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Pay Your Invoice with Lawful Money

American Silver Eagle Coin

We offer a special discount for clients and customers who pay invoices using lawful money; physical U.S. gold and silver Coins (e.g. American Gold & Silver Eagles).

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Why pay with precious metals?

 

  • Receive a Discount – In recognition of the time, effort, and costs involved in acquiring and safely delivering gold and silver Coins, we offer a generous discount off your invoice total – typically 15 – 20% depending on current market premiums and logistics. This discount is designed to fully offset (and often exceed) your expenses, making payment in sound money a true win-win. 

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  • Protection Against Inflation and Currency Devaluation – Fiat currencies like Federal Reserve Notes lose value over time due to printing (inflation), but gold and silver have preserved purchasing power for centuries. These coins act as a reliable inflation indicator and hedge, rising in value as paper money weakens—proven during periods of high inflation like the 1970s, recent post-pandemic surges, and the coming inflation tsunami. 

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  • Intrinsic Value and Scarcity – Unlike Federal Reserve Notes, which can be endlessly printed into worthlessness, gold and silver have limited supply and real-world utility. Your wealth isn't at the mercy of central banks—it's backed by tangible assets that have been money for millennia. 

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  • A Return to Constitutional Principles – The Constitution for the United States of America recognizes only gold and silver Coin as money, and commands that “No state shall … make anything but gold and silver Coin a tender in payment of debts …” 

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  • Gold and Silver Coins are Lawful and Legal – 

    • The Right of Private Contract – “The [Idaho] Legislature hereby recognizes the right of Idahoans to conduct business in gold and silver coin and specie uninhibited at their own discretion as a right never delegated by the people of Idaho to any governmental institution.” The Idaho Constitutional Money Act of 2025, Section 1, Clause 3. 

    • Public Legal Tender –

      • “… gold and silver coin and specie minted domestically shall be legal tender in the state of Idaho …” Section 67-9903, Idaho Code.

      • “United States coins [American Gold & Silver Eagles] … are legal tender for all debts …” 31 USC §§ 5103 & 5112. 

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  • Uncertain Economic Times – As further justification of the Idaho Constitutional Money Act of 2025, as cited in section 4, the Idaho Legislature declared that “An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist …”

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How the discount works.

Discount is the unit price in Federal Reserve Notes (FRN), minus twenty-five (25) percent, divided by the "spot" market price of silver denominated in FRN under the ISO 4217 Currency Code and misnomer, "USD" on the invoice date, rounded to the nearest whole American Silver Eagle Coin (ASE) (i.e., $135.00 FRN - 25% = $101.25 FRN / $31.75 "spot" silver in FRN ("USD") = 3.19 ASE - 0.19 = 3 ASE Coins).  Discount varies depending on the silver “spot” market exchange rate, activity, premiums, demand, availability, delivery costs, and other factors.  American Silver Eagles are recognized worldwide and may be purchased from many reputable online or local coin dealers.  Purchasing locally may reduce delivery costs, increase savings, and benefit the local economy.  Impaired condition (minor abrasions, blemishes, dings, marks, imperfections, toning, etc.) and random year coins accepted.

 

Accepted Coins.

We gladly accept:

  • American Gold Eagle Coins (all sizes: 1 oz, ½ oz, ¼ oz, 1/10 oz)

  • American Silver Eagle Coins (1 oz)

  • Other widely recognized U.S. gold/silver Coins (e.g. Gold Buffaloes) may be considered – contact us first.

Coins must meet the following requirements:

  • Be genuine U.S. Mint products (no counterfeits, no foreign coins, no rounds/bars unless pre-approved).

  • Be in Very Fine (VF 20-35) or better condition.

  • We reserve the right to have coins verified by a third-party (at our expense) before final acceptance.

 

How to Pay with Coins.

  1. Reply to your invoice email or call the number on your invoice to notify us of your intent to pay with Coins.

  2. We will provide a current estimated discount percentage and required Coin quantity (updated daily).

  3. Purchase and prepare your Coins (local dealers, online suppliers with insured shipping, etc.).

  4. Arrange secure delivery:

    1. In-person drop-off (by appointment at our location) – preferred and fastest.

    2. Insured, tracked shipping (e.g., USPS Registered Mail or private courier) with signature required.

  5. Upon receipt and verification (usually 1-3 business days), we apply the credit and mark your invoice “Paid in Full.” You’ll receive confirmation and any refund if over-delivered.

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Important Notes.

  • Spot market prices fluctuate minute-by-minute – lock in your discount by contacting us before purchasing Coins.

  • For questions or a current quote, email or call us at the address or number on your invoice.​

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The term “American Gold Eagle” includes:

  • The term “1 oz American Gold Eagle,” and means a United States “fifty dollar” gold coin that is 32.7 millimeters in diameter, weighs 33.931 grams, contains one troy ounce of fine gold, has on the obverse side a design symbolic of Liberty and on the reverse side a design representing a family of eagles with the male carrying an olive branch and flying above a nest containing a female eagle and hatchlings; 

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  • The term “1/2 oz American Gold Eagle,” and means a United States “twenty-five dollar” gold coin that is 27.0 millimeters in diameter, weighs 16.966 grams, and contains one-half troy ounce of fine gold; 

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  • The term “1/4 oz American Gold Eagle,” and means a United States “ten dollar” gold coin that is 22.0 millimeters in diameter, weighs 8.483 grams, and contains one-fourth troy ounce of fine gold; and 

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  • The term “1/10 oz American Gold Eagle,” and means a United States “five dollar” gold coin that is 16.5 millimeters in diameter, weighs 3.393 grams, and contains one-tenth troy ounce of fine gold.

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    • All having inscriptions of the denomination, the weight of the fine gold content, the year of minting or issuance, and the words “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “United States of America”, and “E Pluribus Unum”; and

    • Having reeded edges.

 

The term “American Silver Eagle” means:

  • The term “1 oz American Silver Eagle,” and means a United States "One Dollar" silver coin that is 40.6 millimeters in diameter, weigh 31.103 grams, contains one troy ounce of .999 fine silver, has on the obverse side a design (A) symbolic of Liberty, of an eagle on the reverse side, has inscriptions of the year of minting or issuance, has the words “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “United States of America”, “1 Oz. Fine Silver”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “One Dollar”; and has reeded edges.

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If payment is made in U.S. gold or silver Coins, (1) Check the “spot” price before sending payment.  Based on the discount formula above, if the price of gold or silver has increased sufficient to reduce the quantity of Coins due when tendering on-time payment, please contact us; we’re happy to adjust the quantity due to keep with market prices, (2) Be sure that all checks, money orders, wire transfers, or other instruments for the purchase of the Coins are made payable to the individual or entity supplying the Coins, not to Snake River Surface Repair, and that if you use cash as the medium of payment for the Coins, you deliver the cash directly to the individual or entity supplying the Coins, and (3) Reference your invoice number when delivering the Coins as payment to us at the address above.  

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See "Payment of Services in United States Silver Coins" for additional information.

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