Best Place to Buy Gold Coins Online: Dealer Comparison (Live Data)
“Best” depends on what you're buying and when, so instead of opinions this page ranks dealers using our own live price data across 7 popular gold coins.
Dealer scorecard: gold coins
| Dealer | Live prices | Times lowest | Median premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agate Metals | 5 / 6 | 5 | 2.3% |
| SD Bullion | 7 / 7 | 1 | 3.2% |
| Kitco | 5 / 5 | 1 | 3.6% |
| APMEX | 7 / 7 | 0 | 4.4% |
| JM Bullion | 0 / 5 | 0 | — |
| Money Metals Exchange | 0 / 3 | 0 | — |
| Provident Metals | 0 / 1 | 0 | — |
| BGASC | 0 / 3 | 0 | — |
Data: our live price tables, Prices updated Oct 15, 2026 07:33 UTC · spot source: gold-api.com. Figures update automatically; single-unit prices, lowest-cost payment method listed by each dealer, excluding shipping and tax.
“Live prices” counts products where we could read a current price; some dealers block automated price checks, so they show 0 even though they sell these coins. Check their prices directly from each product page.
Cheapest dealer for each coin right now
- 1 oz American Gold Eagle: lowest today Agate Metals at $4,240.26 (2.3% over spot)
- 1 oz American Gold Buffalo: lowest today Agate Metals at $4,298.27 (3.7% over spot)
- 1 oz Canadian Gold Maple Leaf: lowest today Agate Metals at $4,210.46 (1.6% over spot)
- 1 oz South African Gold Krugerrand: lowest today SD Bullion at $4,224.28 (1.9% over spot)
- 1 oz British Gold Britannia: lowest today Kitco at $4,234.29 (2.1% over spot)
- 1 oz Austrian Gold Philharmonic: lowest today Agate Metals at $4,205.46 (1.4% over spot)
- 1/10 oz American Gold Eagle: lowest today Agate Metals at $466.47 (12.5% over spot)
Beyond price
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- See the cheapest way to buy gold coins and how to avoid overpaying.
Disclosure: we earn commissions from some dealers (see disclosure). Rankings above are computed only from listed prices.
FAQ
Which dealer has the cheapest gold coins?
It changes daily. The scorecard on this page counts how often each dealer had the lowest live price across popular 1 oz gold coins in our latest update.
Are the prices on this page live?
They come from our latest automatic price update, shown with a timestamp at the top of the data.