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%

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Popular IRA Approved Precious Metals

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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