Texas

Silver price in Texas

Spot is $69.09/oz right now. Spot is the same everywhere — what changes in Texas is the premium dealers charge over it and whether the state taxes the purchase.

Sales tax on bullion

Silver bullion is exempt in Texas

State rate: None recorded
Exemption threshold: None
Source read on: 2026-08-16

What the tax would cost here

State rate only · local rates stack on top

On a $500 order: $0.00
On a $1,000 order: $0.00
On a $2,500 order: $0.00
On a $10,000 order: $0.00

Nothing is owed at the state level on any order size, so premium and shipping are the whole cost difference here.

How common is this answer

34 of 51 states treat bullion this way

Exempt34
No sales tax5
Above a threshold5
Taxed7

The rule, as Texas writes it

Texas Tax Code §151.336 is unusually short: “The sale of gold, silver, or numismatic coins or of platinum, gold, or silver bullion is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.” There is no dollar threshold and no purity test.

Source: Texas Tax Code §151.336 — Certain Coins and Precious Metals · read on 2026-08-16

What this page cannot tell you

Whether tax is actually charged depends on the dealer, not only on where you live: a retailer collects sales tax in states where they have nexus.

Local city and county rates stack on top of any state rate shown here, and several exemptions cover investment bullion but not jewellery or collectibles sold well above melt.

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Tax information is a sourced, dated reading of a public document, not tax advice. Rules change; confirm with Texas before a large purchase. Flag image: public domain via Wikimedia Commons.