About McAlvany ICA

ICA was founded in 1972 by Don McAlvany and his wife, Molly, when they began operating modestly out of the basement of their home. Before starting ICA, Don was the National Marketing Director for the largest gold share investment company in the world.

Don frequently spoke around the country at investment conferences and routinely recommended precious metals to clients. He discovered that investors needed a precious metals firm which would provide reliable, fair, and ethical service to customers wanting to include physical gold and silver in their investment portfolios.

From the early days of the 1970s, Don’s recommendations to invest in gold yielded spectacular profits for his clients. When the price of gold moved from $35.00 an ounce to over $850.00, Don’s customers realized as much as 2500% gains in less than a decade. (This makes an interesting comparison to the bull market on Wall Street where the Dow moved approximately 400%.)

Don’s precious metals firm, International Collectors Associates (ICA), has grown into one of the largest full-service precious metals dealers in the United States. Don has assembled a staff of highly-qualified, like-minded, conservative advisors and support staff. They will eagerly educate and assist you with your investment questions and planning.

Drew Crowell, one of this country’s foremost numismatists (coin graders) has been on the ICA team since 1982. Drew has individually graded and purchased literally hundreds of millions of dollars worth of high quality gold and silver coins for ICA clients. Not only are all ICA coins backed up with one of the industry’s highest grading standards, but they also come with an unconditional guarantee.

ICA has enjoyed working with investors in long-term relationships, providing accurately graded and competitively priced coins. Call one of our investment advisors today and experience true personal service. Our investment counselors will gladly answer your questions and help you to formulate an investment strategy that will both protect and prosper your assets in the uncertain times ahead.