Selling is where many people lose money they didn’t need to. Here’s how to sort your items, calculate melt value, and compare dealer offers fairly.
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Half, quarter and tenth-ounce gold coins lower the entry cost but raise the cost per ounce. Here’s how they’re priced and how to compare them fairly.
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Own the metal or own fund shares? Here’s how physical gold and gold ETFs differ on costs, control, storage and access, and what to ask before choosing.
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The FOMC meets Oct 27–28. Here’s how rate decisions are linked to gold, why the link is unreliable, and what to actually watch on decision day.
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Most gold and silver scams use the same few tactics: urgency, fear, fake bargains and hard-to-reverse payments. Here’s how to spot them and what to do if targeted.
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Home safe, bank box, or private vault? Each trades off security, access and cost differently. Here’s how to compare them, and what to ask first.
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Fake shops, payment fraud, lost parcels and counterfeits are all avoidable. Here’s a step-by-step checklist from checking the website to opening the box.
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Your dealer decides what you pay, whether products are genuine, and how easily you can sell. Here’s how to vet one, compare true costs, and spot red flags.
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Open Coinage Act and PCGS specs, calculate melt from NIST, compare dealer premiums — educational guide to junk silver coins with no buy tip.
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Modern counterfeits can match a coin’s look and weight. Here are the layered checks that catch most fakes, from a scale to professional testing.