Abstract: An encapsulated precious metal card (1), comprising a card (2) over which a precious metal bar (3), such as a gold or silver bar, has been encapsulated in resin (4). The card may be printed with identifying information (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18) for the precious metal, and there may be a remote-readable identifier, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip (5) embedded in the card (2) also carrying identifying information.