1 oz Liberty Bell Round Silver Round

Silver from the Company Behind the Silver Eagle Supply Chain

The 1 oz A-Mark Liberty Bell silver round is produced by A-Mark Precious Metals, one of the largest precious metals distributors in the United States and a company whose corporate family touches nearly every corner of the American silver market. A-Mark is an Authorized Purchaser for the US Mint, a primary distributor for several sovereign mint programmes worldwide, and the parent of two major private mints: SilverTowne (acquired directly) and, through a 45% equity stake, Sunshine Minting, the company that manufactures the silver blanks used by the US Mint to strike American Silver Eagles.

In December 2025, A-Mark rebranded as Gold.com, Inc. and transferred its stock listing from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "GOLD," a move that placed the company's name and trading symbol among the most direct precious-metals identifiers on any major exchange. The Liberty Bell round predates this rebrand and continues under the A-Mark name.

The round features the Liberty Bell on the obverse, rendered with the famous crack visible and a scroll above reading "LIFE LIBERTY HAPPINESS," a reference to the Declaration of Independence. Below the bell appear the A-Mark logo and weight/purity inscriptions. The reverse shows a heraldic eagle inspired by the design used on US Mint Liberty Seated circulation coins (1836-1891), with outstretched wings, a star-spangled shield, and sixteen stars arched above.

A-Mark Liberty Bell rounds are consistently among the lowest-premium branded silver rounds available, making them a staple for cost-focused stackers. The round is struck in .999 fine silver at the standard 1 oz weight, with a reeded edge and a diameter of 38.22 mm. It carries no face value and no legal tender status.

1 oz A-Mark Liberty Bell Specifications

Packaging

Available as individual rounds in protective plastic flips, in mint tubes of 20, and in bulk boxes of 500 rounds. No certificate of authenticity is included. No assay card accompanies the product.

Security Features

The A-Mark Liberty Bell round carries no specific anti-counterfeiting technology. There are no serial numbers, no MintMark SI decoder-lens verification, and no assay cards. The A-Mark brand stamp and consistent design detail serve as informal identification markers. The reeded edge provides basic counterfeit resistance. This is notable given that A-Mark's subsidiary Sunshine Minting produces the MintMark SI (Scrambled Indicia) system used on Sunshine-branded rounds and bars, but the technology is not applied to A-Mark's own Liberty Bell product.

Design Details

The obverse Liberty Bell is depicted with historical accuracy, showing the visible crack that developed gradually during the early 19th century. The bell was commissioned in 1752 from a London foundry for the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), cracked on its first ring, and was recast twice by Philadelphia metalworkers John Pass and John Stow before being hung in June 1753. The bell was most likely rung on July 8, 1776, at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, and was last rung in 1846. The reverse heraldic eagle draws from the classic Liberty Seated coinage design, with the eagle holding an olive branch and arrows in its talons.

Tax Treatment for the 1 oz A-Mark Liberty Bell Silver Round

The A-Mark Liberty Bell is a private-mint round with no legal tender status and no face value. Tax treatment follows the standard rules for silver bullion in each jurisdiction.

United States

Sales tax varies by state, with approximately 35 states fully exempting investment bullion. States with threshold-based partial exemptions include California ($2,000), Florida ($500), New York ($1,000), Louisiana ($1,000), and Massachusetts ($1,000). At the 1 oz price point, individual purchases may fall below these thresholds, but tube or box purchases typically qualify. The .999 purity meets IRS requirements for precious metals IRAs. Capital gains on disposal are taxed at the collectibles rate of up to 28% for long-term holdings, plus a potential 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax.

United Kingdom

Silver rounds attract 20% VAT on purchase. The round carries no CGT exemption since it is not UK legal tender. A-Mark products are not commonly stocked by UK dealers. UK buyers focused on silver with tax efficiency would be better served by Silver Britannias (CGT-exempt) or margin-scheme pre-owned silver. The 20% VAT on new silver, combined with CGT liability on disposal, makes new silver rounds a double-taxed proposition in the UK.

Canada

Silver bullion at 99.9% or higher purity is exempt from GST/HST under the Excise Tax Act. The .999 purity qualifies for this exemption. Canada offers one of the most favourable tax environments for silver bullion, with identical purchase-tax treatment to gold. Capital gains are subject to a 50% inclusion rate.

Australia and New Zealand

In Australia, silver is GST-free at 99.9% purity from accredited manufacturers. In New Zealand, fine silver at 99.9% purity is exempt from GST. New Zealand has no formal capital gains tax, making it one of the best jurisdictions for silver investors globally.

Singapore and Hong Kong

Singapore exempts Investment Precious Metals silver (99.9% purity) from its 9% GST when sourced from accredited refiners. Hong Kong has no sales tax, no import duty, and no capital gains tax on bullion.

South Africa

Silver bullion carries 15% VAT in South Africa. Unlike gold Krugerrands, which are zero-rated, all silver products face the full VAT charge. The VAT is partially recoverable when selling through a VAT-registered dealer via a resale declaration.

A-Mark Liberty Bell vs Other 1 oz Silver Rounds

The 1 oz silver round market is the most competitive segment in the entire bullion industry. Dozens of designs from multiple private mints compete for the stacker's dollar, and the A-Mark Liberty Bell sits among the cheapest branded options available.

The most direct competitor on price is the generic Walking Liberty round, produced by multiple mints with a public-domain design. Walking Liberty rounds sometimes trade at a fraction less than the A-Mark Liberty Bell due to the volume of competition among producers. The A-Mark round holds a slight edge in brand backing: A-Mark is a NYSE-listed company (ticker: GOLD) with institutional credibility as an Authorized Purchaser for the US Mint. A generic Walking Liberty round from an unspecified mint offers no comparable corporate lineage.

The 1 oz Sunshine Minting round is the A-Mark Liberty Bell's most interesting competitor, given the corporate relationship. A-Mark holds a 45% stake in Sunshine Minting. The Sunshine round includes the MintMark SI verification feature, which the A-Mark round lacks. For in-hand authentication, the Sunshine round has a clear advantage. Premiums on the two products are comparable, though the Sunshine round sometimes commands a slight premium for the security feature.

The 1 oz SilverTowne Buffalo is another corporate sibling, as A-Mark owns SilverTowne outright. The Buffalo uses Fraser's iconic 1913 design, which has broader cultural recognition than the Liberty Bell motif. Both trade at nearly identical premiums. The choice between them is aesthetic: American independence iconography versus frontier Americana.

Against sovereign-mint coins, the A-Mark Liberty Bell follows the standard generic round trade-off. A 1 oz Silver Britannia or Silver Maple Leaf carries legal tender status, government quality assurance, anti-counterfeiting technology, and, in the case of the Britannia, UK CGT exemption. These sovereign coins command premiums two to three times higher than the A-Mark round. The Liberty Bell puts more silver in the buyer's hands for a given budget, while sovereign coins offer stronger secondary-market liquidity and tax benefits.

The A-Mark round's unique narrative is its corporate provenance. Buying a Liberty Bell round means buying silver from the distributor that supplies blanks (via Sunshine Minting) for the American Silver Eagle, that owns one of America's oldest private mints (SilverTowne), and that holds Authorized Purchaser status with the US Mint. No other generic round carries equivalent institutional connections to the sovereign coin supply chain.