Your gold. Minted, checked, delivered.

Gold is a physical asset you can hold in your hand. It does not depend on the success of a single company or on a bank's promise to pay. People have used it for thousands of years to store wealth over long periods. The price moves, sometimes sharply, and we make no promise about future value. What you get is a piece of metal with a fixed fine weight that is traded worldwide.

Coins come in smaller units and are more widely recognised. A Vienna Philharmonic or a Krugerrand is known almost everywhere and is easy to sell one piece at a time. Bars usually cost less per gram because production is simpler, and the larger the bar, the cheaper the gram. If you want to stay flexible, take several small units. If you are investing a larger sum at once, a big bar is the cheaper route.

Investment gold is exempt from VAT across the EU. The rule comes from the EU VAT directive and covers bars with a fineness of at least 995 parts per thousand, plus gold coins of at least 900 fineness that were struck after 1800 and are or were legal tender in their country of origin. Every coin and bar in our shop meets these criteria.

We buy only from LBMA certified refineries and from well-known mints such as the Austrian Mint or the Royal Canadian Mint. Bars carry their fine weight, fineness and a stamped serial number, and many arrive sealed with a certificate. Before dispatch we check every item and record the serial number against your order. Keep bars in their sealed packaging where you can, it makes selling later easier.

At home your gold is right there when you want it, but the risk of theft and fire is yours. Check how much your home insurance covers for valuables, the limits are often lower than people expect. The second option is storage with us. Your gold then sits in certified high-security vaults at several separate locations worldwide, recorded in your name and held separately from company assets. Storage costs you nothing, you can see your holdings in the app at any time, and you can have your gold shipped to you or sell it whenever you want.

Never touch coins with bare hands. Skin oils leave marks that are hard to remove later. Hold them by the rim, ideally with cotton gloves. Do not polish and do not use cleaning products, both create fine scratches and lower the value. The easiest approach is to leave the coin in its capsule and store it dry at a steady temperature.

Yes. In the aurumbeam app you set up a gold savings plan from 10 euros, monthly or on your own schedule. You can change the amount and the interval at any time, and pause the plan when it does not fit. The gold you buy sits physically in the vault and is recorded to you.

Gold you hold in the app or keep in our vault, you sell directly in the app at the current price. Nothing needs to be shipped. For items you bought in the shop and had delivered, you register the buyback and send them to us insured. We check authenticity and condition, tell you the value, and the payout only goes out once you agree.