Learn how to compare exact bullion products, premiums, dealer policies, payment, shipping, authenticity, and resale terms before buying from a small precious-metals dealer.
Learn what 90 percent silver coins are, how face value relates to silver weight, how dealers estimate melt value, and what to check before buying.
For most bullion buyers, the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf vs. American Silver Eagle decision comes down to preference, availability, and the all-in dealer quote—not a major difference in the amount of silver. Both are sovereign-mint, one-ounce silver bullion coins with broad recognition. Choose the Silver Maple Leaf if you value .9999 fine silver and the Royal Canadian Mint’s visible security features; choose the American Silver Eagle if you prefer the U.S. Mint, the Walking Liberty design, or a coin that is especially familiar in the U.S. market.
A practical guide to calculating metal value, comparing premiums, checking size and purity, and choosing among 10 oz silver bars.
Presale Offerings featuring source-stated silver coin and bar formats, weights, mintage or production quantities, and packaging details.
Understand fractional gold coin sizes, premiums, liquidity, and collector considerations before choosing fractional bullion for your budget.
The Royal Canadian Mint 10-ounce silver bar combines a practical bullion size with recognizable mint branding, four-nines-fine silver on the standard design, a unique serial number, and maple-leaf security styling.
A minted 100 gram Valcambi gold bar is approximately 47 mm long, 27 mm wide, and 4.5 mm thick. Its gold weight equals about 3.215 troy ounces.
A freshly struck Barber half dollar contains 11.25 grams, or about 0.36169 troy ounce, of pure silver. Dealers commonly use a lower circulated conversion factor when trading worn 90% silver by face value.
The one-ounce Engelhard Prospector is a privately minted .999 fine silver round with a recognizable prospector design, a finite vintage supply, and stronger collector interest than most generic rounds.
