A-Mark Financial Corporation - Key Dates:

Key Dates:

1965:
A-Mark Coin Company is incorporated by Steven C. Markoff.
1972:
A-Mark is granted special license by the U.S. Treasury for dealing in gold.
1981:
A-Mark mints a proprietary one-ounce silver bar.
1983:
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. tops $1 billion in sales for the fiscal year.
1987:
The company fights to gain status as an authorized dealer of Gold Eagle coins by the U.S. Mint.
1997:
The company arrives on the World Wide Web.
1998:
The product line is expanded to include platinum alloys.
1999:
A-Mark Financial Corporation, now established as the parent company of A-Mark Precious Metals and other subsidiaries, is ranked 51st on the Forbes list of top privately held companies.
2000:
A-Mark is recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as the second largest privately held company in Los Angeles.
2001:
The New Issues and Collectibles division is established.