Valcambi

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Among the world’s largest precious metals refiners, Valcambi accounts for more than 60 years of experience producing gold bullion and silver bullion products for banks, jewelry manufacturers, and private investors around the globe.

Over the years, the company conquered international recognition for refining all kinds of precious metals bullion, but gold refining is its main activity. 

Valcambi Bars have become a reference for gold bars and silver bars internationally. With several sizes and types, Valcambi Gold Bars are at the top of the most sold gold bars, making these an excellent investment option.

For investors who look for high-quality bullion bars to include in their investment portfolios as a way of diversifying assets, Valcambi products may be an exciting choice.

The History of the Valcambi Mint

The company started its activities under the name Valori & Cambi and the direction of a group of Swiss businessmen from Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 1961. The name changed to Valcambi in 1967 when Credit Suisse, the most prominent private Swiss bank, purchased 50% of the company. By 1980, Credit Suisse had bought the company's remaining shares, taking over the control of the refining operations.

The new direction led the mint to the COMEX and the LBMA (London Bullion Market Association) accreditation and subsequently to international recognition.

Valcambi went through other acquisitions. In 2001, the European Gold Refiners bought Valcambi; in 2015, it renegotiated it with Global Gold Refiners Ltd (GGR). Currently, 95% of Valcambi’s shares belong to REL Singapore PTE Ltd, and the remaining 5% to Rajesh Exports Limited, from India. Both companies are GGR’s parents, which entirely head Valcambi.

Despite the changes in ownership, the production line never stopped. The mint kept producing gold and silver bars under its own name and Credit Suisse’s name, adding modernity, security features, and aggregated services to clients, like assay, transportation, and storage.

Valcambi Logo

The frame used as Valmcabi’s logo is a composition of four triangles representing the 400 oz LBMA Good Delivery Gold Bar in a diagonal cut, shaped into a golden square. 

History associates the same sign with ancient Tibetan Mandalas, the 18th-century Italian garden labyrinths, and Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawings of the human figure.

The idea of four elements revolving around an empty center also reminds the essential elements in transformation, the line of time and openness to the new.

Valcambi attempted to create an exclusive mark, easily recognized on its bars, which could combine gold and the cycle of time.

Valcambi Bars

Valcambi Bars are one of the most sought-after bars worldwide. Besides the high levels of metal content and the advanced anticounterfeiting measures, the mint follows the LBMA‘s standards of excellence.

Valcambi produces cast and minted bars. The designs imprinted on the bars tend to share the same patterns, no matter the metal composition, whether it is gold, silver, palladium, or platinum bars.

Cast Bars

Cast Bars usually demand a simpler production process, influencing the bar’s prices. As the initial costs are lower, they also tend to have lower prices on the market. While cast bars do tend to offer lower premiums, the overall silver price or gold price will always dictate the majority of the total bar price.

The process starts melting the desired metal, which is poured into molds. After the bar has cooled, it receives essential engravings only. Because of that, these bars usually have a rustic appearance, with some characteristic tears from the minting process, which contributes to the product’s appeal.

Valcambi produces Cast Bars in various sizes in Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium. 

Minted Ingots

Minted ingots exhibit Valcambi’s elegance in each piece. Despite showcasing the same standard information, minted bars differ from cast bars because of their mirror-like luster, 3-D imprinted details, and perfectly rounded edges from their elaborate minting process. The production starts like a cast bar, with precious metal molten poured into a mold. But after cooling, minted bars go through a computer-controlled press to refine edges and shape.

Minted Bars have more size options available than cast bars in varied precious metals. Their production process demands more from the mint, so their initial cost tends to be higher than cast bars. But the final product is worth it because they are exquisite ingots.

Collectors and investors who appreciate investing in pieces that may also be exhibited usually enjoy purchasing minted ingots.

CombiBars

CombiBars are an exclusive Valcambi technology released in 2011. Valcambi produces its bars with pre-set lines through this technology, allowing them to be fragmented into smaller individual pieces.

For example, a 100-gram Silver CombiBar can be broken into 100 pieces of 1 gram, containing 99.9% pure silver each. Or, a 1 oz Gold CombiBar, split into ten individual parts weighing 1/10 oz of 99.99% pure gold each piece.

All Valcambi Bars carry alphanumeric serial numbers. CombiBars are also registered under a unique number, and the individual fractions take the same number of origin, which eases their identification for authenticity purposes.

Purchasing Valcambi Bars

Make assertive inputs by purchasing Valcambi Bars. They are precious assets to be included in your investment portfolio, making it varied and preserved from market downturns. SD Bullion has a vast inventory of Valcambi Bars available to meet your interests. Contact us at 1(800)294-8732 or through our live web chat.

FAQs

• Is Valcambi gold 24k?

Karatage is a metric system expressed in 24 parts, used to measure the levels of gold in a particular alloy. A 24k gold item means that all 24 parts present purity levels of gold content higher than 99.95%. Most Valcambi gold bars are 99.95+, so we can say that these bars are 24-karat gold. It is essential to check the product description information.

• What country is Valcambi from?

Valcambi headquarters is located in Balerna, Switzerland. The company’s foundation dates back to 1961, and the facility currently used is the original one, updated over the years. One of the largest companies in the world, it works minting and refining precious metals, producing bullion coins, rounds, bars, and items alike. Other related services, like assay certification, transportation, and storage, are also offered.

• How do you verify Valcambi Bars?

As part of the item's customization process, each Valcambi Bar receives a standard assay mark, visibly recognizable as it is stamped on the bar’s obverse side. Besides the assay mark, the Valcambi products are registered under a unique serial number to ensure their authenticity. Even the CombiBars, which can be split into divisible shares, have an individual registered and traceable alphanumeric number to make it possible to certify their origin and authenticity.

• Is PAMP better than Valcambi?

PAMP Suisse and Valcambi are equally renowned mints and produce excellent products with high levels of metal content. The difference regarding their products usually lies in their designs and dimensions. The 1 oz gold bars, for instance. Valcambi’s 1 oz Gold Bar tends to be thicker, while PAMP’s same-weighted bar is broader and taller. Regarding price, Valcambi may be sold with slightly lower premiums over the spot price, though.

• Is Valcambi silver good?

Valcambi dedicates the same excellence to producing silver items despite being a reference among European gold refineries. Valcambi uses .999+ pure silver to fabricate coins, rounds, bars, and other bullion items, applying the LBMA quality standards. To ensure their authenticity, the items receive the company’s assay mark and a traceable unique serial number, following Valcambi’s security patterns.

• Who owns Valcambi Suisse?

Since its foundation in 1961, Valcambi has gone through some ownership changes. Firstly owned by a group of entrepreneurs, Valcambi started its activities. Then owned by Credit Suisse, it widened operations. The last acquisition happened in 2015, when the GGR - Global Gold Refinery Ltd, part of the Indian Rajesh Exports Limited, became entirely in charge of the mint and its management.