Ten companies to explore: five featured partners and five additional brands. Compare written terms before choosing.
We may earn compensation when you contact or transact with our featured partners. Commercial relationships influence placement: partners appear first, with Augusta in the first featured position. Remaining companies are alphabetical within their groups. List numbers identify positions, not quality scores. How we present companies.
Education and account setup
Augusta offers education-led support for gold and silver IRAs, with a $50,000 initial purchase minimum. Explore the account process, published fees and questions to ask before you decide.
Storage and custody
American Hartford Gold describes depository storage and advises against home storage for a precious-metals IRA. Ask which custodian and storage arrangement your account would use.
Statement values
Goldco explains that an IRA custodian provides the account statement. Its metal valuation can differ from the purchase invoice and a dealer’s current buyback price.
Silver and IRA storage offers
Direct purchases from $10,000; IRAs from $25,000. Confirm eligibility and complete written terms with GoldenCrest.
Purchase and sale prices
Lear’s company page dates its business to 1997. It also states that its buyback prices are below its selling prices, so the difference matters when comparing a purchase.
Five additional brands, with direct links to their own information.
Publishes gold IRA guides covering self-directed accounts, custodians and physical precious metals.
A precious-metals dealer with information on gold, silver, platinum and palladium IRAs.
Offers self-directed gold IRAs and direct purchases of physical metals. Its website publishes account and storage charges; request the complete terms for your purchase.
Provides information on precious-metals IRAs, custody and depository choices.
Offers bullion and information on precious-metals IRAs. Compare current quotes and storage terms.
Original eight-company sources checked October 4, 2026; GoldenCrest and Noble Gold sources checked October 12, 2026. The links below identify public information we reviewed. Public material is different from a current, comparable written quote. No such quote or net resale bid has been independently verified for these ten entries.
The five commercial partners retain featured placement above. The same comparison fields apply to every company; placement is commercial and does not establish a lower price or a quality ranking.
| Company / placement | Public provider source | Purchase price / net resale bid | Custody / complete recurring costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Precious Metals Featured partner | Precious-metals IRA information | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| American Hartford Gold Featured partner | Gold and silver purchase / IRA information | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| Goldco Featured partner | Custodian statement-value explanation | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| GoldenCrest Metals Featured partner | Published minimums and fee categories Checked October 12, 2026 | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| Lear Capital Featured partner | Physical metals and IRA information | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| Advantage Gold Additional directory brand | Gold IRA guide | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| Birch Gold Group Additional directory brand | Precious-metals IRA information | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| Noble Gold Investments Additional directory brand | Published IRA minimums and fee categories | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| Preserve Gold Additional directory brand | Precious-metals IRA information | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
| Priority Gold Additional directory brand | Gold and silver IRA information | Not independently verified Request an itemized, dated quote and net bid for identical holdings. | Not independently verified Request the applicable custodian, storage and fee agreements. |
Use the written-cost worksheet. Enter zero only where the quote explicitly confirms no charge. Worksheet outputs are calculations from your inputs, not verified provider prices.
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We may receive compensation through partner links. American Hartford Gold, Augusta Precious Metals, Goldco, GoldenCrest Metals and Lear Capital receive featured placement through commercial arrangements. Commercial placement is not a verified investment-performance ranking or a promise of suitability.
Precious metals can lose value. Confirm product eligibility, purchase and resale prices, account fees, custody and withdrawal terms directly with the relevant provider. Information on this site is educational and does not replace advice specific to your financial or tax circumstances.
