How to purchase silver and gold
APMEX is the best place to buy Silver and we help educate customers to learn how much Gold and Silver they should buy. Why buy Silver and Gold? To protect your wealth and have extra insurance against events that may upend financial markets. As such, you can buy silver bullion coins if you're not wedded to the notion of having silver bars. Silver bars come in different shapes and weights. 1 oz., 5 oz., 10 oz., 100 oz., and 1000 oz. bars are the standard, although there are certain manufacturers who design even lighter bars.