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This is the help section, please see below for the top 10 frequently asked questions.
If you have any other questions that can't be answered on this page then please email us at customerservices@goldmadesimple.com and you will receive a prompt response to your query.
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Can I get my Pooled Gold Delivered?
Pooled gold is where you own a portion of a large gold bar. This means you can't take delivery of it because you own a portion of the bar rather than the actual gold bar. However this is a lower cost investment so if you're not looking to take delivery of your gold this could be the better option for you.
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Do your bars come with an assay certificate?
Our larger gold bars; 100g, 250g, 500g and 1 kilo gold bars each have a unique allocated number and are accompanied with an assay certificate. Our smaller bars are minted so it is not possible to put a unique serial number. However, our partner Baird & Co are an approved manufacture of good delivery gold bars by the London Bullion Market Association and therefore have to meet very stringent quality control standards.
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How do I know that my bars are genuine?
We are only in partnership with refiners and gold bullion producers that are members of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), as such, you can be sure that the gold you buy is of the very highest quality with a .9999 purity rating. They inspect every gold bar to ensure that it is genuine and perform regular spot checks on our manufacturing process to ensure the high quality of our bars. Every gold bar is stamped with the metal quality and its weight, and bars of 100 grams and above are also stamped with individual allocated serial numbers.
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How do I know that my gold is safe when it's stored with you?
Our storage facilities are secure and protected using the latest monitoring and surveillance equipment.
The Vault is located on a secure industrial estate in London, UK, that is monitored twenty four hours a day, and our buildings are protected by a variety of security features. We have a full and comprehensive insurance policy with Lloyds of London in order to cover the gold that is held on our premises.
Allocated gold bars are individually boxed and bar numbers can be provided for peace of mind. We are happy for clients to come and view our premises along with their allocated holdings as long as we are given 48 hours notice.
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How pure are the bars?
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gold bars are 24 carat and thus are 99.99% pure gold. Each gold bar will be stamped with 999.9 to show the purity of gold.
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What is a carat?
The purity of Gold is represented by carats. Each Carat represents 1/24 percent pure gold by mass. 24 carat gold is 100 percent pure whereas 14 carat is 58 percent pure.
22 and 24 carat gold are very pure which makes them extremely valuable. The higher carats are actually quite soft; this is why some people prefer to buy a lower carat rating because it is much more durable.
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What is Pooled Gold?
Pooled gold is where you own a portion of a large gold bullion bar. A lower cost investment, you can buy as little - or as much - of the gold bullion bar as you like.
Because the gold bullion bar is shared between customers, you unfortunately cannot have it delivered, as you would if you bought a bar or coin.
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Will you buy back my bars?
We are happy to re-purchase any gold bars that have been bought from GoldMadeSimple at the very best rates. We offer a minimum of 98% of the spot price for gold bars.
If your gold is stored in our vault we can confirm the sell price straight away and generally transfer the funds into your GoldMadeSimple account by the next working day.
If you have had your gold delivered you will need to send your gold back to us. Once we receive the gold, we will examine the gold and confirm via email a price based on the condition of the gold and the current spot price.
We highly recommend that you send your gold by Royal Mail next day special delivery to ensure a quick and secure delivery. Please note that Royal Mail will insure you for goods worth up to £2,500, for a small fee.