The mints we stock
Gold and silver from Perth Mint, PAMP and Monnaie de Paris. Buy online, or at the vault if you would rather see it first. Prices are published, what you buy is yours, and if you keep a box with us it never has to leave the building.
One building
Bought where it is stored.
Buying bullion online usually means getting it from the dealer to wherever it will be kept. Buy it here, and it can stay in the same place you bought it.
1Buy from wherever you are
Online, at any hour, with every price on the page. Or at the vault, if you’d rather see what you’re buying first.
2It is already in the building
If you keep a box with us, it goes straight from our stock into your box — it doesn’t need to leave the building.
3Come and see it whenever you like
What you have bought is yours. Visit it on your own schedule, or take it home.
You do not need a box to buy, and you do not need to buy to keep a box.
How it works
How buying works.
Online or in person. The first time takes a little longer, because we have to know who you are.
1 Choose what you want
Every price is on the page. Order online whenever it suits you, or come in and talk it through with someone first.
2Identification, once
We’ll need photo identification before your first purchase. You can do this online before you order, or at the vault if you’re buying in person.
3Into your box, or on its way to you
If you keep a box with us, it goes straight into the vault. If you don’t, we’ll hold it for collection or arrange delivery.
Security
The vault it goes into.
The same vault, the same protections, whether it is a deed, a ring or a kilo of gold.
The building
A purpose-built vault at 22 King William Street in the centre of Adelaide.
Entry
Biometric access to the vault. Only account holders come in.
Watched
Continuous surveillance, around the clock.
Two keys
Your box opens with two keys together — yours, and ours. Neither works alone.
In private
Your box is opened by you, in a private room, and by no one else.
Ownership
What you buy is yours, not ours.
Some of our measures are not published. That is part of the point.
Questions
Common questions
Compare sizes and prices below, and reserve the one that fits.
Is the gold actually mine?
You buy a specific piece, with its own weight and serial number, set aside for you rather than a share of a pool. There is no certificate standing in for metal, and nobody holds it on your behalf. You will have an account with us for ordering and identification, but that is a record of what you have bought, not a claim on stock we hold.
Do I need a safe deposit box to buy?
No. We can hold it for collection or arrange delivery to you. The box is there if you would rather it simply stayed where it is, and it can be opened on your first visit.
Gold or silver?
Gold holds more value in less space. Silver starts at a lower price but takes considerably more room for the same value, which is worth knowing before you choose a box size. Both are held the same way, and both can go into a box.
What should I check before buying bullion anywhere?
That it comes from a recognised mint or refinery, and that it says so on the piece. Everything we sell carries a mint name, a stated purity and, on bars, a serial number.
Will you buy it back?
Yes. We buy back what we sell.
How much should I start with?
There is no minimum that matters. Many of the group’s customers have built a holding a little at a time over years, and around two thirds of those buying in a given month have bought before.
Who are you, and how does New Zealand come into it?
Vault Australasia is an independent Australian company, affiliated with the Commonwealth Vault Group, which has operated vaults in New Zealand since 1998. People have been buying gold through the group for decades. Adelaide is new; the way of doing it is not.