The Royal Mint Reports Record Year as Silver Bullion Sales Soar in 2025

The Royal Mint, based in Llantrisant, has reported its strongest year to date for online precious metals investments, as demand for silver surged and total customer spend climbed by 150% in 2025.

Operating from its historic base in Wales, The Royal Mint saw unprecedented growth across its digital platform, royalmint.com, with online sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion reaching record levels. Silver emerged as the year’s standout asset, with sales rising by 253% over the calendar year. Gold purchases also surged, up 142% compared to 2024.

The final quarter of 2025 marked the busiest in The Royal Mint’s online trading history. From October to December, silver sales rocketed by 526%, gold rose by 144%, and platinum climbed 332% year-on-year. This growth coincided with historic price movements, including gold surpassing £3,000 per ounce for the first time in early October—pushing the value of a one-kilogram gold bar beyond £100,000.

“Whilst gold continued its rally in 2025, silver was undoubtedly the stand-out performer with prices finishing the year up 132% in GBP.

This momentum has continued into 2026, as geopolitical uncertainty and concerns around supplies of precious metals have encouraged further price hikes.

Over the last year, we have seen exceptional demand from investors, and, at times, this has outpaced supply. We’ve introduced new security features to some of our products to give our customers added confidence as prices remain elevated.”

In total, customer spend on both physical and digital precious metal assets increased by 150%. Digital products such as DigiGold, DigiSilver, and DigiPlatinum saw sales rise by 211%. Capital Gains Tax (CGT)-exempt coin sales climbed 155%, while bar sales increased by 78%.

The number of customers purchasing bullion from The Royal Mint reached an all-time high, up 35% compared to 2024. Notably, 62% of those buyers in 2025 were first-time investors. In the final quarter, buying far outweighed selling: for every customer who sold gold, seven were purchasing it; for silver, the ratio was fifteen to one.

These results highlight the growing appeal of precious metals as a safe-haven asset, and reinforce The Royal Mint’s transformation from a traditional coin manufacturer into a modern, Welsh-based investment provider, meeting demand for alternative assets in a changing global landscape.