Jack Choros

Founded in 1991, AJPM (www.ajpm.com) is a precious metals dealer with storefront locations in Portland, Oregon. The company offers gold, silver, and platinum bullion products, in addition to some collectible coins. If you live in the Portland area, you can…

Status check (November 14, 2026): First Liberty National's website, unitedstatescoins.us, no longer loads at all; the domain does not resolve. The company still has two BBB profiles, both rated A+ with no complaints in the last three years, but neither…

American Precious Metals Exchange or APMEX (www.apmex.com) is a precious metals dealer headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Founded in 2000, the firm also acts as a Precious Metals IRA company. Prefer a gold IRA company that handles everything for you?…

Monex is a precious metals investment company and gold IRA company headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Its roots go back to 1967, when Louis E. Carabini opened his first coin shop, and since January 2026 it has been owned by…

Status check (November 6, 2026): Lexi Capital’s website did not load when I checked it (the browser reported a security certificate error), its BBB profile shows a single customer review, and its Trustpilot profile has no reviews. I could not…

Legal note (updated October 25, 2026)Goldco Direct LLC agreed to a $2 million class action settlement in Summerton v. Goldco Direct LLC (No. 23-cv-238-wmc) over marketing text messages sent to consumers who had opted out or were on the National…

American Bullion has been around since 2009, which makes it one of the older gold IRA specialists still operating, and in more than twenty years of watching this industry I have seen plenty of its competitors come and go. It…

⚠ Warning: Gold Alliance is no longer in business (updated October 25, 2026)Gold Alliance announced it was closing its business effective June 24, 2024, according to the notice on its website, and the BBB now lists it as out of…

I have followed Advantage Gold since it opened its doors in 2014, and it has always been one of the more education-focused gold IRA companies, with low minimums and a team that is patient with first-time rollovers. Its customer reviews…

Editor’s warning, updated September 2026: we do not recommend Safeguard Metals. This page is kept online for reference only. On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and 30 state securities regulators obtained a final judgment against Safeguard…

If you live anywhere near Las Vegas and have ever searched for a local coin shop, Sahara Coins & Precious Metals has probably come up. I first added this family-owned dealer to my review list more than a decade ago,…

Looking into St. Joseph Partners and wondering whether this faith-based Pennsylvania dealer is a good place to buy precious metals? This review is for you. St. Joseph Partners is a boutique name in the precious metals industry, founded and run…

Company Information & Background Founded in April of 2017, Coin IRA has been helping investors for over 8 years and remains one of the top cryptocurrency IRA providers in 2025. The company continues to evolve with the market and now…

Eastern Numismatics, Inc. (ENI) () is a precious metals and rare coin dealer that specializes in the sale of gold, silver, and platinum bars and coins. The company was founded in 1974 with the goal of offering the best coins…

BitIRA is a sister company of Birch Gold Group. It was established to give retirement investors a choice of cryptocurrencies that would allow for broader economy-wide diversification. Along with top-tier security through cold storage and comprehensive insurance policies, BitIRA puts…

(Please note: Amerivest Gold’s webpage is currently inactive, and the business may be defunct. For more reviews, consider browsing our list of the top 10 gold IRA companies in America.) Amerivest Gold Corp () is a South Florida-based gold dealer…

Rust Rare Coin Inc () is a coin dealer that specializes in the sale of rare coins, commemorative, and foreign and U.S. Gold coins. The company was founded in 1966, is based in Salt Lake City, UT, and is considered…

Goldline (www.goldline.com) aka Merit Gold & Silver (formerly known as Merit Financial) is an established and well-known player in the precious metals industry. Headquartered in Santa Monica California, Merit boasts an AAA rating from the BCA (Business Consumer Alliance) and claims…

Company Info & Background GMRgold ( www.gmrgold.com) focuses on providing customers with bullion products that can be held in a precious metals IRA, or portfolio. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, it was established in 2013. In addition, the company also…

Company Info & Background Located in Phoenix, Arizona, ITM Trading (www.itmtrading.com) is a precious metals dealer and Gold IRA company. It was founded in 1995, and has been family-run for the duration of its 26-year history. The company’s catalog offers…