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Texas Precious Metals
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrecious metals
Founded2011 (2011)
HeadquartersShiner, Texas, United States
Area servedNorth America
Key peopleTarek Saab, President & Co-founder Jason Kaspar, Co-founder
ProductsGold coins and bars
Silver coins and bars
Revenue2013: $180.1M
2014: $153.2M
Websitewww.texmetals.com

Texas Precious Metals, based in Shiner, Texas, is one of the largest precious metals dealers in the United States. The company reported annual revenues of $180.1 million in 2013 and $153.2 million in 2014. The company is recognized as a market maker for United States Mint products and is an official distributor for the Perth Mint of Australia. Texas Precious Metals also produces its own line of precious metals products through its division, Texas Mint.

History

In 2010, Texas Precious Metals originated as a joint venture project between Saab & Company Inc. and Kaspar Texas Traditions (KTT). The company maintained a business-to-business model serving the wholesale market, selling gold and silver bullion exclusively to coin shops and precious metals retailers.

In May 2011, KTT purchased Texas Precious Metals outright from Saab & Company Inc., naming Tarek Saab as President of the new unit. Saab subsequently moved Texas Precious Metals into the consumer retail market.

In 2014, Texas A&M University recognized Texas Precious Metals as a member of the 2014 Aggie 100 honoring the fastest-growing companies in the world, owned or operated by Texas A&M University former students. Texas Precious Metals was ranked #1 with a compound annual growth rate of 372% from 2011 through 2013.

In 2015, Inc. (magazine) recognized Texas Precious Metals as a member of the Inc. 500. Texas Precious Metals, the largest subsidiary of Kaspar Texas Traditions comprising 99.8% revenue, was ranked the #200 fastest growing private company in America with a 3-year growth rate of 2,095%.

In 2016, Texas Precious Metals responded to Texas HB 483 with a proposed solution for the Texas Bullion Depository but lost its bid to Lone Star Tangible Assets.

Products

The company's signature product is the Texas Silver Round.

The Perth Mint Partnership

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Houston-Perth "Sister Cities" coin

In 2014, Texas Precious Metals and the Perth Mint of Australia released the Houston-Perth "Sister Cities" coin, commemorating the strong ties between the cities' energy sectors.

Corporate identity

Texas Precious Metals owns the trademark for industry usage of the image of the state of Texas along with the slogan “Business the Texas Way.”

Associations

Texas Precious Metals is a member of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA), the American Numismatic Association (ANA), and the Certified Coin Exchange (CCE). The company is rated A+ with the Better Business Bureau.

Founders

Tarek Saab, President and co-founder, was a finalist on Season 5 of NBC's television show, The Apprentice (U.S. season 5).

Jason Kaspar, co-founder, is also the Chief Investment Officer of Ark Fund Capital Management and the CEO of Kaspar Companies. Kaspar graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Finance and Accounting from Texas A&M University.

References

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  2. ^ "Texas Precious Metals Reports 2014 Gross Revenue of $153.2M". Texas Precious Metals.
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  5. "Success story: Precious metals company grows revenue to $200 million". UPS Logistics.
  6. "Perth Mint Coin Distributors - United States of America". The Perth Mint - Australia.
  7. "Family Owned Kaspar Companies Keeps Spinning Steel Into Gold in Shiner". Shale Magazine.
  8. "2014 Aggie 100 Companies" (PDF). Aggie 100.
  9. "Texas Precious Metals - Kaspar Texas Traditions Ranked #200 in Inc 5000".
  10. "Texas Tribune".
  11. Andy Duehren, "Texas taps private vendor to manage first state-run gold depository in U.S.", The Texas Tribune, June 14, 2017
  12. "Texas Silver Round". Texas Precious Metals.
  13. "Press Release - Texas Precious Metals and The Perth Mint, Australia Partner on Energy-themed, Limited Edition 1/2 oz Silver Coin". Marketwatch.
  14. "US Patent Office - Business the Texas Way". US Patent Office.
  15. "US Patent and Trademark Database - Texas Logomark". US Patent Office.
  16. "ITCA - Tarek Saab (Texas Precious Metals)". Industry Council for Tangible Assets.
  17. "AMA Members - Texas Precious Metals". American Numismatic Association.
  18. "BBB - Texas Precious Metals". Better Business Bureau (BBB).

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