
How to Buy Physical Gold in the USA: A Practical Guide to Bullion
A step-by-step guide for US buyers: choosing bullion, reading prices against spot, sales tax and IRA rules, imports, and how to vet a seller.
Read ArticleAnalysis, guides, and news on African gold markets, mining, compliance, and sustainable sourcing — from the team at YNM Gold Sellers.
Prices, taxes and buying tips for gold buyers in each of the markets we deliver to.

A step-by-step guide for US buyers: choosing bullion, reading prices against spot, sales tax and IRA rules, imports, and how to vet a seller.
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How UK buyers can buy gold bullion sensibly: the investment gold VAT exemption, capital gains tax, bars versus coins, storage and the checks that matter.
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A balanced guide to investing in gold in Canada: what gold can and cannot do, how bullion compares with ETFs and mining shares, and the Canadian tax and cost picture.
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What buyers in France should know: which gold is VAT-exempt, how sales are taxed, bars versus coins, storage, and how to check a seller.
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Where Qatar’s daily gold rate comes from: the spot price, the riyal exchange rate, purity by karat and the making charge added to jewellery.
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How raw gold is priced and refined in Dubai: from spot price and AED conversion to assay, refining charges and the documents UAE refiners expect.
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How Thailand’s gold price works: the baht weight, the 96.5% standard, the Gold Traders Association reference and how to convert it to a price per gram.
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Raw gold is priced from three numbers: the spot price, the gold content and the weight. Here is how nuggets and dust are valued, and why they usually trade below spot.
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A practical, step-by-step guide to buying physical gold bars, nuggets or dust from Africa, from verifying the seller to shipping, insurance and storage.
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Why investors hold gold, how physical bullion compares with ETFs and mining shares, what it really costs, and a calm way to think about timing.
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From handheld XRF to fire assay, here is how gold purity is tested, what each method can and cannot tell you, and how to read an assay certificate.
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Bars, nuggets and dust are all gold, but they differ sharply in liquidity, pricing, purity and how hard they are to verify. Here is how to choose.
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Mercury is still widely used in artisanal gold mining. Here is why it matters, what international law says, which alternatives exist and what buyers should ask.
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