Best Value Bullion
Popular coins and bars at Texas Precious Metals, ranked by what you pay for each ounce of metal inside. The lower the number, the more metal your money buys.
As of 10:06 PM ET on September 22, 2026, the lowest-cost gold at Texas Precious Metals is the South African Gold Krugerrand at $4,420.51 per ounce of gold, and the lowest-cost silver is the $100 face bag of 90% silver quarters at $67.81 per ounce of silver.
Best value gold South African Gold Krugerrand (Any Year) $4,420.51 per oz of gold
Best value silver 90% Junk Silver Bags - Quarters ($100 Face, 71.5 ozs Silver) $67.81 per oz of silver
Best value platinum 1 oz Platinum Bar (Varied Condition - Mint of Our Choice) $1,935.60 per oz of platinum
Buy more, pay less: 3 price breaks
10+ @ $4,550.35 · $4,550.35/oz20+ @ $4,541.65 · $4,541.65/oz100+ @ $4,532.95 · $4,532.95/oz
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20+ @ $2,349.11 · $4,698.22/oz40+ @ $2,347.11 · $4,694.22/oz80+ @ $2,345.11 · $4,690.22/oz
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10+ @ $1,203.38 · $4,813.52/oz40+ @ $1,199.04 · $4,796.16/oz120+ @ $1,194.68 · $4,778.72/oz
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50+ @ $529.02 · $5,290.20/oz100+ @ $527.02 · $5,270.20/oz500+ @ $525.02 · $5,250.20/oz
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5+ @ $7,176.09 · $71.76/oz
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25+ @ $74.44 · $74.44/oz100+ @ $74.39 · $74.39/oz500+ @ $74.25 · $74.25/oz
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25+ @ $75.31 · $75.31/oz100+ @ $75.06 · $75.06/oz500+ @ $74.56 · $74.56/oz
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10+ @ $768.46 · $76.85/oz20+ @ $765.46 · $76.55/oz50+ @ $762.46 · $76.25/oz
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20+ @ $79.76 · $79.76/oz100+ @ $79.26 · $79.26/oz500+ @ $78.76 · $78.76/oz1,500+ @ $78.51 · $78.51/oz
Buy more, pay less: 4 price breaks
20+ @ $81.01 · $81.01/oz100+ @ $80.51 · $80.51/oz500+ @ $79.51 · $79.51/oz1,500+ @ $79.26 · $79.26/oz
Prices are TPM’s ACH / wire prices, the ones texmetals.com shows first; paying by card or PayPal costs about 4% more. Cost per ounce is TPM’s price divided by the ounces of pure metal inside, so it’s the same number whichever spot price you look at. Price breaks are TPM’s own quantity pricing. Palladium isn’t listed because Texas Precious Metals doesn’t currently carry palladium bullion. The checkout price on texmetals.com is final.
Why the same ounce costs different amounts
Right now a 1 oz gold bar costs $4,460.52 and a 2026 American Gold Eagle $4,559.05: the same ounce of gold, $98.53 apart.
Bars are the cheapest way to own an ounce because they are simple to make. Government coins like the Eagle cost more because the mint charges dealers extra, and they are the easiest to sell back. Small sizes cost more per ounce than large ones because every piece carries the same minting and handling cost.
The gap is widest in silver
A Silver Eagle costs $80.01 per ounce against $72.26 for a 100 oz bar, because the minting cost is a much bigger share of a single ounce of silver than of gold.
How it’s calculated
Cost per ounce = the dealer’s price ÷ the troy ounces of pure metal in the product. A 1/2 oz coin at $2,400 costs $4,800 per ounce of gold.
Prices are live spot from Metals.dev; dealer bid and ask from Texas Precious Metals; crypto from CoinGecko. Every figure on this page is timestamped and nothing is estimated when a feed is unavailable.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest way to buy gold by the ounce?
Generic bars and widely traded bullion coins such as the Krugerrand usually cost the least per ounce of gold. Government coins like the American Gold Eagle cost more, and fractional coins cost the most per ounce. The table above ranks live prices.
Why do Silver Eagles cost more per ounce than silver bars?
The US Mint charges dealers more for Eagles than refiners charge for bars, and every coin carries its own minting and handling cost, which is a large share of the price of a single ounce of silver. Larger bars spread that cost over more metal.
Does buying more lower the price per ounce?
Usually. Texas Precious Metals lists quantity price breaks on many products, shown under each row above as a price per ounce.
Why isn’t the premium over spot shown?
Dealers build prices on slightly different spot prices, so a premium quoted against one spot won’t match another site. Cost per ounce of metal is the same whichever spot you use, which makes it the fairest way to compare.
All calculations use live market prices and are estimates. Actual dealer prices, premiums and refining charges vary. Nothing on this page is investment advice.