Buying guide
Buying Silver Coins: A Practical Guide for First-Time Buyers
How to buy silver coins: choosing between coins, rounds, bars and junk silver, understanding premiums and taxes, avoiding fakes, storage and resale.
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Prices
Gold Prices Explained: Spot, LBMA Benchmark and Coin Values
What the gold spot price means, how the LBMA Gold Price and COMEX futures work, and how to turn spot into the metal value of a coin.
Buying
How to Buy Gold Coins: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide
How to choose gold coins, compare premiums and dealers, spot fakes, store coins safely and keep the records you need when you sell.
Valuation
Krugerrand Price and Value: How a Krugerrand Is Valued
How the price of a Krugerrand is set: gold spot price, premiums, buy and sell spreads, dates, proofs, condition and taxes, with a simple estimate method.
Prices
Silver Prices Explained: Benchmarks, Volatility and Coin Premiums
How the silver spot price and the LBMA Silver Price work, why silver is more volatile than gold, and why silver coins carry higher premiums.