none the best dealer on the internet.

    The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,087 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MTB sells direct. They even have a little guys sales counter in manhattan

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,087 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh

    And APMEX is an authorized purchaser and sell direct. However there are several small fish sellers that are NOT an AP who sell under APMEX

    Shop around and don't get hopeful for a major kill on price.

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @59Horsehide said:
    Can ASEs be purchased directly from an authorized purchaser or do I have to go through the "middle-ma/en"?

    You'd likely need to be a dealer in order to get their best pricing or as a non-dealer be willing to buy in dealer quantities.

    theknowitalltroll;
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,293 ✭✭✭✭✭

    <—— unauthorized seller looking for an unauthorized buyer.

  • 59Horsehide59Horsehide Posts: 427 ✭✭✭

    I have purchased rolls from MCM whose name I did not see on the list of 12. I assume MCM gets their stock from one of the 12 listed above?? No big deal, I was just curious if the "Big 12" sold direct to collectors or if there has to be middle men involved. I appreciate the replies.

  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @59Horsehide said:
    I have purchased rolls from MCM whose name I did not see on the list of 12. I assume MCM gets their stock from one of the 12 listed above?? No big deal, I was just curious if the "Big 12" sold direct to collectors or if there has to be middle men involved. I appreciate the replies.

    As mentioned previously in this thread , some sell directly.

    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,823 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How much the AP's are paying for the bullion they buy from the mint

    "Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey

  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the info !!! :)

    Timbuk3
  • VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:
    How much the AP's are paying for the bullion they buy from the mint

    Minimum order on Pt and Pd is only 100 ounces. Kind of surprised it's that low.

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,781 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting @derryb , thanks :smile:

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    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @VanHalen said:

    @derryb said:
    How much the AP's are paying for the bullion they buy from the mint

    Minimum order on Pt and Pd is only 100 ounces. Kind of surprised it's that low.

    because no one wants any , the AP's would revolt if the limit was higher. Imagine getting stuck with 1000 ounces of that dreck :D

  • blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 5,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Surprised there is always such a hefty premium on platinum eagles when the AP cost is only 1% higher than a gold eagle.

    Plat premiums always seem about double but must confess I don't look all that hard for a deal. Guess it must have to do with the hundred ounce minimum and time it takes to move compared to 1,000 ounces of AU.

    The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.

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