Establishment of The Silver Mountain (sole proprietorship)

During his Commercial Economics studies, Rolf van Zanten started his company, The Silver Mountain, on January 1, 2008. Silver coins imported from the United States were offered through a webshop. The Silver Mountain was the first webshop in the Netherlands to offer these coins. Silver coins can be traded under the margin scheme and are therefore much cheaper to purchase than silver bars, which were commonly available in the Netherlands at that time.

Establishment of Inkoop Edelmetaal

In 2009, a second website was launched: www.inkoopedelmetaal.nl.

Through this website, individuals can sell physical gold and silver back to the company. We introduced fixed bid price guarantees, which means there is always a bid price determined by a fixed formula. The website also features real-time prices, making the sale of physical precious metals accessible to individuals.

Relocation to Schiphol, collaboration with Amsterdamgold

In 2010, The Silver Mountain opened its office in Schiphol Zuid, where a logistics service provider and importer handled the distribution of silver coins. That same year, The Silver Mountain began a collaboration with Amsterdamgold. Willem Middelkoop, the founder of Amsterdamgold, approached Rolf for a collaboration, which resulted in a merger between the two companies.

Separation from Amsterdamgold, relocation to Baarn

As of January 2016, The Silver Mountain is no longer part of Amsterdamgold. The Silver Mountain B.V. was established and a new office was opened in Baarn.

Relocation within Baarn and acquisition of Zilvergoudwinkel

In 2018, we moved to Faas Eliaslaan 13. In our new office, we have multiple rooms to more efficiently accommodate customers. Additionally, in 2018, Zilvergoudwinkel from Rotterdam was acquired.

Establishment of Edelmetaal Beheer Nederland

In 2019, we launched our new storage company: Edelmetaal Beheer Nederland. We work with Loomis in Zurich and Dutch Value Logistics in Houten for the secure and insured storage of physical precious metals for our customers. All precious metals are stored on an allocated basis under the supervision of the AFM.

Introduction of personal delivery service

The safe and discreet delivery of orders is one of the most important aspects of our service. In 2022, we established a personal delivery service, delivering packages by appointment within a 2-hour time window. We conduct identity checks and never deliver packages to neighbors or another address. All our transports are 100% insured and are carried out discreetly in unmarked vans.

Opening of the second office in The Hague

Due to the growing demand for precious metals, a second office location was opened in The Hague in 2023. In a beautiful old bank building, we can welcome you for introductory discussions and for picking up orders. A showroom has also been set up in the old bank vault.

New website and new warehouse

A double milestone in May 2024: we are launching a completely renewed website and moving to a larger, more professional warehouse.

Our new website offers a number of new features and provides more insight for new customers when selecting products. The price per gram is displayed everywhere, and we are introducing 'pre-owned bullion', extra competitively priced precious metals from the secondary market.

We are starting a collaboration with Dutch Value Logistics, the same company that facilitates storage for Edelmetaal Beheer Nederland. This is a sister company of the Royal Dutch Mint, specialized in the storage and distribution of high-value goods.