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Guide

Prohibited Products Policy: Currency, coins and precious metals

Last updated on May 10, 2024

Reading time: 2 min

In this guide:

Overview
What is the policy?
Policy basics
Helpful resources

Overview

Products subject to our policy on Currency, Coins, and Precious Metals must also adhere to other Prohibited Products Policies including our policy on Digital Goods and Walmart Marketplace FinCEN Covered Goods Policy or Walmart will automatically unpublish your item. 

What is the policy?

Currency in any form and coins meant for legal tender are prohibited from sale on Walmart Marketplace. Gold and Silver bullion and other stand-alone precious metals are prohibited from sale unless the seller has been approved to sell these items by Walmart.

Policy basics

Prohibited	Allowed with Restriction	Allowed
Real paper currency from any country Counterfeit currency Gold/silver bullion Precious metals that are not incorporated into another product Collectible, memorabilia, or commemorative coins Imitation novelty, or replica money Altered legal tender (including colorizing and plating) “Unsearched” bags, rolls, tubes, or collections of currency where a buyer cannot clearly identify the specific items they will receive Counterfeit coins, bank notes, bonds, money orders, securities, stamps, and equipment use to make those items Securities, credit, notes, liens, portions of ongoing business, insurance, noncancelled collectible stock certificates State or federal assistance benefits Prepaid access products that provide access to funds, such as physical or digital gift cards Antique coins and other antiquities Ancient coins Cultural coins	Gold/Silver bullion and precious metals may be sold by approved sellers	Currency bands Currency counting devices Deposit bags Coins listed at or above $1,000 must be graded by one of these organizations: Numismatic Grading Corporation (NGC), Paper Money Guarantee (PMG), or Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), or they will not be allowed. Listings for ungraded coins and currency must not include a numeric grade or estimated value anywhere in the listing and can't show an image of the item in a graded holder.

Prohibited

Allowed with Restriction

Allowed

Real paper currency from any country

Counterfeit currency
Gold/silver bullion
Precious metals that are not incorporated into another product
Collectible, memorabilia, or commemorative coins
Imitation novelty, or replica money
Altered legal tender (including colorizing and plating)
“Unsearched” bags, rolls, tubes, or collections of currency where a buyer cannot clearly identify the specific items they will receive
Counterfeit coins, bank notes, bonds, money orders, securities, stamps, and equipment use to make those items
Securities, credit, notes, liens, portions of ongoing business, insurance, noncancelled collectible stock certificates
State or federal assistance benefits
Prepaid access products that provide access to funds, such as physical or digital gift cards
Antique coins and other antiquities
Ancient coins
Cultural coins

Gold/Silver bullion and precious metals may be sold by approved sellers

Currency bands

Currency counting devices
Deposit bags
Coins listed at or above $1,000 must be graded by one of these organizations: Numismatic Grading Corporation (NGC), Paper Money Guarantee
(PMG), or Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), or they will not be allowed.
Listings for ungraded coins and currency must not include a numeric grade or estimated value anywhere in the listing and can't show an image of the item in a graded holder.

Notes

The information found within this policy and the related hyperlinks is for general informational purposes only and is not considered legal advice. This policy may contain links to third party content, which Walmart does not warrant, endorse, or assume liability for and your reliance on such content is solely at your own discretion.

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