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Bullion Coin - defined

Bullion coins are legal tender backed by the government who issued the coin.

Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a government to be a satisfactory payment for any monetary debt.

Legal tender is established by a statute (law) which specifies the material to be used as legal tender.

In addition, the legal tender statute gives authorization to an institution to mint and issue the form of money to the public.

Legal Tender gives all forms of money, including bullion coins, their "Face Value," for instance, the 1oz. American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin (right) has the face value of "ONE DOLLAR."

Although the intrinsic value of the silver coin is worth a lot more than one dollar, the United States Government recognizes and authorizes the coin to hold the value of 'ONE DOLLAR.'

On this guide's Junk Silver Buying Guide there is a section titled "Face Value - a True Story," it helps to explain the difference between 'intrinsic value' and 'face value.'





Bullion Round - Defined

pan amer silver roundPan America Silver Round

Bullion rounds have no face value and are not legal tender recognized by a government because these precious metal rounds are manufactured by a private mint.

For instance, Pan America Silver is a silver mining company; they had a contract with the now bankrupt Northwest Territorial Mint, to exclusively produce rounds and bars with silver mined from them.

You can see the name 'Northwest Territorial Mint' inscribed along the bottom of the round (left).




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Premiums
Bullion Coins vs. Bullion Round



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Premium is a term used by coin dealers as a reference to the markup on a coin or round, above its intrinsic value.

Bullion Coins often have higher premiums, than bullion rounds, because bullion coins are minted by a government giving investors confidence in the coin's weight and purity.

There are a few other factors that may give bullion coins a higher premium, include:

Furthermore, bullion coins often have higher premiums because they are designed by master engravers and award-winning artists, known for their brilliant coin designs.

However, for the last several years, bullion rounds have grown in popularity for their designs and artwork.

In addition, any bullion round that is sought by collectors will have higher premiums.  

The reasons why these rounds are in demand may be because of several reasons; who designed it, what the design is, or the round may have a limited mintage, or the round may be dedicated to a special person, or occasion.

If you want to know the market's premiums on a bullion round that you are interested in, you may want to look it up on the secondary market, like ebay or some other auction site, to find out the round's market value.

Popular series of rounds include the Silver Shield Collection, which is continuously updated and can be found on SD Bullion's website - here.

Other bullion rounds that have higher premiums, than most, are the old Engelhard or Johnson Matthey bullion rounds produced in the late 70's and 1980's. 





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Private mints often produce bullion rounds that look like government-issued bullion coins, to make bullion rounds appealing to the public,

This has been observed with bullion rounds that resemble the 1oz. American Eagle Silver bullion coin.

Below is a photo of a silver bullion round that may look like a real 1oz. American Eagle Silver bullion coin, to the untrained eye.

one oz roundSilver Bullion "Round"

On the reverse side of the round, above right, you can see the words "ONE TROY OZ."  

This is one of the easiest ways to tell the difference from a bullion round from a bullion coin. 

Bullion rounds will always have their system of weight, 'TROY' spelled out, and it is usually spelled in all CAPS.   

Below, in the section about copper rounds, you'll see how the Avoirdupois system of weight is abbreviated on rounds.

Here are some variations of how you will see "TROY" spelled out on a bullion round: "ONE TROY OZ., TROY OUNCE, or OUNCE TROY.

Another easy way to identify the difference between a Bullion round from a bullion coin is that bullion rounds have NO "Face Value."  

In addition, many, but not all, bullion rounds have NO "Year of Issue" inscribed on them.

The photo below is an example of an Official 1oz. American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin, by contrasting the image of a round above with the coin below you can see the differences between the bullion round and the real bullion coin.





Copper Rounds



Copper rounds have become more popular among bullion dealer's websites.

Copper is not priced the same as other precious metals.

Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Palladium are bought and sold in Troy ounces (ozt.).

This isn't the case for Copper, copper is bought and sold in Avoirdupois pounds (lbs.).

The copper chart, to the right, is the price of copper, per pound (lb.).

Copper Price per pound (lb.)

Most Bullion rounds & bars are only worth the amount of the precious metal contained inside them a.k.a. "Intrinsic Value."

The following equation shows what a 1oz. copper round would be worth if copper was trading for $3.00 per lb.

$3.00 per lb. of copper (cu) /16  =  $0.19 per ounce
(16 ounces = 1 lb. Avoirdupois)

Visit this guide's Troy - a System of Weight page to learn more about the differences between the two systems of weight.

In addition, because copper is bought and sold by Avoirdupois pounds, copper rounds should also indicate this system of weight on the round, as seen circled in red on the round - above. (Avoirdupois is pronounced as; a-vo-du-pwa)






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Investment vs. Numismatic 
Coins



Bullion coins are seen as an investment vehicle, they are not made to be bought and sold as a numismatic or collector's coin.

Bullion coins do not come in special packaging or decorated boxes, nor do they have a certificate of authenticity, like their numismatic counterparts.

For instance, if you were buying 20 - 1oz. American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins they would be delivered to you in a tube of 20.

However, if you were buying 20 - 1oz. American Eagle Silver Proof Coins, they would be delivered in 20 separate boxes, each coin would come in protective packaging, and each coin would have a certificate of authenticity.





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BGASC - coins page

BGASC is one of the largest coin and bullion dealers in the United States.
    
Buy Gold And Silver Coins.com's goal is to be the kind of dealer they've always wanted to trade with: to be in stock, ship fast, be fair & reasonable, and operate honestly and efficiently.

They are an Official PCGS Dealer, member of the Certified Coin Exchange (CCE), an NGC Collector's Society Member, and a Bulk Purchaser of United States Mint non-bullion coins.

Every single package they ship is sent fully insured for its time in transit.


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Stefan Gleason is president of the Money Metals Exchange, which is a national precious metals investment company and news service with over 500,000 readers and 75,000 customers.

Gleason founded the company in 2010 in direct response to the abusive methods of national advertisers of collectible, and numismatic coins.

Money Metals Exchange believes the average investor should never purchase precious metals that are not priced at or near their actual melt value.

Now you can safeguard your assets from financial turmoil and the devaluing dollar – without paying costly middleman mark-ups or fending off high pressure, bait-and-switch sales tactics.

Savvy, self-reliant investors are embracing Money Metals Exchange as their trustworthy resource for gold and silver bullion.


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SD Bullion - coins page

SD Bullion is part of the Silver Doctor's network.

In 2011, two doctors started the website SilverDoctors.com with one dream: To educate the masses on the value of hard assets and preparation.

The rapid success of this website gave way to the launch of SDBullion.com in March of 2012. SD Bullion now is one of the most trusted, lowest cost online retailers of bullion.

Since 2012, SD Bullion has shipped more than 300,000 orders and hit Inc. Magazines list of 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States twice.

They did all this while staying true to their original mission of offering the absolute lowest prices on gold bullion and silver bullion in the industry, guaranteed.


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SilverGoldBull is your trusted silver and gold dealer.

They provide you with competitive, up-to-minute pricing and we make sure your precious metals are delivered to your door discreetly and fully insured.
    
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