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Product Features

 

Secure

  • All precious metal held by the Perth Mint Depository in both allocated or unallocated storage accounts is covered by a Western Australian Government Guarantee. 
  • The Perth Mint is wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia and has been providing investors with precious metal storage and trading facilities since 1899. 
  • Western Australia is rated AAA by Standard and Poor's. 
  • The bullion bar products of the Gold Corporation group enjoy accreditation from the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), the New York Commodities Exchange (COMEX) and the Tokyo Commodities Exchange (TOCOM).
  • All precious metal owned or controlled by the group, including PMCP metal, is insured (at The Perth Mint's cost) by reputable international insurers.

Affordable

  • Storage is available for gold and silver. Platinum is only available as unallocated metal.
  • An investor can select either Allocated (segregated) or Unallocated (unsegregated) storage. There are NO storage fees on the unallocated option. 
  • An investor can collect precious metals from The Perth Mint or arrange insured delivery to an international location. 
  • Low minimum investment of only USD 10,000 (AUD 5,000 for Australian/New Zealand residents). Minimum purchase or sale amounts are only USD 5,000 (AUD 5,000 for Australian/New Zealand residents).

Flexible

  • No pre-determined transaction size, other than the minimum requirements listed above. 
  • The Perth Mint Certificate is Non-negotiable. 
  • An investor can select precious metal legal tender coins and/or bars. 
  • An investor can convert between Unallocated and Allocated storage at any time.


Exclusive

  • The Perth Mint is operated by Gold Corporation, a unique diversified Australian precious metals group created by statute in 1987, and wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia. 
  • The Perth Mint Certificate Program is the only Government Guaranteed precious metal accumulation program in the world. 
  • An investor has a private client vaulting relationship with The Perth Mint. 
  • Transaction confidentiality is provided for under the Gold Corporation Act 1987 and the Perth Mint Certificate Program's administrative procedures.