Physical bullion, priced from live spot
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What BullionCages is

BullionCages is an online store for physical precious metals — gold, silver, platinum and palladium — in the forms buyers actually want: government-mint coins and refiner bars, from one troy ounce up to serious weight.

Prices are never a mystery here. Every product is priced from the live spot market plus a stated premium, and every order is confirmed with you personally before any payment changes hands.

Why the cage? Picture the cage inside a bank vault — the steel enclosure that stands guard over what is precious. That is the promise in our name: bullion from trusted mints and refiners, shipped insured, and confirmed with you personally before payment. Your metal, protected at every step.

An assortment of gold, silver and platinum bullion

Gold, silver, platinum and palladium — all four metals, under one protective roof.

The basics

Why people buy physical metals

General education only — not financial advice. Metal prices can rise and fall, and everyone should weigh their own situation.

It's tangible

A coin or bar is an asset you hold yourself — no account, app, or counterparty standing between you and your metal.

It's universal

Gold and silver have been money for thousands of years and are priced and traded worldwide, every day, in a deep global market.

It diversifies

Many savers hold some metal alongside cash and investments because it behaves differently from paper assets.

Two kinds of demand

Platinum and palladium add an industrial story — both are essential to catalytic converters, electronics, and hydrogen technology.

Start small

A single 1 oz coin is a complete purchase. There is no minimum account and no ongoing fee to own physical metal.

Know the spread

Dealers buy and sell around the spot price; the premium you see here is stated up front, so you can compare fairly.

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Guides

Bullion basics, in plain English

Three short reads that cover most first-buyer questions. General education only — not financial advice.

What is bullion?

Bullion is precious metal in its bulk, investment form: coins and bars whose value comes almost entirely from their metal content, not from rarity or artistry. It is weighed in troy ounces (31.1 grams — a little heavier than the kitchen ounce) and graded by fineness, the share of the piece that is pure metal. A coin stamped .999 fine is 99.9% pure. Government mints — like the U.S. Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint — strike the best-known bullion coins, while accredited refiners cast and mint bars. Because bullion tracks a global commodity price, it is easy to value on any given day: weight × purity × the spot price.

Coins vs bars: which suits you?

Both are the same metal; the difference is the trade-offs. Coins carry a higher premium, but they are instantly recognizable worldwide, easy to sell in small amounts, and their mint designs make fakes harder. Bars carry a lower premium — especially in larger sizes — so more of your money becomes metal, but a big bar is a single, indivisible chunk when you want to sell part of your stack. Many buyers do both: coins for flexibility, bars for efficiency. There is no wrong answer — only the one that matches how you plan to sell someday.

How spot pricing works

The spot price is the live global market price for one troy ounce of a metal, set by continuous trading on exchanges around the world. It's the number ticking across the top of this site. A dealer's retail price is spot plus a premium — the slice that pays for minting, refining, shipping, insurance and the dealer's margin. Premiums differ by product (coins cost more to make than bars, so they carry more premium) and by dealer, which is why comparing the premium — not just the total — is the fair way to shop. At BullionCages the premium is stated up front, and your final price is always confirmed before payment.

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