Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Market closed · last data Friday Oct 2, 2026, 5.00 PM EDT

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Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Market closed · last data Friday Oct 2, 2026, 5.00 PM EDT

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Bars or coins

Bars or Coins

A bar and an investment coin contain the same metal, but they behave differently in premium, design, ease of splitting and tax treatment. This page compares the two formats criterion by criterion and tells you what to look at in each before buying.

Full text in G section 3, with the corrected final block in G2 section A.

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