INGOTX Editorial · BullionMetric
INGOTX tracks every major US bullion dealer's daily pricing across 60+ product categories. Dealer reviews published under this byline are written from the underlying data — premium-over-spot tracking, in-stock rates, regulatory and reputation signals — rather than editorial impression.
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Bullion dealer pricing, Premium-over-spot analytics, Precious metals retail market structure
No single dealer is cheapest on all silver. Across 90 days: Golden State Mint wins Eagles, Kitco wins Maples, the big retailers never win flagships.
BullionExchanges posts the lowest listed gold premiums in 11-dealer tracking but in-stock on just 5.5% of its catalog — the field's lowest rate.
APMEX leads on catalog and graded coins. JM Bullion has A-Mark's NASDAQ backing and lower premiums on most flagships. Neither is cheapest in the field.
SD Bullion beats APMEX on gold sovereign premiums 98–100% of days — but is never the cheapest dealer on Silver or Gold Eagles across 73 tracked days.
JM Bullion is the only major US bullion dealer with an NYSE-listed parent — competitive on flagship bullion, rarely the cheapest, with a +9 pp Gold Maple Leaf outlier.
Golden State Mint is BBB-accredited and 52 years old with unusually low premiums on a narrow catalog — lowest on Gold Eagles 98.6% of tracked days.
APMEX is the largest US online bullion dealer and a real moat in graded coins — but 70+ days of premium tracking shows it is never the cheapest on flagship coins.
Money Metals Exchange is BBB-accredited, 16 years old, and runs a real lowest-premium edge on niche silver. The flagship products tell a different story.
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