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  1. Close-up of a Boba Fett silver miniature’s helmet, armor and blaster.
    Historical collection photograph

    Collector brand · Coin and collectible developer · Retailer

    Agoro

    Agoro is a New Zealand precious-metal collectibles brand, formerly New Zealand Mint Collectibles, with a catalog built around entertainment, sports and themed releases.

    • Precious-metal collectibles
    • Collector coins
    • Foils
  2. Precious-metal retailer · Wholesaler

    APMEX

    APMEX is a precious-metal retailer and wholesaler whose catalog spans bullion, numismatic material and themed collectibles.

    • Bullion coins
    • Bars and rounds
    • Vintage bullion
  3. National mint · Coin and medal manufacturer · Bullion and collector-coin seller

    Austrian Mint

    Austria’s Vienna-based national mint makes circulating coins, Philharmonic bullion and distinctive collector issues, with direct delivery limited to its published country list.

    • Vienna Philharmonic bullion
    • Silver-niobium collector coins
    • Austrian euro coins
  4. Jewelry design house · Direct retailer

    Auvere

    Auvere’s 24K collection explores pure gold through substantial, sculptural rings. That specific collection, stated as 99.99% gold, is the part relevant to this pure-metal guide.

    • 24K gold rings
    • Sculptural jewelry
    • Hammered and satin finishes
  5. Bullion dealer

    BGASC

    BGASC brings silver coins, bars and rounds together in an online bullion store. Founded as a brand in 2012, it is now part of the Gold.com group.

    • Silver coins
    • Silver bars
    • Silver rounds
  6. Bullion dealer

    BOLD Precious Metals

    BOLD Precious Metals is an online bullion dealer with silver coins, bars and rounds from multiple producers.

    • Silver coins
    • Silver bars
    • Silver rounds
  7. Precious-metal retailer · Buyback dealer

    Bullion Exchanges

    Bullion Exchanges is a New York precious-metal retailer and buyer with an online catalog and a Diamond District store, covering bullion and collector products.

    • Bullion coins
    • Silver bars and rounds
    • Royal Canadian Mint collectibles
  8. Bullion dealer

    BullionMax

    BullionMax sells government-mint coins and privately made bullion. Its brand began in 2020; JM Bullion acquired its assets in 2023.

    • Silver coins
    • Silver bars
    • Silver rounds
  9. Black-and-white portrait of Louis-François Cartier seated on a sofa reading a book.
    Historical founder portrait

    Jewelry house · Watchmaker · Retailer

    Cartier

    Cartier combines jewelry and watchmaking with a history of precious accessories. Its silver objects call for careful attention to date, materials and workshop attribution.

    • Historic silver clocks
    • Precious accessories
    • Jewelry and watches
  10. A reflective coffee and tea service with sweeping handles and ridged lids on a curved tray, displayed against blue fabric in a museum case.
    Museum collection · c. 1903–1904

    Silverware maker

    Christofle

    Follow a sweeping Art Nouveau tea service into Christofle’s world of French tableware, then learn why the pattern, metal and maker’s mark each tell a different story.

    • French table silver
    • Silver-plated flatware
    • Designer tableware
  11. A poured gold-colored bar stamped with an Engelhard emblem, 2 OZS and 999.9.
    Historical gold bar photograph

    Historical bullion maker · Precious-metals refiner

    Engelhard

    Engelhard is a historical bullion collecting name with an industrial refining and catalysts lineage; BASF acquired the corporation in 2006.

    • Vintage silver bars and ingots
    • Prospector silver rounds
    • Historical precious-metal refining
  12. Round former Franklin Mint Museum building, with its name on the facade, photographed in Pennsylvania in 2011.
    Historical museum photograph · 2011

    Historical mint and collectibles brand · Current retail brand

    Franklin Mint

    Franklin Mint connects a substantial history of silver medals, ingots and collectible sets with a present-day retail brand whose ownership and operations must be considered separately.

    • Historical sterling-silver sets
    • Medals
    • Art ingots and bars
  13. Schloss Güldengossa’s pale facade and red tiled roof behind a snow-dusted garden and fountain basin.
    Historic premises · 2015

    Precious-metal manufacturer · Private mint · Bullion dealer

    Geiger Edelmetalle

    Geiger Edelmetalle combines precious-metal manufacturing and bullion dealing in Germany.

    • Square silver bars
    • Armenian Noah’s Ark coins
    • Multicard small bars
  14. Danish design house · Silversmithing company

    Georg Jensen

    Explore the designers, compare the materials, and look closely at the object in front of you.

    • Silver hollowware
    • Flatware
    • Jewelry
  15. Private mint · Product developer · Wholesaler

    Germania Mint

    Germania Mint is a Polish private mint and product developer whose consumer products are sold through distributors, not direct retail checkout.

    • Art rounds and collector issues
    • Mythology and fantasy themes
    • Cast precious-metal bars
  16. Silver ewer with a female-figure handle and swirling relief, standing on an oval plateau.
    Museum collection · 1901

    Historic silver manufacturer · Tableware brand

    Gorham

    Gorham grew from a Providence workshop into a manufacturer of table silver and decorative metalwork. Its surviving objects, company archives and later tableware brand need to be read in their own periods.

    • Historic hollowware
    • Sterling flatware
    • Martelé art silver
  17. Bullion dealer · Retailer · Hand-poured silver maker

    Hero Bullion

    A Texas online bullion dealer with third-party coins and bars, modern collectibles and its own hand-poured silver designs, including the Epic Warriors series.

    • Bullion coins, bars and rounds
    • Hand-poured silver
    • Epic Warriors bars
  18. Silver ladle with a round bowl, curved stem and engraved terminal.
    Museum collection · 1780–81

    Historical silversmith · Workshop proprietor

    Hester Bateman

    Elegant tableware, family labour and an enterprising London workshop: Hester Bateman’s name invites a closer look at how Georgian silver was made and sold.

    • Georgian table silver
    • Flatware
    • Tea and coffee silver
  19. Precious-metal retailer · Bullion buyer

    JM Bullion

    JM Bullion is an online precious-metal retailer in the Gold.com group, with bullion, historic circulating silver and themed collector products.

    • Bullion coins
    • Silver bars and rounds
    • Sports-themed collectibles
  20. Johnson Matthey silver bar marked 500 grammes, with its serial area obscured.
    Historical silver bar photograph

    Historical bullion maker · Precious-metals refiner

    Johnson Matthey

    Johnson Matthey bullion connects a long assaying history with collectible bars; its gold and silver refining business passed to Asahi in March 2015.

    • Historical silver bars and ingots
    • Precious-metals assaying
    • Gold and silver refining history
  21. Rich Silver’s photograph of a small silver horse standing on a walnut base, casting a long shadow.
    Original collection photograph

    Historic silversmiths · Tableware brand

    Kirk Stieff

    Kirk Stieff joins two Baltimore silver traditions. Earlier Kirk and Stieff objects retain distinct histories, marks and materials.

    • Repoussé table silver
    • Sterling flatware
    • Historic hollowware
  22. Jewelry brand · Direct retailer

    Menē

    Menē sells gold, platinum and silver jewelry, with metal-value-based pricing and an eligible buyback program for gold and platinum, while silver follows different terms.

    • 24K gold jewelry
    • Platinum jewelry
    • Silver jewelry
  23. Rich Silver’s close-up photograph of a Moon Rabbit silver coin with a round green jade insert.
    Historical collection photograph

    Collector-coin developer · Self-described manufacturer · Dealer-distributed brand

    MINT XXI

    MINT XXI develops collector coins through a Lviv development center and Polish production operation, with sales routed through distributors.

    • High-relief collector coins
    • The Great Greek Mythology
    • Kintsugi Art
  24. Precious-metal retailer · Bullion buyer

    Money Metals Exchange

    Money Metals Exchange is a bullion-focused retailer and buyer with coins, bars, fractional silver and selected decorative formats.

    • Bullion coins and bars
    • Fractional silver
    • Constitutional silver
  25. National mint · Collector-coin and medal manufacturer · Direct retailer

    Monnaie de Paris

    France’s public mint combines circulating-coin production with collector coins, medals and decorative work. Its collector shop and Marianne gold-investment services have separate contracts.

    • French collector coins
    • Medals and decorations
    • Historical and cultural themes
  26. Bullion dealer · Retailer

    Monument Metals

    A Frederick, Maryland bullion and coin dealer whose catalog spans precious metals and numismatics, with online retail and a separate local buying service.

    • Gold and silver bullion
    • Platinum and palladium
    • Modern and historical coins
  27. Jewelry brand · Direct retailer

    Nebü

    Nebü’s pure-metal ranges bring 99.99% gold and 99.95% platinum into rings, cuffs and pendants. Check each piece: its broader catalog also includes lower-karat products.

    • 24K gold jewelry
    • 99.95% platinum jewelry
    • Wearable bullion
  28. Family design house · Silversmith · Direct retailer

    Patrick Mavros

    Patrick Mavros is a family design house associated with animal sculpture, jewelry and table objects in silver, with an especially strong connection to African wildlife.

    • Sterling-silver animal sculpture
    • Jewelry and cufflinks
    • Sculptural tableware
  29. Ornate covered silver tureen with a crowned lion finial, curling handles and four feet.
    Museum collection · 1736/37

    Historical silversmith · Workshop proprietor

    Paul de Lamerie

    From elaborate dining vessels to fitted tea sets, Paul de Lamerie’s London workshop connects Georgian silver with ceremony, skilled collaboration and the evidence hidden in an object’s parts.

    • Georgian silver
    • Rococo hollowware
    • Tea silver
  30. A silver spoon with an oval bowl, patterned handle borders and an engraved monogram, shown horizontally on a gray background.
    Museum collection · ca. 1787

    Historical silversmith

    Paul Revere Jr.

    Begin with a wedding spoon, follow the work of a busy Boston shop, and learn how to separate Revere’s silver from the later bowls that carry his name.

    • Boston table silver
    • Engraved presentation silver
    • Spoons and tea wares
  31. Covered silver tureen with curved handles and decorated feet on a matching oval stand.
    Museum collection · 1806–8

    Historical silversmith

    Paul Storr

    Follow a London silversmith’s workshop history through documented tableware, sculptural display pieces and the evidence collectors need to keep with them.

    • Georgian table silver
    • Regency hollowware
    • Silver-gilt display pieces
  32. Precious-metal retailer · Bullion buyer

    Provident Metals

    Provident Metals is a Gold.com-group retailer with bullion and themed rounds, including collections it groups under Provident Original Series.

    • Bullion coins and bars
    • Themed silver rounds
    • Provident Original Series
  33. Silverware maker

    Puiforcat

    A blue stone on an early teapot opens a story of color, geometry and French table silver. Explore Puiforcat through museum objects, then separate a design’s history from the material and age of a particular piece.

    • French table silver
    • Art Deco design
    • Silver-plated flatware
  34. A nineteenth-century Reed & Barton catalog page showing decorated serving spoons, servers and a knife against a pale green background.
    Public-domain catalog illustration

    Historic silver manufacturer · Tableware and giftware brand

    Reed & Barton

    Reed & Barton connects Taunton’s nineteenth-century metalworking industry with a tableware and giftware brand now presented by Lenox.

    • Historical sterling silver
    • Historical silverplate
    • Flatware
  35. National mint · Circulating-coin manufacturer · Collector and investment-coin seller

    Royal Australian Mint

    The Royal Australian Mint in Canberra produces Australia’s circulating coins and collector and investment issues. Direct orders are domestic, with overseas buyers referred to distributors.

    • Australian circulating coinage
    • Collector proofs
    • Frosted uncirculated coins
  36. National mint · Refiner · Direct collector retailer

    Royal Canadian Mint

    The Royal Canadian Mint manufactures Canadian coins and bullion, with direct collector sales and distinct distribution and return rules for bullion products.

    • Maple Leaf bullion
    • Collector coins
    • Specially packaged premium bullion
  37. Private mint · Precious-metal manufacturer · Direct retailer

    Scottsdale Mint

    Scottsdale Mint is a private US precious-metal maker and retailer with bullion, themed rounds and collector coins issued for several jurisdictions.

    • Bullion bars and rounds
    • Wildlife collector coins
    • Biblical Series
  38. Precious-metal retailer · Buyback dealer

    SD Bullion

    SD Bullion sells physical precious metals online, combining mainstream bullion with collector series, high-relief rounds and gold jewelry.

    • Bullion coins
    • Silver bars and rounds
    • Truth Coin Series
  39. Antique-silver specialist dealer · Research resource

    Spencer Marks

    Spencer Marks is a Massachusetts silver specialist whose catalog and archive connect antique and modern objects with maker, design and historical research.

    • Antique and modern silver
    • Flatware
    • Holloware
  40. Government-owned mint · Precious-metal refiner · Bullion and collector-coin seller

    The Perth Mint

    The Perth Mint is Western Australia’s government-owned mint and refiner, with separate terms for bullion, collector coins and other retail products.

    • Australian animal bullion
    • Lunar-series coins
    • Gold and silver bars
  41. National mint · Precious-metal manufacturer · Direct retailer

    The Royal Mint

    The Royal Mint is a UK government-owned coin manufacturer and retailer, with separate collector and bullion ranges and different terms for each.

    • Britannia bullion
    • Collector coins
    • Historic coins
  42. Hammered silver creamer with an angular spout, pierced handle and copper fish among engraved reeds.
    Museum collection · about 1880

    Jewelry house · Silver manufacturer · Retailer

    Tiffany & Co.

    Tiffany & Co. offers sterling-silver jewelry and has a substantial history of table silver and decorative objects, with distinct roles for designers, workshops and the retail house.

    • Sterling-silver jewelry
    • Historic table silver
    • Designer silver objects
  43. Timio Axia silver chain beside its teal presentation box, pouch and printed information cards.
    Gifted-review photograph

    Jewelry maker · Direct retailer

    Timio 24K

    Timio 24K makes and sells precious-metal jewelry, with an emphasis on 24K gold, fine silver and custom work.

    • 24K gold jewelry
    • Fine-silver jewelry
    • Custom jewelry
  44. A 1944 Mercury dime from Rich Silver’s collection resting on polished blue labradorite.
    Collection photograph

    Federal mint · Direct collector retailer · Wholesale bullion producer

    United States Mint

    The United States Mint makes federal coinage and sells collector products directly, while standard bullion reaches the public through a separate authorized-purchaser distribution system.

    • American Eagle bullion
    • American Buffalo collector coins
    • Federal coinage
  45. Silver panel bracelet by William Spratling, with dark recessed decoration and connecting rings.
    Brooklyn Museum · CC BY 3.0 · ca. 1935–1940

    Historical silver designer

    William Spratling

    Explore Taxco silver through a linked-panel bracelet, collaborative workshop history and the distinction between lifetime work and later production.

    • Taxco silver
    • Mexican jewelry
    • Workshop design
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