This topic is near and dear to my investing interests. It's good that you mention 'without physical possession', because with the exception of coins, having a place to 'store' bullion can be unsafe as well as subject to seizure. (But that's a whole different thread.)
This list is from GATA (Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee):
RECOMMENDED GOLD & BULLION DEALERS
Coin and precious metals dealers who have supported GATA
and been recommended by our supporters:
Amsterdamgold.com
Herengracht 574
1017 CJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
+31 (0) 20 521 9424 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +31 (0) 20 521 9424 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: +31 (0) 20 521 9333
sales@amsterdamgold.com
http://www.amsterdamgold.eu/
Anglo Far-East Bullion Co.
Level 23, Monticello, Anastasio Ruiz N
Panama City, Panama
Contact: Alex Stanczyk
+1-206-905-9961
newclients@anglofareast.com
http://www.anglofareast.com
Blanchard & Co. Inc.
909 Poydras St., Suite 1900
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
888-413-4653
http://www.blanchardonline.com
Bullion Custodial Services Inc.
280-60 Renfrew Drive
Markham, Ontario L3R 0E1, Canada
Rob Kirby, Sales Agent
rkirby@kirbyanalytics.com
416-233-5784
http://www.KirbyAnalytics.com
BullionWorks
5 Sager Drive
Rogers, Arkansas 72756
Contact: Ron Maines, Principal
479-790-1713
ron@bullionworks.com
http://www.bullionworks.com
Centennial Precious Metals
Box 460009
Denver, Colorado 80246-0009
1-800-869-5115
Michael Kosares, Proprietor
cpm@usagold.com
http://www.USAGOLD.com
Colorado Gold
222 South 5th St.
Montrose, Colorado 81401
Don Stott, Proprietor
1-888-786-8822
Gold@gwe.net
http://www.ColoradoGold.com
El Dorado Discount Gold
13014 N. Dale Mabry Highway
Suite 133
Tampa, Florida 33618
623-643-8785
Contact: Steve Forehand
steve@eldoradogold.net
http://www.eldoradogold.net
Gold & Silver Inc.
429 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, California 90401
888-319-816-6
310-566-0730
info@goldsilver.com
http://GoldSilver.com
http://OroPlata.com
Goldcore
63 Fitzwilliam Square
Dublin 2, Ireland
+353 (0)1-632-5010
... and ...
No. 1 Cornhill
London EC3V 3ND, England
+44 (0)203-086-9200
Mark.OByrne@goldcore.com
http://www.goldcore.com
GoldDrivers.com Inc.
Emancipatie Boulevard 29
Willemstad, Curacao
Netherlands Antilles
Contact: Eric Hommelberg
+599-9-7341178
ehommelberg@golddrivers.com
http://www.golddrivers.com
GoldMoney
Net Transactions Ltd.
1st Floor
32 Commercial St.
St Helier, Jersey JE2 3RU
British Channel Islands (UK)
Tel: +44-1534-633-933
http://GoldMoney.com
Investment Rarities Inc.
7850 Metro Parkway
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55425
Greg Westgaard, Sales Manager
1-800-328-1860, Ext. 8889
gwestgaard@investmentrarities.com
http://www.gloomdoom.com
Jaxville Gold and Silver Trading Co.
4901-48 St.
Parkland Square, Lower Mall
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Jack Fortin, Owner and Operator
403-346-5266
auric@telus.net
http://www.jaxville.com
JH Mint
13241 Grass Valley Ave.
Grass Valley, California 95945
530-273-8175
silver_support@vzw.blackberry.net
http://www.jhmint.com
Kitco
178 West Service Road
Champlain, N.Y. 12919
Toll Free:1-877-775-4826
Fax: 518-298-3457
...and
620 Cathcart, Suite 900
Montreal, Quebec H3B 1M1
Canada
Toll-free:1-800-363-7053
Fax: 514-875-6484
http://www.kitco.com
Lee Certified Coins
P.O. Box 1045
454 Daniel Webster Highway
Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054
Ed Lee, Proprietor
1-800-835-6000
leecoins@aol.com
http://www.certifiedcoins.com
Liberty Coin Service
Bank of America Building
Frandor Shopping Center
300 Frandor Ave.
Lansing, Michigan 48912
Patrick A. Heller, Owner
path@libertycoinservice.com
Contact: Allan Beegle or Tom Coulson
allanb@libertycoinservice.com
800-933-4720 or 517-351-4720
http://www.libertycoinservice.com
MRCS Canada
12303-118 Ave. NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5L 2K2
Canada
Michael Riedel, Proprietor
1-877-TRY-MRCS
1-877-879-6727
mrcscanada@shaw.ca
http://www.mrcscanada.com
Miles Franklin Ltd.
801 Twelve Oaks Center Drive
Suite 834
Wayzata, MN 55391
1-800-822-8080
Contacts: David Schectman,
Andy Schectman, and Bob Sichel
http://www.milesfranklin.com
Missouri Coin Co.
11742 Manchester Road
St. Louis, MO 63131-4614
info@mocoin.com
314-965-9797
1-800-280-9797
http://www.mocoin.com
Northwest Territorial Mint
2505 S. 320th St.
Federal Way, Washington 98003
1-800-344-6468
bullioninfo@NWTMint.com
http://bullion.NWTMint.com
Precious Metals International Ltd.
Anderson Square Building, 3rd Floor
George Town, Grand Cayman
P.O. Box 866
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Proprietor: Richard S. Love
http://www.PMILimited.com
PMI@PMILimited.com
Toll-free: 866-764-2878
Local: 242-394-5527
Resource Consultants Inc.
6139 South Rural Road
Suite 103
Tempe, Arizona 85283-2929
Pat Gorman, Proprietor
1-800-494-4149, 480-820-5877
Metalguys@aol.com
http://www.buysilvernow.com
Royal Crown Precious Metals Ltd.
Suite 1500, HSBC Building
885 West Georgia St.
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3E8
Canada
Andreas Runge, President
Toll-free: 866-769-2521
604-639-2150
Info@royalcrownmetals.com
http://www.RoyalCrownMetals.com
Scottsdale Silver & Gold
20701 North Scottsdale Road
Suite 107-266
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255
1-888-SIL-BARZ or 1-888-745-2279
sales@scottsdalesilver.com
http://www.ScottsdaleSilver.com
Seekbullion Gold and Silver Auctions
8420 S. Continental Divide Road
Suite 221
Littleton, Colorado 80127
Peter Spina, Owner
PeterSpina@goldseek.com
http://www.seekbullion.com
Silver Gold Bull
4819 45 Street
P.O. Box 2621
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta T4T-1L6
Canada
Contact: Mihali Belandis
416-628-3544
Sales@SilverGoldBull.com
http://www.SilverGoldBull.com
Silver Trading Co.
445 Montgomery St.
PO Box 876
Shreveport, Louisiana 71107
Larry LaBorde, Proprietor
318-470-7291
LLaBord@silvertrading.net
http://www.silvertrading.net
Solari Silver & Gold
Box 137
Hickory Valley, Tennessee 38042
Catherine Austin Fitts, David Liechty, Paul Ferguson
866-309-9355 and 731-764-2232
Sales@solarisilverandgold.com
http://www.solarisilverandgold.com
SprottMoney Ltd.
Royal Bank South Tower
200 Bay St.
Suite 2750, P.O. Box 90
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J2
Canada
416-861-0775
or toll-free 888-861-0775
sales@sprottmoney.com
http://www.sprottmoney.com
Swiss America Trading Corp.
15018 North Tatum Blvd.
Phoenix, Arizona 85032
Dr. Fred I. Goldstein, Senior Broker
1-800-BUY-COIN
FiGoldstein@swissamerica.com
http://www.swissamerica.com
The Moneychanger
Box 178
Westpoint, Tennessee 38486
Franklin Sanders
1-888-218-9226, 931-766-6066
http://www.the-moneychanger.com
Treasure Island Coins Inc.
1002 43rd St. SW
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
701-282-4747
http://www.treasureislandcoins.com
True Metals Group
728 West Ave., Suite 1100
Cocoa, Florida 32927
Daniel and Karina Ward, Owners
866-303-0781
Sales@silver50.com
http://www.silver50.com
Worldwide Precious Metals (Canada) Ltd.
Suite 1488, 777 Hornby St.
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1S4
Canada
President: John P. Downes
Toll-free: 1-866-623-2002
Local 778-945-2002
info@wwpmc.com
http://www.wwpmc.com
I've checked into many of these sites. In addition, I have some connections with dealers who only work with large quantities to trade, take possession, or resell.
Some think gold is in a bubble. If this is the case, it has been floating steadily along, and continues to see growth.
Where do you buy precious metals?
I think inflation is coming so it might be wise to buy some gold or other metals for long-term protection.
