Best Place to Buy Silver Online: Live Dealer Scorecard
As of Oct 31, 2026, 2:24 AM ET, the cheapest place to buy silver online for a typical $1,000 order is MintBuilder: a median 4.2% over spot across 4 silver products, 4.2% all-in with shipping. The ranking changes with every price refresh.
The best place to buy silver is the dealer that charges least over spot for the silver you want. That cost has to include shipping and your payment method. This scorecard measures exactly that, from our own price checks on 8 silver products: Silver Eagles, Maple Leafs, Britannias, rounds, 10 oz, kilo and 100 oz bars and 90% junk silver.
Silver dealer scorecard
Disclosure: some dealers below pay us a commission when you buy through our links (list of affiliate dealers). Affiliate status is not an input to this ranking; the order comes only from the criteria under the table.
| # | Dealer | All-in premium ($1,000 order) | Median premium | Silver products priced | Shipping | Card/PayPal surcharge | Cheapest for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MintBuilder | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4 | free at $199+ | +3.9% | 1 oz American Silver Eagle, 1 oz British Silver Britannia, 1 oz Silver Buffalo Round, 1 Kilo Silver Bar |
| 2 | Bullion Standard | 7.7% | 5.3% | 7 | $23.97 under $10,000 | +4.2% | 1 oz Canadian Silver Maple Leaf |
| 3 | Summit Metals | 9.2% | 9.2% | 6 | free at $500+ | +4.2% | — |
| 4 | Hero Bullion | 10.3% | 10.3% | 2 | free at $149+ | not listed | — |
| 5 | SD Bullion | 13.2% | 13.2% | 7 | free at $199+ | +4.2% | — |
| 6 | APMEX | 19.5% | 19.5% | 8 | free at $199+ | +4.2% | — |
How the ranking works
- Median premium: the middle check/wire premium over spot across every silver product where the dealer had a fresh (under 24 hours) single-unit price.
- Shipping: for a $1,000 order. If the dealer's published free-shipping threshold is at or below $1,000, shipping adds nothing. If it is higher, we add the published flat fee as a percentage of the order.
- All-in premium = median premium + shipping. Lowest ranks first. A dealer needs at least 2 priced silver products to be ranked. Dealers with an unknown shipping policy are listed separately, not assumed free.
- The card/PayPal surcharge is shown, not ranked, because it only matters if you pay by card. Sales tax is excluded.
Dealers don't all stock (or let us read prices for) the same products. A median over 4 products tells you less than one over 8. The “Silver products priced” column shows how many each figure uses. For a strict like-for-like comparison on one product, use the per-product pages linked from each dealer name.
Not ranked today
- Monument Metals: no published shipping policy on file; median premium 7.2%. Best silver price today: 90% "Junk" Silver – $1 Face Value.
- Agate Metals: no published shipping policy on file; median premium 26.5%. Best silver price today: 100 oz Silver Bar.
- At Cost Metals: no published shipping policy on file; median premium 21.4%. Best silver price today: 90% "Junk" Silver – $1 Face Value.
Each dealer name links to our page for that dealer's lowest-premium silver product, where you can compare every dealer side by side and buy.
What to buy once you've picked a dealer
- Most ounces for your money: large bars. See the cheapest place to buy silver bars, where 10 oz, kilo and 100 oz bars are ranked by premium per ounce.
- Easiest to resell in small amounts: government coins. See today's cheapest Silver Eagles.
- Comparing products rather than dealers? Compare silver prices lists every silver product we track by its lowest premium.
Checks before you order
- Confirm the price at checkout for your payment method. Prices move with spot during the day.
- Look for quantity tiers: many dealers charge less per coin from 20 coins or 10 bars.
- Check whether your state charges sales tax on bullion and whether the dealer collects it.
- Prefer dealers that publish their shipping, insurance and return policies. We mark the ones we could not verify.
See today's cheapest Silver Eagles See the cheapest silver bars
FAQ
Where is the best place to buy silver online?
For a typical $1,000 check/wire order, MintBuilder as of Oct 31, 2026, 2:24 AM ET: a median 4.2% over spot across 4 silver products, 4.2% all-in with shipping. The order changes with each price refresh.
Where is the best place to buy silver bars?
On price, MintBuilder for the 1 Kilo Silver Bar as of Oct 31, 2026, 2:24 AM ET: 0.7% over spot, the lowest premium among 10 oz, kilo and 100 oz bars we track. Larger bars usually cost less per ounce but can't be sold in part.