The Royal Mint will buy your bullion coins and bars at a competitive rate based on live precious metal prices. The Royal Mint is known around the world for
selling bullion coins and bars, but many will not be aware that we also buy them back too through our easy, safe and secure online process.
Managing your investments is not just about when to buy - it’s also important to know when to sell. When the price of a precious metal is high or on the rise, it could be the perfect time to sell your coins and bars to The Royal Mint. Best of all, we don’t just deal in gold – we also buy back silver and platinum, offering fair pricing based on live precious metals prices.
How it works
Sell Your Precious Metals With Confidence
Get a Quote
Complete the quotation form for the metal you wish to sell. Our customer service team will aim to provide a quote within 24 hours*.
Send Your Items
If you're happy with your quoted price, you will be sent next steps from our customer service team, including where you'll need to send your items.
Quality Inspection
Once we receive your items, they will be assay tested for legitimacy and metal content by our team of experts.
Receive Funds
Once items have passed the assay test, the item will be sold based on the LBMA price of the following day. The funds will then be sent to your Invest account within the next few days.
* From the moment your items arrive with The Royal Mint for evaluation, it can take as little as 7 working days for funds to reach your Invest account.
Request a Quote
Complete the quotation form below and one of our experienced team members will contact you to provide a quote for your precious metal item. If you enter a preferred time for a telephone call back, we will attempt to call you as close to the time as possible.
We will only provide a quote for bullion coins and bars using this service.
Why Sell to the Royal Mint?
A Trusted Entity Owned by Her Majesty’s Royal Treasury
Frequently Asked Questions
There are four easy steps to follow in order to sell your silver bullion to The Royal Mint.
- Click on the relevant box on this page to complete a quotation form. We normally respond to all forms within 24 hours of receiving them.
- If you’re happy with the quote we provide, we’ll advise you how to send your products in to us for inspection.
- Once we receive your product, we will complete a quality inspection and assay test to verify the amount of precious metal it contains.
- Once your product passes quality inspection and assay test, we will buy your product, based on the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price of the following day. Funds will be deposited into your account wallet within a couple of days.
There are four easy steps to follow in order to sell your gold bullion to The Royal Mint.
- Click on the relevant box on this page to complete a quotation form. We normally respond to all forms within 24 hours of receiving them.
- If you’re happy with the quote we provide, we’ll advise you how to send your products in to us for inspection.
- Once we receive your product, we will complete a quality inspection and assay test to verify the amount of precious metal it contains.
- Once your product passes quality inspection and assay test, we will buy your product, based on the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price of the following day. Funds will be deposited into your account wallet within a couple of days.
There are four easy steps to follow in order to sell your platinum bullion to The Royal Mint.
- Click on the relevant box on this page to complete a quotation form. We normally respond to all forms within 24 hours of receiving them.
- If you’re happy with the quote we provide, we’ll advise you how to send your products in to us for inspection.
- Once we receive your product, we will complete a quality inspection and assay test to verify the amount of precious metal it contains.
- Once your product passes quality inspection and assay test, we will buy your product, based on the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price of the following day. Funds will be deposited into your account wallet within a couple of days.
At The Royal Mint we will buy back your gold, silver and platinum bullion coins and bars. Including coins that were not produced at The Royal Mint. Follow the four steps above to sell your coins back to The Royal Mint.
At The Royal Mint we will buy back your gold, silver and platinum bullion coins and bars. Including bars that were not produced at The Royal Mint. Follow the four steps above to sell your bars back to The Royal Mint.
Yes, Sovereign coins are 22 carat gold. We will buy your Sovereigns back based on the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price when we receive your product.
Yes, at The Royal Mint we also buy gold, silver and platinum coins from other Mints, this includes South African Krugerrand coins, Austrian Philharmonic coins and Canadian Maple Leaf coins.
Yes, at The Royal Mint we also buy gold, silver and platinum coins from other Mints, this includes South African Krugerrand coins, Austrian Philharmonic coins and Canadian Maple Leaf coins.
Yes, at The Royal Mint we also buy gold, silver and platinum coins from other Mints, this includes South African Krugerrand coins, Austrian Philharmonic coins and Canadian Maple Leaf coins.
Our valuations for buying bullion coins and bars are based on the precious metal content of the product and the live metal price at the time:
Gold |
96% of the live gold price – LBMA AM or PM Fix |
Silver |
90% of the live silver price – LBMA Midday Fix |
Platinum |
90% of the live platinum price – LBMA AM or PM Fix |