IRA Approved Precious Metals
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What Precious Metals products are approved for IRAs?
Here’s a list of IRA approved Precious Metals. If you’re interested in a precious metals IRA, please see our list of the best gold IRA companies.
To qualify to be held within a precious metals IRA, gold, silver, platinum and palladium are required by the IRS to meet the following standards of purity and fineness:
- Gold .995%
- Silver .999%
- Platinum .9995%
- Palladium .9995%
Popular IRA Approved Precious Metals
A List of All IRA Approved Precious Metals
Gold
- American Gold Eagle bullion coins
- American Gold Eagle proof coins
- Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins
- Austrian Gold Philharmonic coins
- Australian Kangaroo/Nugget coins
- Chinese Gold Panda coins
- American Gold Buffalo uncirculated coins (proofs not allowed)
- Gold bars and rounds produced by a NYMEX or COMEX-approved refinery or national government mint, meeting minimum fineness requirements
Silver
- American Silver Eagle bullion coins
- American Silver Eagle proof coins
- Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coins
- Austrian Silver Philharmonic coins
- Australian Silver Kookaburra coins
- Chinese Silver Panda coins
- Mexican Libertad coins
- Silver bars and rounds produced by a NYMEX or COMEX-approved refinery or national government mint, meeting minimum fineness requirements
Platinum
- American Platinum Eagle coins
- American Platinum Eagle proof coins
- Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf coins
- Isle of Man Noble coins
- Australian Platinum Koala coins
- Platinum bars and rounds produced by a NYMEX or COMEX-approved refinery or national government mint, meeting minimum fineness requirements
Palladium
- Canadian Palladium Maple Leaf coins
- Palladium bars and rounds produced by a NYMEX or COMEX-approved refinery or national government mint, meeting minimum fineness requirements