What is a platinum IRA?

A platinum IRA is a Self-Directed IRA that holds physical platinum bullion. The IRS permits platinum under IRC Section 408(m)(3)(B) at .9995 fineness or higher. It's one of four metals allowed in precious metals IRAs, alongside gold, silver, and palladium.

What platinum is IRA-approved?

IRS-approved platinum must be .9995 fine (99.95% pure). Approved products include American Platinum Eagle coins (the only government-minted platinum coin specifically authorized by Congress), PAMP Suisse platinum bars, and other LBMA-approved platinum bars.

How does platinum compare to gold in an IRA?

Platinum is more volatile than gold due to its heavy industrial use in catalytic converters and jewelry. Gold has a longer track record as a monetary reserve asset. Platinum is sometimes priced below gold — historically unusual — which some investors view as a buying opportunity.

What is the annual contribution limit for a platinum IRA?

The same limits apply as any IRA: $7,000/year for 2024 ($8,000 if age 50+). These are contribution limits — rollovers and transfers from existing retirement accounts aren't subject to this cap.

Does Liberty Gold Silver offer platinum IRA accounts?

We help clients acquire IRS-approved platinum for their self-directed IRAs. We work with established custodians and depositories — Delaware Depository, Brink's, and IDS — to handle the full process.

On Platinum

Platinum in your IRA: rarity, demand, and what to consider.

By Kelvin Lim · Published April 12, 2026 · Updated April 14, 2026

I.What It Is

A Platinum Group Metal with two lives.

Platinum is a Platinum Group Metal with both a monetary and an industrial life. About forty percent of annual demand goes into automotive catalytic converters. A growing share heads into hydrogen fuel cell technology. The rest runs through jewelry and investment bullion. That mixed demand profile gives platinum a different price driver than gold or silver.

Inside a Self-Directed IRA, a platinum holding pulls your account toward forces that don’t track the stock market, the bond market, or even the gold price in a tight line. It is a different lever on the same rack.

II.What Moves It

Three forces on one metal.

Extreme Rarity

Thirty times rarer than gold. Every ounce ever mined would fit in the living room of an average house. The scarcity is not rhetorical.

II.

Industrial Demand

Roughly forty percent of annual demand goes into catalytic converters. A growing share flows to hydrogen fuel cells. As emission rules tighten, the demand floor holds.

III.

Supply Concentration

More than seventy percent of mine output comes from South Africa and Russia. Political disruption has moved prices sharply in the past.

III.The IRS Line

Ninety-nine point ninety-five percent. Nothing below.

Under IRC Section 408(m)(3)(B) the IRS requires all IRA-eligible platinum to be .9995 fine — 99.95 percent pure or better. Anything below the line can’t sit in the account. Eligible products include:

American Platinum Eagle coins
Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf coins
Australian Platinum Koala coins
PAMP Suisse platinum bars
LBMA-approved platinum bars at .9995+

Not every custodian handles platinum. Before you begin a rollover with the intent to buy platinum, confirm the account will hold it — the custodians we trust all do, and the full rule sheet covers the rest of the mechanics.

On Platinum

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