Gold & silver spot price today
Live gold spot is $4,524.80 per troy ounce, silver is $76.28 per troy ounce. Refreshed every 60 seconds from COMEX front-month futures (GC=F for gold, SI=F for silver). Retail bullion trades above spot — typical premiums: 4–6% on 1 oz gold coins, 18–25% on 1 oz silver coins, 2–3% on 1 kg gold bars.
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What does $X actually buy you?
Below is what a USD order budget translates to in actual delivered bullion, after typical retail premiums. Shipping ($80-$250 per FedEx zone) and insurance (0.4%) are not included in these numbers.
| Order budget | 1 oz Gold Maple (5% premium) | 1 oz Silver Maple (18%) | 1 kg Gold bar (2.5%) | 1 kg Silver bar (8%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000.00 | 0.21 oz | 11.1 oz | 0.0067 kg | 0.38 kg |
| $5,000.00 | 1.05 oz | 55.6 oz | 0.0335 kg | 1.89 kg |
| $10,000.00 | 2.10 oz | 111.1 oz | 0.0671 kg | 3.78 kg |
| $25,000.00 | 5.26 oz | 277.8 oz | 0.1677 kg | 9.44 kg |
| $50,000.00 | 10.52 oz | 555.5 oz | 0.3353 kg | 18.88 kg |
Want the exact delivered cost including shipping and insurance for a specific destination? Use the crypto-to-bullion calculator, or browse the gold coin catalog and silver coin catalog — every price is live against spot.
How spot is set
Two reference prices drive global retail bullion:
- LBMA Gold Price / LBMA Silver Price — the London Bullion Market Association's twice-daily auction-set reference (10:30 and 15:00 London time for gold, 12:00 for silver). This is the institutional fix used by central banks, ETFs, and large refiners. See lbma.org.uk/prices-and-data.
- COMEX gold/silver futures — continuous electronic trading on the CME Group's COMEX exchange. GC=F is gold front-month, SI=F is silver front-month. Both track LBMA spot within roughly $1/oz on the front month thanks to arbitrage between the futures and physical markets.
We use COMEX for this page because it updates continuously during trading hours; the LBMA fix would show stale prices outside the two daily windows. The basis between COMEX and LBMA is small enough that it's invisible at retail premium levels.
Gold-silver ratio right now
The gold-silver ratio is 59.3 : 1 — one ounce of gold is worth that many ounces of silver. Historical context: the ratio fluctuates between roughly 50 (silver-rich) and 100 (silver-poor) in modern markets. Above 80 is often considered a silver-buying signal by ratio-focused traders.
Where to buy at these prices
Every product in our catalog is priced live from this same spot feed, plus the SKU's premium. We accept Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero, USDT, USDC, and Ethereum via OxaPay. Shipped worldwide by FedEx International Priority with full insurance. No KYC under $5,000 per order. See:
- All gold coins — sovereign 1 oz coins + fractionals (1/10, 1/4, 1/2)
- All gold bars — 1 g to 1 kg from PAMP, Valcambi, Argor-Heraeus
- All silver coins — Eagles, Maples, Britannias, Philharmonics
- All silver bars — 10 oz and 1 kg cast bars
Common questions about spot price
What is the gold spot price right now?+
The live gold spot price is shown at the top of this page in USD per troy ounce. It refreshes every 60 seconds from COMEX front-month futures (GC=F). This is the wholesale-market price for one troy ounce of pure gold delivered immediately.
What is the silver spot price right now?+
The live silver spot price is shown at the top of this page in USD per troy ounce. It refreshes every 60 seconds from COMEX front-month futures (SI=F). Silver spot is typically 70-85× cheaper than gold spot.
Can I buy at the spot price?+
No — no retail dealer sells at spot. Spot is the wholesale price; retail bullion always trades above spot, with the markup called the premium. A fair retail premium is 4-6% on 1 oz sovereign gold coins, 3-5% on 1 oz minted bars, 2-3% on 1 kg gold bars, 18-25% on 1 oz silver coins, 8-12% on 1 kg silver bars.
Why does the spot price change every minute?+
Gold and silver have continuous global wholesale markets (London Bullion Market, COMEX, Shanghai Gold Exchange). Spot moves on every trade. Our page caches the price for 60 seconds, so what you see is no more than 60 seconds old.
Is COMEX the same as LBMA spot?+
Very close — COMEX gold futures (GC=F) track LBMA spot within roughly $1/oz on the front month. The basis is the carry cost, small for the nearest delivery month. We use COMEX because it has continuous real-time pricing; LBMA fixes are set twice daily and lag intraday.