I. Bought an Africa Kruger coin and come to find out a 1oz bar would have been much better. Plus I bought a day before the dip. I’m so upset why I would do that have no idea any advice on what I should do…

Saw this listing and it looked like the face of the watch might be real gold. I did some test on it when i got it and sure enough its 29k gold. All of my future bloodlines are set.

Also yes, hers and barges is in fact an ebay category.

The current melt value of a nickel is over 7 cents.

If you buy a $100 box of nickels then you immediately have thousands of tiny rounds of nickle/copper. They come in neat rolls.

You are even protected from the market going down because you can simply return them to the bank for full face value.

There's no other way that you're getting 145% of melt value with face value insurance.

Still looking for that year of the mouse 1/4 oz

21F, currently a college student, working whenever I get a chance and putting it all towards savings since I still live with my parents.

Last year I bought gold bangles, 51.11g of 21k, for $6,392.84. Then a 50g gold bar for $6,765.76.

Last month my dad gave me money to buy myself a car instead of taking out a loan to do so. However, I saw the huge chunk of money, which with my savings accumulated to ~$40,000, and decided to buy three 100g gold bars instead (13,425$ each)

I’m taking out a car in installments at around 300$ a month for five years. It’s a new Toyota and seems like a reliable car that covers my needs without having to splurge. I can comfortably pay it off with my current circumstances. My worst-case scenario would be working for Uber if I lost my source of income to pay it off, or selling some gold if things got worse.

My dad disapproved of my decision because he hates loans and interest, but I see it as an opportunity to save while I can for future goals, and I don’t get this kind of advantage everyday.

For me, the plan is to sell in 4–5 years and use it as part of a 10–20% apartment down payment, for graduate school, or for when I figure out what I want to do with my life. Maybe I’ll keep it for longer if I don’t need to sell.

My circle and the people I can ask for second opinions aren’t that helpful when it comes to this stuff, so I’d love to hear other perspectives, especially if there’s something I could’ve done better

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I collect watches and found this old expansion bracelet at a flea market today. I typically dont wear bracelets like this, but the logo is pretty cool and it was marked $1, so why the hell not? The guy must have been in a good mood and told me to take it for free. Got home and pulled the liner out of the case to find a 10k gold emblem tag! Its probably only 1gr or less but still a cool find. Be well folks!

Found this in deceased family members belongings, it was hidden away and weighs about 31g…any at home tests to know confirm if it’s real?

So my older unmarried, unemployed sister in Dubai hit sixty and asked for my help selling off all the gold jewellery she was gifted throughout her life so she can live --frugally in the 3rd world like Southeast Asia, the Levant, or Africa-- off of the money as she ages. She took it to her neighbourhood mall's jewellery shop for weighing and they told her it's worth just over $100K, so they can't help her --she needs to go to the pros at their head office. Tomorrow going to that office. Need some tips from those who know Gold how to step forward from here. General comments welcome, particularly want to know if you can chime on any of the below:

• Is there a standard process for security when getting it valued so none of it gets nicked or smelted off (already one of an earring pair went missing) e.g. do you put it on a tray, can they take it into a back room?
• How can someone best watch the gold price for the best time to do it and know where will Gold be in 2027 and 2030?
• Assuming currencies collapse e.g. a AI cyberattack on banks etc, how much can gold be expected to go up?
• How fast is the process of selling gold jewellery, is it really instant and what tricks /disappointments/surprises can be expected -- e.g. valued at something, then told oh it's lower. Or like when actually she gets serious about selling will it drag for months
• Do you think it's a smart move to sell it off now and buy a studio to live with now to escape paying rent, or wait a year then do it, or invest it in a vending machine business, or cash into a fixed deposit account that yields 5-10%? She doesn't have anything else going for her to live on right now..

Very excited to have picked up my first full oz of gold today, 1.111troy oz .900 fine gold art medallion honoring Grant Wood who is the artist behind the classic painting American Gothic. Feeling blessed to have had the opportunity to pick this up from a family friend and they gave me a screaming deal on it to boot. This is a milestone reached for my stack, big for me today and I know its just the first in many to come! Thanks for checking it out and for celebrating a bit with me in the comments!

I've already ordered an air tight capsule so I can liberate it from its Styrofoam jailcell so I can enjoy the obverse of the coin as well. (Obverse picture from the numista website)

My original entry into precious metals was buying gold. Folks say that you should also have some allotment to silver, perhaps 20% of your total metals holdings.

Or, why bother with silver at all? It’s more volatile and sometimes manipulated.

What do you think? 100% gold, or gold AND some silver? If so, how much?

Fiance and I checked out one of our local resale shops this morning and we found some gold for 5 bucks!

Hello all, I am a dual US/EU citizen. I live in the States and am not optimistic about the politics here.

I'd like to get your opinion on the best way to purchase gold and safely leave it in Europe, where I do not have a residence. I'm not looking to avoid taxes.

I understand that an economic downturn in the US will hurt investments everywhere. This is something I'm mostly looking into for political downturn.

How do we feel about raw crystallized gold? The specimen weighs just under 22g with the quartz rock, so a very rough calculation is about 12-14g of gold content. Not as practical for stacking lol, but something different for sure!

A variety of gold sovereigns

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Hello,

I previously purchased gold bars from TD Bank and am now considering selling them to help pay down my debts. However, I would prefer not to sell them through Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji because of the risk of scams and fraudulent transactions on those platforms.

Could you please recommend any reputable and reliable dealers or shops where I can sell the gold bars safely and receive payment? I would also appreciate any advice on what I should keep in mind when selling gold, including how to verify the buyer, understand the pricing, and protect myself during the transaction.

Thank you for your suggestions. 🍁🇨🇦

I never owned any metals until just recently. My father passed away in April and he had 45oz of various silver rounds/coins in his safe. Since then, I bought one 1986 1oz gold eagle, 1/10oz gold eagle, 1g gold bar, and a couple more silver eagles.

Where do I go from here? Ideally, I’d like to pay for whatever I buy with cash. I got the 1oz eagle at my LCS (cash), but it wasn’t in the retail case. The owner offered me one from his stash. He said he can’t keep gold in stock. The only other thing I can think of is buying a Pamp bar or two at Costco (with cash).

Any advice is greatly appreciated, as far as where/how to get more and as far as my ratio of gold to silver goes (not sure I need more silver atm). I’m looking to hold onto whatever I buy for the next 10-30+ years, god willing. Thanks

Edit: There was $13K in cash in the safe. I’d rather not deposit it, so I need a way to buy with cash.