Gainesville Coins review

Gainesville Coins takes a different approach to shipping. Its help page argues that dealers offering free shipping build that cost into their premiums, so it charges shipping on each order and shows the cost through a zip code calculator in the cart. Buyers choose USPS or UPS 3-Day Select, 2-Day Air or Next-Day Air, and all orders carry full shipping insurance. It ships around the world, though international orders must be paid by bank wire. Its storage program is fully segregated, so the coins and bars you store are the exact items you get back, and stored metal is insured for full replacement value. Payment options are narrower: credit cards (US cards only), checks, cashier's checks, money orders and bank wire, with no ACH, and checks take 10 business days to clear before shipping. Because shipping is not a flat published rate, we could not record a single starting price, so compare the delivered total in the cart with the $199 free shipping dealers above.

Who it is for

international buyers and segregated storage

Price

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US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Ships around the world; international orders must be paid by bank wire
• Shipping cost shown by a zip code calculator in the cart
• USPS or UPS 3-Day Select, 2-Day Air and Next-Day Air options
• Fully segregated storage, insured for full replacement value
• Accepts credit cards, checks, money orders, bank wire and cash in the showroom

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Ships internationally, unlike Provident Metals and BGASC
• Strength: Segregated storage returns the exact items you stored
• Strength: Buyer chooses the carrier and speed
• Weakness: No free shipping threshold; shipping is charged on each order
• Weakness: Does not accept ACH
• Weakness: Check payments take 10 business days to clear

Key facts

• Shipping: Calculated at checkout
• International: Yes, bank wire only
• Storage: Fully segregated
• ACH: Not accepted

Where it ranks

Gainesville Coins is No. 9 in our Best Precious Metals Dealers verdict.