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How Gold and Silver Prices Show Up in Your Everyday Life

You don't have to own a single coin for the metals markets to touch your day. How oil, interest rates, the dollar, silver demand and inflation show up at the pump, on your mortgage and in your savi...

Gold and Silver Pros and Cons: The Honest Trade-Offs of Owning Physical Metal

Both sides of owning physical gold and silver: liquidity, tangibility and a long track record on one side; volatility, no income, and the costs of buying, selling and storage on the other.

How to Sell Gold and Silver for a Fair Price: How Dealer Offers Are Calculated

The simple formula behind every dealer offer on gold and silver, how scrap and jewelry are priced, five things to do before you sell, and where to sell for the best result.

How to Buy Gold and Silver: A 5-Step Guide for First-Time Buyers

Five steps to buying your first gold or silver with confidence: set a goal, pick the right coins or bars, check spot, compare out-the-door prices, and take delivery the right way. Plus the seven qu...

Coin or Bar? What Separates a Bullion Coin From a Bullion Bar

A bullion coin is struck by a government mint. A bullion bar is made by a refiner. What each one carries, and how both are weighed and tested.

Insurance and Security for Vaulted Gold and Silver

What is insured, whose metal it is if something happens to us, and who can touch your gold and silver at the SECURE private vault in Atlanta, with the questions to ask any storage provider.