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SD Bullion has a rating of 3.6 stars from 641 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with SD Bullion most frequently mention customer service, precious metals, and best prices. SD Bullion ranks 1st among Coins sites.

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    93
  • Value
    89
  • Shipping
    90
  • Quality
    76
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Top Positive Review

“Outstanding rounds!”

Da B.
4/27/24

Outstanding rounds! We left the choice up to SDB to choose our rounds. They sent our entire order, 40 rounds, in Buffalo's! Second time buying from SDB and certainly will not be the last.

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Top Critical Review

“In stock silver bars never shipped and will only exchange it for lower valued bars!”

Phantom C.
4/27/24

Ordered 2 royal mint una silver bars ( 10 oz) limited edition, paid $622 3 weeks ago, items in stock at the time order, never updated status. Called and placed on hold forever! Items now out of stock and will only allow exchange for lowered value bars and will not refund the difference in value ( silver is down form time of order in addition bars ordered now are not premium limited edition bars! Very rude an unethical company!

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Thumbnail of user garys523
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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September 20th, 2018

Shipping seems very slow for the size of my orders (under 10 ounces per order). I have to pay premium rate because I pay with cc. (this amount is added to my credit card and SDB still recieves their money immediately. Also, no free shipping puts the price of my order shipped and delivered about the same as their competitors or the mint. It wouldn"t hurt to have free shipping once in a while. Pricing is usually good.

Thumbnail of user aaront475
California
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February 6th, 2023

Money will clear they will show payment received yet theybsaid the wouldn't ship till the following Tues or following Monday. They can care less I asked for a refund and they will hit you with a processing fee this company is a joke and cares less about customer service. Buyer beware

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Money will clear they will show payment received yet theybsaid the wouldn't ship till the following Tues or following Monday. They can care less I asked for a refund and they will hit you with a processing fee this company is a joke and cares less about customer service. Buyer beware

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

Hello Aaron,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

Your order was set to deliver within our standard shipping time! Once received, e-checks, personal checks, money orders, and cashier's checks take 3-5 business days to process through our accounting system. After that, it usually takes orders 3-5 business days to process through the shipping queue.

Thus, the total time from when payment is received to when the order leaves the fulfillment center is generally 4-8 business days. When your order is ready to ship out of the fulfillment center, you will receive an email with shipping and tracking information.

In regard to the cancellation, your order was cancelled per your request. Cancellation fees are an industry standard. Because we operate in a live market, once an order is submitted it becomes a locked trade. Your products are moved out of our inventory and held for you, and we hedge our price based off the market price at the time you submit your order.

If you have any questions about our processing time or the cancellation policy, we'd be happy to help. You can email us at sales@sdbullion.com or call our bullion team at 1-800-294-8732. We are available from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. est Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. est on Friday.

Thank you for your feedback!

Best,
SD Bullion Customer Service

Thumbnail of user bradb484
Pennsylvania
1 review
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July 19th, 2021
Verified purchase

Best prices and vast selection of precious metals, combined with unparalleled customer service and fast and free shipping(orders>$199), as well as a company I believe truly looks out for its clientele & employees, all make SDBullion #1 in my book, especially since there is bout 5-10 other online bullion dealers who are also excellent, but all in all SD takes the "Gold". Haha

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Hard to beat their prices

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

Hello Brad,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We really appreciate your kind words and will continue to work hard to serve the Precious Metals community!

Thank you for your feedback!

Best,
SD Bullion Customer Service

Thumbnail of user ericm386
Mississippi
1 review
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August 27th, 2018

I'm not happy with the service because I have been told different times when my previous order was recieved. I also asked a week ago to speak with a supervisor and was told flat out a supervisor won't call me back! That really shocked the hell out of me! I've never had any company EVER tell me that a supervisor will not return my call!
WOW!
Thanks again

SINCERELY Eric M

Thumbnail of user jonathanb241
Idaho
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August 29th, 2018

Approximately 12 unrecognizable dimes. These dimes are so worn that they appear to be just thin pieces of foil.

Other than this complaint the order was as expected. I will say that on the previous order with SD I attempted to rectify the same complaint and was informed that OH WELL, that is the nature of junk silver. On the other hand APMEX sent me replacements for the same complaint. Maybe I will stay with APMEX in the future.

Thumbnail of user arthurr83
Michigan
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August 3rd, 2018

The order performed to my expectations.
The price was accurate to the quote I received
And the item was on their iist for free shipping.
Make sure to check their free shipping items list
Before you go shopping for what you want.
The wait time was minimal and better than
Most shippers.

Thumbnail of user marka450
Colorado
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July 26th, 2018

While some other sites may have "special" mint coins that may be exclusives, such as with privy images, I've found that SD Bullion often has a better price on public mintages. For example, I get the best prices on the new or pre-release Silver 5 oz "America The Beautiful" (ATB) coins. Yes, they're about $100 each, that's the downside of massive 5 oz coins, but the mintages are low, recently around 30K for each coin. Compare that to millions of the Silver Eagles each year. Sadly, US mints haven't moved from 999 to newer 9999 purity that Canada and Perth mints have made the new standard.

I have had no problems with shipping. I send checks and so have to wait a few days for them to clear, but that's to be expected. Only one time did I report an order mis-price and they promptly corrected it.

I do compare sites before placing an order, that's common sense, but I generally end up with them, lately.

Thumbnail of user kirkr31
New Mexico
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August 14th, 2018

Chose Fed-ex shipping and was only $7. My only concern is that maybe they could have double boxed and added more packing but for these prices I have ZERO COMPLAINTS... This is the best deal on the net, hands down, JUST DO IT! Thank you so much! You are a Godsend! Highly recommended to anyone and everyone.

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Florida
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August 3rd, 2018

Hello, I am not happy about the quality of rounds I received on this order. Some were very tarnished, some were used and abused they were not the quality of rounds I have come to expect from your company... I want the damaged rounds replaced...

Thanks Gary Ippolito

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Thumbnail of user mattyn2
Connecticut
1 review
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May 23rd, 2023

They place the Argor Hareas bar on sale, 1 oz. It was not really a sale, for when the sale ended, the price stayed the same. Deception. The Website list lowest prices period. I found cheaper elsewhere. I can't stand a business that list an item on sale when its not. Would of been better to just say 'for sale'.

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

Hello Matty,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We work to provide the lowest pricing for our customers. We're always open to price matching if you happen to find better pricing elsewhere! Simply give us a call at 1-800-294-8732 and our team can look into price matching.

Thank you for your feedback!

Best,
SD Bullion Customer Service

Thumbnail of user kennethb216
Ohio
1 review
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August 29th, 2018

I ordered 20 Silver Eagles to make sure I received them in a 20 coin tube from the mint as I did the last time I ordered. I was disappointed to find them loose in the box with the tube for them in the box empty.

Thumbnail of user roberts1400
Massachusetts
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June 5th, 2018

I am new to this so I tried ordering from 3 different companies all the same day, about the same deals. SD Bullion delivered 2 weeks before the others and was $1.51 cheaper than WWX, who basically lied to me about the price. The other was a promo at spot but came out about the same since SD Bullion cashed the check and delivered so fast it came out about the same price as the other. So SD Bullion would be my choice as the most honest and fastest of the 3 I tried. The other was JB or something but 2nd.
Thanks for a fast an Honest deal!
Robert C Smith

Thumbnail of user charlesm3098
Oklahoma
1 review
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April 15th, 2023
Verified purchase

Everything went fairly smooth though shipping time was pretty long. One thing that was frustrating was USPS TRACKING I checked it everyday so I would be home when was shipped. The status never changed from the very first notice. I blame USPS for that. Next time I will use FedX. Items received were as described and package good.

Thumbnail of user ericj1071
North Carolina
1 review
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July 7th, 2022

I recently made an order with SD Bullion, and gave them specific guidance on when to ship my order as I was out of town for 2 weeks. They shipped my order immediately despite my request, and my order was returned back to them by FEDX since no one was home to sign for it. To make matters worse, they have now CANCELLED my order, and have charged me a $632 "adjustment" fee. When I called them about this issue, the "manager" refused to acknowledge any fault on their part. What really irked me is that he refused to let me talk with his Supervisor or ask his supervisor to call me back as I requested. I have made at least 5 orders with them over the last 2 years, but that will be my last one.

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

Hello Eric,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

Prior to the adjustment fee, customers are contacted through phone and email in regard to reshipping the order or receiving a refund. If the order is returned, the total apart from the market loss will be returned. The deduction is necessary because your products are moved out of our inventory and held for you, and we hedge our price based on the market price at the time you submit your order. Because there was no response to our emails and calls in regard to the reshipment, this order was returned and refunded, less the restocking fee.

I do apologize if our customer service did not meet expectations when explaining this situation. If you would like to provide more details about your SD Bullion experience, we'd be happy to help. You can email us at sales@sdbullion.com or call our bullion team at 1-800-294-8732. We are available from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. est Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. est on Friday.

Thank you for your feedback!

Best,
SD Bullion Customer Service

Thumbnail of user chrisl490
Florida
1 review
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August 29th, 2018

I ordered 110 oz of silver(x100 1oz rounds and a 10 oz bar). The silver bar was placed on backorder, so my shipment date got pushed almost a month out. I contacted customer service and they offered a comparable bar as a replacement and shipped my order the next day.

Thumbnail of user jessem346
Alabama
1 review
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January 20th, 2021

Wont give you the option to get another product or anything. Only interested in charging the restock fee. They've lost a customer for life over $100. Garbage business practices.

Tip for consumers:
Go somewhere else that values customers

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

When an order is placed on a live market that trade becomes locked. SD Bullion strives to maintain customer happiness with every customer interaction. We are always looking for feedback to improve the customer experience.

SD Bullion does have certain criteria that we must maintain for ongoing business transactions. This customer requested to cancel the order. Here is a link to our Terms of Use, agreed upon during the placement of every trade: https://sdbullion.com/terms-use

Thumbnail of user nathanl228
Pennsylvania
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June 19th, 2021

I like the safety and security SD takes. It came in a very timely manner, despite COVID. Thanks SD and Economic Ninja! If you get a chance SDs CEO does an interview with Economic Ninja about where silver is going. Check it out! Buy, buy, buy.

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Thumbnail of user jerryp134
Arizona
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July 23rd, 2018
• Updated review

One reason why I shop SD Bullion is because of the guarantee they offer on all there orders. After I wrote a email to the CEO he was very nice and paid for the return shipping on the gold buffalo that was dented and replaced it with another flawless beautiful 1oz gold buffalo. So SD Bullion made good on there guarantee and I was very thankful that the CEO took time out of his day to respond to my email and have that setup for me. I will continue to buy with them since that happened, hopefully it doesn't happen again. Thank you Mr Wall!

Bad order and Bad customer service experience
July 23rd, 2018
• Previous review

SD Bullion had been my go to for all large purchases of silver and now gold but after receiving a bad gold order and dealing with there customer service I will not be using SD Bullion for future orders if they don't stand behind the product they sell. A 1oz gold buffalo i got from them had a good size dent in it and when i reached out to there customer service they said that was normal and thats how most of there coins were. I paid a premium for a BU new coin and not a damaged one. If they cant stand behind the product they sell then i will not be using them anymore. That guarantee on there website isn't true!

Thumbnail of user ragih
Pennsylvania
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June 4th, 2018

What I am looking for, lowest price is the most valuable
Easy payments
Quick shipping
Amazing condition for the product. Didnt have any problem to use the customer service regarding any issue so, I cant judge on the customer service itself.

Thumbnail of user stevenr1836
Nevada
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April 1st, 2023
Verified purchase

I am happy with my order, I just wish it didn't take so long to get it. I was told they were investigating me that my order wasn't fraud when I called. They couldn't tell me why. I asked to speak to a supervisor or someone from the fraud department and I was told they will call you if needed, you can't call them. So not happy with customer service. Super happy with the piece I got.

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

Hello Steven,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We apologize for the delay due to fraud prevention. All first time orders made with credit/debit card payments are investigated for the security of our customers. Our insurance policy requires we conduct this investigation. It usually only takes a day or two to complete!

We appreciate your understanding and are very happy to hear you are satisfied with your bullion purchase!

Thank you for your feedback!

Best,
SD Bullion Customer Service

Thumbnail of user prettyp11
Florida
1 review
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March 21st, 2023

I placed an order with SD mon 3/20 and sent a wire thru Bof A rt away. It says money has to be recieved 1-2 days after the order is placed. I was out of town but called my back later that weekend to see if my wire transfer went through. They couldnt find it. I figured my first order was expired so i placed another order, not only paying the higher price but also doubling my order. I again wired the money again. That one went through. I called to explain to Birch what happened and they threatened me and said i have to either pay 35 cancellation fee or the full order amount of the first order. Heck of a way to thank people for their business and their persistence to do biz with their company. I spoke to Frank, the customer service manager and he refused to let me speak to his manager, refused to give me his full name and refused to give me his employee ID number. He would not give me someone above him to speak with.

Tip for consumers:
Go to birch gold or goldsilver.com. More polite customer service

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Precious Metals-Avoid this seller. Horrible customer service-immediately started with threatening me. I literally placed a second order where i doubled the amount bc i thought the first one was cancelled.

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We are very flexible when it comes to payment time. We strive to work with our customers for when they are able to send payment for orders, within a reasonable amount of time.

Orders are locked in once they are placed, as stated in the Terms of Use you have to agree to prior to placing the order.

No order expires. If an order is not paid, we reach out to the customer multiple times before cancelling and sending the order to collections.

If you would like to provide more details about your SD Bullion experience, we'd be happy to help. You can email us at sales@sdbullion.com or call our bullion team at 1-800-294-8732. We are available from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. est Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. est on Friday.

Thank you for your feedback!

Best,
SD Bullion Customer Service

Thumbnail of user jasonk333
New Jersey
1 review
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August 3rd, 2019

Company charged me $50 fee because I filed credit card chargeback on the order that didn't arrive. Below is customer service message to me. Since when did company charge consumers $50 fee for filing a chargeback? I filed claim on BBB to resolve the issue.

We received a charge back for this 07/09/2019. Since you were unwilling to follow our process for a lost packagewhich would have been much faster than filing a charge back a month lateryour account has been suspended indefinitely and a balance of $50 to cover fees imposed on us because of this unnecessary charge back is due.

Thumbnail of user louisc101
New Jersey
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August 29th, 2018

Dissatisfied I placed an order for four 10 ounce silver bars. I paid for this order with a USPS money order. After almost a week, when I hadn't received email notification that my order had been sent, I called customer service to inquire about my order. I was told the bars I ordered were not available. I was not told this when I ordered them, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen that bar or gotten them from a different source. Also, I was not notified about the unavailability when my money order was cashed. It has been over 2 weeks since I placed my order and I still don't have my silver or even a delivery date as to when I will get it. I have bought silver from places other then SD Bullion and have never had this kind of problem. Customer service is very important for businesses and I feel SD Bullion has let me down in a big way with this order.

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California
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March 14th, 2023
Verified purchase

Hi SD Bullion, I had a great experience ordering from your site. I beleive we share the same values as Americans who beleive in One Nation Under GOD. I will be shopping again with SD in the future.

Sincerely,

-Adam

Thumbnail of user pocn6949
South Carolina
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May 15th, 2023

They sent me a 1 OZ VALCAMBI BAR in ASSAY, The card was supposed to be attached. When I mention this they said You need to pay shipping, restocking, and Of all insults a potential loss because of the market. I get that under normal situ, but they sent $#*!. THe said F off. Find someone else and be be happy. Ampex is very reliable.

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I tried to get my 1z Valcambi Combi in the assay Bar with the CARD attached, This scum bag out fit wanted me to pay for shipping and loss of value during the process, NO MENTION OF GAIN GAIN OF VALUE. They are 100% satisfaction company, FOR THEN!!!

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Tyler W. – SD Bullion Rep

Hello Patrick,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We apologize for this error. As stated in our email conversation, we would be happy to exchange the product for you.

Thank you for your feedback!

Best,
SD Bullion Customer Service

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From the business

In 2011, two doctors started the website SilverDoctors.com with one dream: To educate the masses on the value of hard assets and preparation. The rapid success of this website gave way to the launch of SDBullion.com in March of 2012. All sales were completed via telephone with the motto, “Nothing Fancy. Just a Telephone and Low Prices.”

Since then, SD Bullion has shipped more than 300,000 orders and hit Inc. Magazines list of 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States twice. We did all this while staying true to our original mission of offering the absolute lowest prices on gold bullion and silver bullion in the industry, guaranteed.

We also buy precious metals, from gold sellers, silver bullion dealers, and private individuals. We offer extremely competitive buyback prices on the market, and we’re happy to discuss our rates with you any time.

We have also stayed committed to investors wanting the highest level of education on the how and why to invest in gold and silver. Whether you want to stay up-to-date with live spot prices or analyze historical gold and silver price charts; or maybe you want to understand gold investing fundamentals or silver investing fundamentals; we have it covered.

Your satisfaction is our first priority. We will always strive to offer the best customer experience at SD Bullion. Don’t take our word for it. We are the highest rated major bullion dealer at the Better Business Bureau; the most trusted third party review site for businesses.

Thank you for stopping by SD Bullion; we look forward to offering you the lowest gold and silver prices online and backing it up with over-the-top customers service.

Business History

In 2011, two doctors started the website SilverDoctors.com with one dream: To educate the masses on the value of hard assets and preparation. The rapid success of this website gave way to the launch of SDBullion.com in March of 2012. All sales were completed via telephone with the motto, “Nothing Fancy. Just a Telephone and Low Prices.”

Since then, SD Bullion has shipped more than 300,000 orders and hit Inc. Magazines list of 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States twice. We did all this while staying true to our original mission of offering the absolute lowest prices on gold bullion and silver bullion in the industry, guaranteed.

We also buy precious metals, from gold sellers, silver bullion dealers, and private individuals. We offer extremely competitive buyback prices on the market, and we’re happy to discuss our rates with you any time.

We have also stayed committed to investors wanting the highest level of education on the how and why to invest in gold and silver. Whether you want to stay up-to-date with live spot prices or analyze historical gold and silver price charts; or maybe you want to understand gold investing fundamentals or silver investing fundamentals; we have it covered.

Your satisfaction is our first priority. We will always strive to offer the best customer experience at SD Bullion. Don’t take our word for it. We are the highest rated major bullion dealer at the Better Business Bureau; the most trusted third party review site for businesses.

Thank you for stopping by SD Bullion; we look forward to offering you the lowest gold and silver prices online and backing it up with over-the-top customers service.

Company Representative

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Tyler W.

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