Gold Guides & Articles
Practical, original guides to buying, selling, testing, and valuing gold, silver, and platinum. No jargon, no filler.
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Selling scrap gold: a practical guide
Where to sell, what percentage of melt value is fair, and the red flags that can knock 30% off your payout.
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How dealers calculate a buyback offer
The exact formula buyers use — test, weigh, apply a payout percentage, deduct fees — with three worked examples you can check.
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How making charges and dealer margins work
Why the price tag is higher than melt value, broken into metal, making charge, wastage, margin, and tax — and where to negotiate.
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14K vs 18K vs 22K — which to buy and why
Purity, color, durability, and resale value compared, so you can pick the right karat for wear, gifting, or savings.
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How to test if gold is real: 6 home methods
Six tests ranked by reliability, from reading hallmarks to the nitric acid test — what each proves and what it can't.
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Reading gold hallmarks country by country
Decode the stamps on your gold: millesimal numbers, UK assay marks, US karat stamps, Indian BIS marks, and plated-gold codes.
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How to weigh your gold accurately at home
Choosing a scale, calibrating it, avoiding the errors that distort readings, and turning weight into a reliable value.
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Understanding the gold spot price
What the spot headline represents, how LBMA and COMEX set it, what moves it, and why your dealer's price differs.
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Gold karat systems around the world
Why India wears 22K, the Gulf prefers 21K, Europe uses 18K, and America stamps 14K — and what the numbers mean.
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Troy ounce vs gram vs pennyweight
The three weight units you meet when buying or selling gold, how they convert, and the DWT trap that costs sellers money.
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Gold vs silver vs platinum scrap value compared
Spot prices, purity standards, and payout percentages across three metals — and why weight alone tells you nothing.
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Gold melt value calculator
Enter weight and karat, get the live melt value with a built-in deal checker. 28 currencies, 15 units.
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Live gold, silver & platinum prices
Spot prices across every common unit and 30+ currencies, plus the gold-to-silver ratio.
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Coin value calculator
Live melt value for 21 famous bullion coins — Eagle, Krugerrand, Maple, Sovereign, Panda and more.
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Weight unit converter
Convert between 18 units used in gold commerce: gram, troy ounce, tola, tael, baht, mesghal and more.
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Karat converter
See how much one karat of gold equals in another karat by pure gold content.