A-Mark Precious Metals

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: AMRK
Industry Metals
Predecessor Spectrum Group International (2005-2014) as subsidiary[1]
Founded 1965,[2] 2014 (as public company)
Headquarters 2121 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 6300, El Segundo, CA 90245[2]
Key people
  • Gregory Roberts (CEO)
Owners Publicly held
Website www.amark.com

A-Mark Precious Metals is a precious metals trading company. They are notable as the first company allowed to make and sell coins from the metals recovered in the shipwreck of SS Gairsoppa.[1] As of 2016 it was a Fortune 500 company.[3]

The company was founded in 1965 as A Mark Coin Company.[1]

Greg Manning Auctions Inc. bought a majority stake in A-Mark for $16 million in 2005. After Greg Manning Auctions changed its name to Escala Group, then to Spectrum Group International Inc., it purchased the remainder of A-Mark in 2009.[1] In 2014, Spectrum spun off A-Mark so that it could be publicly traded.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Ronald (6 Jul 2014). "A-Mark Precious Metals may profit from increased awareness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "About A-Mark". A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Dempsey, Caitlin. "Fortune 1000 Companies List for 2016". GeoLounge. Retrieved 24 June 2017.


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