Unlike other world mints, The United States Mint does not sell its bullion coins directly to the public. Instead, the coins are distributed through a network of official distributors called “authorized purchasers”. The Authorized Purchasers then create a two-way market buying and selling to precious metal wholesalers as well as private investors.
In the United States there are nine authorized purchasers that purchase Gold, Silver, and Platinum Eagles and other bullion items direct from the US Mint. In Europe there are two Authorized Purchasers and in Asia there is one. The Authorized Purchasers act as wholesale distributors for US Mint bullion products.
United States
- A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc
- American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX)
- Coins & Things, Inc
- Dillon Gage Inc of Dallas
- Fidelitrade, Inc
- Jack Hunt Coin Broker, Inc
- Manfra, Tordella, & Brookes, Inc (MTB)
- The Gold Center
- ScotiaMocatta (Scotia Bank)
Europe
- Bayerische Landesbank
- Deutsche Bank AG
Asia
- Tanaka Kinkinzoku
