Sell with usSell gold bars: cast and minted bars from 1 g to 1 kg
Sell gold bars to an independent dealer that has been buying precious metals since 2015. Get an instant offer on this page for standard bars, or send photographs for anything unusual and we reply within one working day. Collection is free by insured FedEx from your door, or post by Royal Mail Special Delivery with the postage refunded.
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Sell gold bullion: the bars we buy
We buy investment gold bars and ingots of every standard size, from 1 g, 5 g, 10 g and 20 g minted bars through 1 oz, 50 g and 100 g to 250 g, 500 g and 1 kg cast bars. Refiners we see include PAMP, Metalor, Umicore, Baird, Heraeus, Valcambi, Johnson Matthey and The Royal Mint. Bars sealed in their assay cards, loose bars, older cast ingots with hand stamped numbers and bars mounted as pendants are all considered, singly or as a complete holding.
How a gold bar is identified
Every investment bar carries the refiner's mark, its weight and its fineness, most often 999.9, stamped into the face. Minted bars are struck with a design, PAMP's Lady Fortuna being one example, and are usually sealed in an assay card that repeats the serial number on the bar. Cast bars are poured, so each has its own surface, and many carry a stamped serial number. We check the refiner's mark, serial number, dimensions and weight, then test the metal in house on arrival.
What affects the assessment
A gold bar is assessed on its weight and fineness first, confirmed by weighing and testing. A recognised refiner, a clear serial number, an intact assay card and an original invoice each help, so include them in your photographs. Scratches and handling marks on a cast bar are normal. An opened card, an unmarked ingot or a bar from a refiner we do not know is still bought, after testing. Every offer is subject to inspection.
What we buy
- Minted gold bars, 1 g to 100 g
- Cast gold bars, 100 g to 1 kg
- 1 oz gold bars
- PAMP, Metalor and Umicore bars
- Baird, Heraeus and Valcambi bars
- Bars sealed in assay cards
- Loose bars without packaging
- Older and unmarked gold ingots
Photographs that help
- The front of the bar, with the refiner's mark, weight and fineness readable.
- The serial number on the bar and on the assay card, if it has one.
- The back of the bar or card, plus any invoice or certificate.
- For several bars, one photograph of them all laid out together.
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We inspect it on arrival, confirm your offer and pay by bank transfer the same day. Change your mind and it comes back free.
Questions about selling gold bars
Can I sell gold bars without the certificate or packaging?
Yes. We buy gold bars with or without their assay cards, boxes and invoices. The refiner's mark, weight, fineness and serial number are stamped on the bar itself, and we weigh and test every bar in house on arrival. Paperwork supports the assessment, so include it if you have it.
How does the instant offer on this page work?
Choose the bar and its weight and the tool shows an offer straight away for standard investment bars. The offer is subject to inspection: it is confirmed once the bar has been weighed and tested here, and nothing is sold until you accept. Bars the tool does not list are valued from photographs instead.
Do you buy bars from any refiner?
Yes. Bars from PAMP, Metalor, Umicore, Baird, Heraeus, Valcambi, Johnson Matthey and The Royal Mint are the ones we see most, and we also buy bars from smaller and older refiners, jewellers' ingots and unmarked bars. Send photographs of anything unusual and we reply within one working day.
Is it safe to send gold bars by post?
Parcels are insured to £10,000, by free FedEx collection from your door anywhere in the UK or by Royal Mail Special Delivery with the postage refunded. Both are tracked and signed for. After inspection, once you accept, we pay the same day by bank transfer, and a bar you decide to keep is returned free and insured. For a larger holding, appointments are available in Mayfair, London and Braintree, Essex.
Do you buy scratched bars, opened cards and bars mounted as pendants?
Yes. Handling marks on a cast bar, an assay card that has been opened and a small minted bar set in a pendant mount are all bought. Photograph the bar as it is, including the mount and any hallmark on it, and do not try to prise a bar out of its mount or polish its surface.
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