Treasurer's office readies $10 million specie purchase; Casper storage option discussed

Sep 9, 2025

State treasurer's office told the Select Committee it is on track to meet the statute requiring a $10 million purchase of specie by Jan. 1, 2026, with options to store the metals in New York or at a Casper facility; Wyoming storage is marginally more expensive but may yield ancillary public benefits, officials said.

The full story

The state treasurer’s office told the Select Committee on Capital Financing & Investments that it is readying to comply with the Wyoming Gold Act statutory mandate to acquire specie (gold/silver) and expects to execute a $10,000,000 purchase as directed by law.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in