Kentucky

Gold price in Kentucky

Spot is $4,609.65/oz right now. Spot is the same everywhere — what changes in Kentucky is the premium dealers charge over it and whether the state taxes the purchase.

Sales tax on bullion

Gold bullion is exempt in Kentucky

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 Kentucky writes it

Kentucky exempts the sale of currency or bullion under KRS 139.480(37), effective 1 August 2024. Bullion means bars, ingots or coins used as a medium of exchange; currency means coin or currency used as legal tender. The route here was messy — the exemption passed in 2024, was vetoed, and the veto was overridden — and the Department of Revenue has been issuing refunds of tax paid on bullion after 1 August 2024. Guidance written during the dispute is unreliable.

Source: Kentucky DOR — instructions on refunds for sales and use tax paid on bullion and collectible currency (KRS 139.480(37)) · 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 Kentucky before a large purchase. Flag image: public domain via Wikimedia Commons.