Our Complete Review of the United States Gold Bureau

Updated: August 9, 2026

OPRS may receive compensation when readers open an account through partner links elsewhere on this site. United States Gold Bureau is not an OPRS affiliate partner and no tracked link to the company appears on this page. The analysis below relies on the company’s own public website archived by the Wayback Machine, SEC EDGAR filings by its publicly traded parent, the BBB profile search endpoint, and the CFTC and FTC public dockets.

United States Gold Bureau, referenced on its own site as USGB, is one of the older Texas precious-metals dealers marketing self-directed IRA accounts alongside direct-to-consumer bullion. The company runs from an Austin, Texas base, promotes a Texas Bullion Depository storage partnership, and is a majority-owned subsidiary of the publicly traded parent that recently rebranded from A-Mark Precious Metals to Gold.com, Inc.

This page was originally an OPRS review that included a positive 4.5 out of 5 rating and macro predictions tied to the 2022 news cycle. The 2026 refresh removes that promotional posture, drops the outbound button that used to sit at the end of the old review, and re-anchors the page around what the public record actually shows for USGB today.

The editorial position is factual, not promotional. Readers arriving here from an old search result or an inbound link should understand what USGB is, how to verify its current status independently, and where OPRS points a rollover shopper next.

Company identity and public contact record

United States Gold Bureau presents itself on its own site as USGB, and the site copyright names USGB, LLC as the legal entity. The company operates from Austin, Texas, and links a Texas Bullion Depository partnership page from the site footer as its stated storage arrangement. The published customer line is 1-800-775-3504, shown as a call-for-prices contact on the homepage.

The homepage marketing catalog covers gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in coin and bar formats, with a state-branded Texas Gold Proof Coin line featured on rotating banners. The company positions itself as a dealer for both direct-owned bullion and IRA-titled precious metals.

USGB is a majority-owned subsidiary of the publicly traded parent that filed with the SEC as A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. under ticker AMRK and was renamed Gold.com, Inc. under ticker GOLD in early 2026. The parent has referenced USGB in commercial contract exhibits attached to Form 8-K and Form 10-Q filings from 2020 through 2026. Those filings are the primary public source for the ownership relationship.

The Wholesale Coins Direct brand that USGB acquired in prior years is now consolidated: wholesalecoinsdirect.com redirects to usgoldbureau.com. A reader searching for the older Wholesale Coins Direct name will land on the current USGB site.

Verifying the current BBB profile

Better Business Bureau ratings change over time as complaints are filed, closed, or reopened. OPRS does not treat a letter grade quoted in a static review as a durable signal, because the underlying grade can move within weeks of publication. The BBB search endpoint linked in the sources list below resolves to the current profile for United States Gold Bureau in Austin.

What to check on the BBB profile: the current letter grade and accreditation status, complaint counts closed in the last 12 months and last three years, and any government-action alerts posted at the top of the profile. Any of those five data points can flip between a green light and a caution flag.

An earlier 2022 version of this OPRS page carried an A-plus rating claim and treated it as a settled signal. The 2026 refresh does not restate that figure without a live citation, because both fields, rating and complaint count, can change between one refresh and the next. Readers should open the BBB search endpoint, confirm the current profile, and read the current grade for themselves.

Federal regulatory record

OPRS ran three federal-agency checks against United States Gold Bureau at the time of this refresh. The three checks and their results follow.

SEC EDGAR full-text search: ten matching filings referencing the phrase “united states gold bureau” as of this refresh, all of them commercial-contract exhibits filed by the publicly traded parent, A-Mark Precious Metals, now Gold.com, Inc., CIK 0001591588. Most recent hit: an 8-K filed on February 19, 2026, with exhibit EX-10.1 referencing USGB. No filing was made by USGB itself, which is expected because USGB is a private LLC and not a securities issuer.

CFTC press-release feed: no open enforcement action referencing United States Gold Bureau or USGB, LLC appeared in the public press-release index at the time of this refresh. The CFTC has authority over leveraged retail precious-metals transactions and has taken action against several precious-metals dealers in prior years, so this search matters.

FTC cases-and-proceedings library: a full-text search for “united states gold bureau” returned no matching case docket at the time of this refresh. The FTC handles deceptive-marketing cases in the retail precious-metals space, and its docket is the right index to check.

Absence of a federal enforcement action is not a stamp of approval. It is the current state of the public record at the three agencies most likely to touch a precious-metals dealer. Readers should re-run these searches at the primary sources listed below before making a purchase decision.

Products, IRA workflow, and fees

Per the company’s own product pages, United States Gold Bureau sells the four IRS-eligible metals, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in coin and bar formats. The 26 U.S.C. §408(m) fineness rules and the approved-coin exceptions govern which of those products can actually be held in an IRA. A dealer product page is a sales catalog, not a compliance checklist.

The IRA workflow marketed on the site pairs the buyer with a self-directed IRA custodian and a depository, with the Texas Bullion Depository named as USGB’s featured storage partner. IRA-titled metal is held by an IRS-approved non-bank trustee at an approved depository, not by the dealer, per 26 CFR §1.408-2(e). The specific custodian relationship is confirmed at the point of account opening.

United States Gold Bureau does not publish a fixed IRA minimum on its public homepage at the time of this refresh. Pricing on bullion products is quoted by phone. Any minimum, setup fee, storage fee, or shipping cost should be requested in writing and compared against the disclosure standards in the OPRS custodian framework before signing.

The homepage rotates a state-branded Texas Gold Proof Coin line. Proof and premium numismatic coins carry different premiums than common bullion, and IRS eligibility for a specific coin depends on the fineness and issue rules in 26 U.S.C. §408(m). Readers should ask, in writing, whether a specific coin quoted for their IRA meets those rules before wiring funds.

Where United States Gold Bureau sits in the OPRS ranking

Three of the 27+ gold IRA dealers reviewed by OPRS make the 2026 trusted short list. United States Gold Bureau is not on that short list. It is not currently on the OPRS caution list either. It sits in the large middle band of small-to-mid dealers that a rollover shopper can technically use but that OPRS does not proactively route readers toward.

The gap between the trusted short list and the middle band is a matter of disclosure depth, fee transparency, minimum account thresholds, and independent-review depth. A dealer that publishes a full custodian partner list, an itemized fee schedule, and a clear buyback spread has a different risk profile than a dealer that keeps those numbers to a phone conversation. That is the screen the OPRS custodian framework applies to every dealer.

Nothing in the public record forces a hard avoid ruling on USGB. Nothing in the public record supports the earlier 4.5 out of 5 rating either. The honest read for 2026 is a mid-tier operator with a public parent, an Austin base, a Texas depository partnership, no visible federal enforcement action, and no place on the OPRS trusted short list. That combination is not a recommendation.

Where to redirect the gold IRA research

A reader who arrived here from a gold IRA, TSP rollover, or 401(k) rollover to gold search has four modern OPRS references to use next. They carry more current facts than a single-dealer review can.

• The OPRS list of gold IRA dealers to avoid is the front door for anyone comparing operators today. It names the ones we caution against and points to the three we cleared in the current review cycle.
• The OPRS custodian selection framework lays out the disclosure, fee, and depository criteria a working dealer must meet before it belongs on a shortlist.
• The OPRS guide on how to spot a gold IRA scam covers the pressure-sales, coin-swap, and disclosure-gap patterns to catch before wiring funds.
• The OPRS gold IRA rollover guide covers the 60-day rule, direct versus indirect transfer mechanics, and the paperwork sequence for a rollover from a 401(k), TSP, 403(b), 457(b), or existing IRA.

FAQ

Is United States Gold Bureau still in business in 2026?

Yes. The company’s website is reachable and the toll-free customer line is published. The publicly traded parent, Gold.com, Inc., renamed from A-Mark Precious Metals in early 2026, continues to reference United States Gold Bureau as a commercial counterparty in SEC filings, most recently in an 8-K filed on February 19, 2026. OPRS did not identify any wind-down or bankruptcy signal in the public record at the time of this refresh.

What is United States Gold Bureau’s current BBB rating?

BBB ratings and complaint counts change as cases are filed and closed. The BBB search endpoint linked in the sources list below resolves to the current profile for United States Gold Bureau in Austin. Read the current letter grade, accreditation status, and complaint counts at the source before any purchase decision.

Is there any federal enforcement action against United States Gold Bureau?

OPRS ran three federal-agency searches against United States Gold Bureau. The SEC EDGAR full-text index returned only commercial-contract exhibits filed by the publicly traded parent. The CFTC press-release feed and the FTC cases library returned no matching enforcement docket at the time of this refresh. Absence of a hit is not a guarantee that no future action will be filed. Re-run the searches at the primary sources listed below for the current record.

Who owns United States Gold Bureau?

USGB, LLC is a majority-owned subsidiary of the publicly traded parent formerly named A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. and renamed Gold.com, Inc. in early 2026, ticker GOLD, SEC CIK 0001591588. The parent’s ownership relationship is disclosed in its own SEC filings, including 10-K and 10-Q reports and 8-K exhibits linked in the sources list.

What is United States Gold Bureau’s IRA minimum?

United States Gold Bureau does not publish a formal IRA minimum on its public homepage at the time of this refresh. Any minimum is confirmed by phone at the point of account opening. Ask for the written qualifying threshold, setup and storage fees, and the depository and custodian names before opening an account.

Does OPRS earn a commission if I open an account with United States Gold Bureau?

No. United States Gold Bureau is not an OPRS affiliate partner. No tracked or affiliate link to the company appears on this page. OPRS earns compensation only through partner links to a small set of dealers disclosed on other pages, and the disclosure at the top of this page names those constraints.

Where is IRA-titled metal held once I buy it?

IRA-titled precious metals are held by an IRS-approved non-bank trustee at an approved depository, not by the dealer. United States Gold Bureau names the Texas Bullion Depository as its featured storage partner. The rules are in 26 CFR §1.408-2(e) and are summarized in IRS Publication 590-A. Ask the depository directly for a written custody statement.

More on OPRS

• The 2026 OPRS list of gold IRA operators we caution against. The dealer-screening companion for anyone looking at an IRA-titled purchase this year.
• How to choose a gold IRA custodian. The custody-side framework that any active gold IRA should run on.
• How to read BBB complaints on gold dealers. The screening framework that turns a raw complaint feed into an accept or reject decision.
• What to do if you were scammed by a gold IRA dealer. The complaint and recovery paperwork sequence.
• Gold IRA rollover guide. The 60-day rule, direct versus indirect transfer, and the paperwork sequence.

Sources cited

1. United States Gold Bureau homepage archived by the Wayback Machine: primary source for the USGB, LLC legal entity name in the site copyright, the 1-800-775-3504 customer line, the Texas Bullion Depository storage partnership link, and the current product catalog covering gold, silver, platinum, and palladium
2. SEC EDGAR full-text search for the phrase “united states gold bureau”: returned ten matching commercial-contract exhibits from the publicly traded parent A-Mark Precious Metals, renamed Gold.com, Inc., CIK 0001591588, ticker GOLD, most recent hit an 8-K filed on February 19, 2026
3. SEC EDGAR company page for Gold.com, Inc., CIK 0001591588, formerly A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.: primary source for the annual 10-K disclosures that reference the USGB subsidiary relationship
4. Better Business Bureau search endpoint for “united states gold bureau” in the United States: authoritative source for the current letter grade, accreditation status and year, complaint counts, and any government-action alerts on the Austin, Texas profile
5. CFTC press releases index: primary source for the absence of an open enforcement action against United States Gold Bureau at the time of this refresh
6. FTC cases and proceedings library, full-text search for “united states gold bureau”: returned no matching case docket at the time of this refresh
7. Texas Bullion Depository official website: authoritative source for the state-operated depository named by USGB as its featured storage partner
8. 26 U.S.C. §408 Individual Retirement Accounts, including §408(m) precious-metals fineness and trustee requirements
9. 26 CFR §1.408-2(e): Approved non-bank trustee and custodian requirements for IRAs
10. IRS Publication 590-A: Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements
11. IRS Publication 590-B: Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements

OPRS is not a financial, tax, or legal advisor. Company status, ownership, BBB alerts, contact information, fee schedules, and enforcement records change over time and should be re-verified from the primary sources cited above before any purchase, complaint, or account action. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.