Help with product selection

We are happy to help you make the right choice. Our specialists have therefore placed the information on this website as carefully and completely as possible. If there are any uncertainties or you just prefer to be helped by e-mail or telephone, you can of course contact us by e-mail or telephone.

Want to buy gold, silver or platinum?

If you want to invest in precious metals, you can choose between gold, silver and platinum. But which precious metal is best for your situation? And is it interesting to own a combination of different precious metals? We try to answer these questions for you here.

Are you mainly looking to protect your assets and do you want to take as little risk as possible? Then gold is the safest choice of all precious metals. The price of gold fluctuates less than that of silver and platinum, because a large part of the world's gold is kept as a form of wealth. Gold is a safe haven in times of uncertainty, also for central banks. An additional advantage of investing in gold is that only this precious metal is completely exempt from VAT.

Unlike gold, precious metals such as silver and platinum also have many industrial uses. Therefore, the prices of these precious metals react much more strongly to the economic cycle. Silver is used in solar panels, electronics, and batteries, among other things, while platinum is mainly used in the automotive industry. Because silver and platinum have larger price fluctuations, these precious metals are more suitable for the speculative investor.

Do you want to Buy silver Or buy platinum? Then the coins are more interesting than the bars because of the VAT. Silver coins and platinum coins are traded under the favourable VAT margin scheme, while bars are taxed with the full 21% VAT. You can also buy silver and platinum in combination with storage in Switzerland. There, the precious metal is exempt from VAT.

In short, gold is the safest choice of all precious metals. Depending on the risk you want to take, you can also opt for a combination of different precious metals.

Gold coins or Buying gold bars?

If you want to buy gold, you basically have two options, namely coins and bars. Gold coins are slightly more expensive to buy than gold bars, but on the other hand, coins are easier to trade worldwide and you also get a higher price for coins than for bars. The advantage of bars is that they have a relatively low premium compared to the gold price and that they are traded in many different formats. So there is a suitable gold bar for every budget.

For both gold coins and bars, you pay relatively more premium for the small items than for the large ones. Gold coins of 1/10 troy ounce are comparatively more expensive to produce than coins of 1 troy ounce and ten gold bars of 5 grams are relatively more expensive than a larger gold bar of 50 grams. Small products are easier to trade but are more expensive to purchase.

Gold bars at Hollandgold always have a purity of at least 99.9% and are LBMA certified. Most gold investment coins are 24 or 22 carats, but the older gold coins may have a different purity. On our website you can see the gold content and purity of each product. Investment gold is exempt from VAT, both the coins and the bars.

Want to buy silver coins or silver bars?

You can buy silver coins or silver bars at Hollandgold. Coins are often chosen in the Netherlands. This is because a large part of the coins fall under the margin scheme. In the Netherlands, 21% VAT is levied on the silver bars. That is why coins such as the Canadian Maple Leaf or the Austrian Philharmoniker are often chosen.

Buying silver is safe and easy. On the various pages we offer an overview of our products. You can immediately see if the products are in stock. The prices of silver coins and bars are linked to the current silver price and are updated automatically. This way you always have the most up-to-date silver price. In addition, we also offer other products. For example, to store your silver properly and safely. For this, we offer coin capsules in different sizes.

Want to buy platinum coins or platinum bars?

Platinum bars are for sale in different weights from 31.1 grams (= 1 troy ounce) 50 grams, 100 grams, 250 grams, 500 grams, 1000 grams can be purchased. All platinum bars supplied are newly cast or minted in fine platinum with the purity of at least 99.95%. These products are LBMA-certified, internationally tradable.

Today, platinum is widely purchased in the form of platinum ounce coins, such as the Canadian Maple Leaf, the platinum Koala coin, platinum Cook Islands and the platinum Noble - Isle of Man. These coins are minted in one troy ounce of pure platinum, or 31.1034 grams of platinum. The above-mentioned investment coins were all issued by a state, but they were never distributed as legal tender in any of these countries of origin. Despite the fact that these investment coins often have a legal tender status. Investors and investors buy these platinum coins in large numbers to secure portions of their wealth. When you buy these platinum coins, you are guaranteed a precious metal product with the highest quality and good tradability.