We Buy
Bullion Gold & Silver Coins
Krugerrands, gold and silver bars, and dental gold — priced against the live metal spot price.
What Makes Bullion Gold & Silver Coins Collectible
Bullion coin and precious metal buying is centred on the intrinsic value of gold and silver rather than collectability, with prices tracking the live international spot price for each metal. We assess items by weight and purity — confirmed through hallmarks, mint markings, or assay/XRF testing — before offering a price close to melt value. This category covers three of the most common forms brought in for sale: sovereign bullion coins, cast or minted bars, and gold recovered from dental work.
Makers & Items We Buy
Krugerrands
The Krugerrand was first struck on 3 July 1967 by Rand Refinery and the South African Mint, developed jointly by the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, the South African Reserve Bank, and the Mint to give investors an easy, legal way to own gold bullion — making it the world's first modern gold bullion coin available to the public. The obverse, featuring former Boer republic president Paul Kruger, was designed by Otto Schultz, while the reverse springbok was designed by Coert Steynberg. Each coin contains exactly one troy ounce of pure gold within a 22-carat (91.67%) gold-copper alloy, giving a total weight of 33.93g — the copper content adds durability and a distinctive reddish-gold colour. Because their gold content and purity are so widely recognised and trusted, Krugerrands are exceptionally liquid worldwide, trading close to spot price with minimal premium, and remain the best-selling bullion gold coin in history.
Gold & Silver bars
Bullion bars are traded in a wide range of sizes, from small 1g, 10g and 1oz gold bars up to 1kg and institutional 400oz "Good Delivery" bars, while silver bars commonly run from 1oz and 10oz retail sizes up to 100oz and 1,000oz Good Delivery bars. Genuine bars are stamped with a purity mark (typically .999 or .9999 fine) and a hallmark identifying the refiner or mint that assayed and certified the metal — bars from LBMA-accredited refiners such as PAMP Suisse, Valcambi, Rand Refinery or the Royal Canadian Mint are the most readily recognised and tradeable. Smaller bars are often sealed in tamper-evident assay packaging with a matching serial number and certificate, which helps confirm authenticity. When buying, we check the hallmark, purity stamp, weight and serial number against documentation, and may perform our own assay testing on unfamiliar or unsealed bars before valuing them against the current spot price.
Dental Gold
Dental gold refers to the gold-alloy crowns, bridges, inlays and other dental scrap removed from dental work, typically ranging from around 10 carat (roughly 42% gold) up to 22 carat (around 92% gold), with most everyday dental alloys falling in the 16-20 carat range — higher on average than typical fashion jewellery. We buy dental gold because, despite being mixed with other metals for durability and biocompatibility, it still carries recoverable gold value once refined. Because the exact composition varies piece by piece, we determine value using assay methods such as XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analysis to establish precise gold content and purity, then price the scrap by weight against the prevailing gold spot price.
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