Nu Stack is a free precious metals calculator and portfolio tracking tool built for scrap gold buyers, silver stackers, coin collectors, pawn shop owners, and dealers. It works in your browser on any device — phone, tablet, or desktop. Add it to your home screen and it acts like a native app. Your data syncs across all your devices in real time.
Enter the weight and karat of any gold or silver item and see the melt value instantly based on today's spot price. The calculator supports all standard gold karats (10K, 14K, 18K, 22K, 24K) and silver grades (.800, .900, .925, .999), plus XRF custom purity overrides for professional buyers. Enter multiple items at different karats in a single session, set your buy rate to control your margin, and the deal gauge shows you how good the deal is before you commit. Generate PDF receipts with signature capture and photo documentation.
Track every deal you make — what you bought, what you paid, who you bought from, and what it's worth today. The portfolio overview shows your total holdings, metal allocation, and gain/loss updated with live spot prices. The profit dashboard breaks down your P&L by source, metal type, and time period. The seller CRM tracks every deal by seller with notes, contact info, and ratings.
The strategy panel provides SMA (Simple Moving Average), RSI (Relative Strength Index), and MACD indicators for both gold and silver with buy and sell signals. Track the gold/silver ratio, monitor price trends, and review your historical deal performance with source ROI, seasonal patterns, and win-rate statistics.
The Treasure Hunter Chrome extension scans marketplace listings on Facebook Marketplace, Facebook Groups, Craigslist, Whatnot, and eBay while you browse. It overlays color-coded badges showing deal quality based on melt value — so you can spot good deals instantly without leaving the page. Requires Pro plan.
Take a photo or upload an image of any coin and the AI identifies it using Google Vision and Gemini, providing the coin's identity, specifications, and estimated valuation from a database of over 1,500 coins.
Nu Stack includes a dealer map for finding pawn shops, coin dealers, thrift stores, and antique shops nearby. The weight assistant uses the Archimedes density method for non-destructive purity testing. Bulk import lets you upload spreadsheets of past deals. Price alerts notify you when gold or silver hits your target. The sell/ship manager tracks outgoing shipments to refineries and buyers with settlement logging.
Free: Calculator, inventory, profit dashboard, seller CRM, deal gauge, receipt generation. Stacker ($4.99/mo): Adds coin portfolio, strategy panel, price alerts, sell/ship management, refinery tracker. Pro ($9.99/mo): Adds Chrome extension, dealer map, AI coin ID, weight assistant, bulk import.
Nu Stack is built by Daniel Skemp, a solo developer in Leander, Texas who buys and sells precious metals. It is not a portfolio tracker for passive holders — it is a complete operating system for people who actively buy, evaluate, sell, and trade gold and silver every day. Whether you buy scrap jewelry at pawn shops, stack bullion, collect coins, or run a dealing business, Nu Stack gives you the tools to make better decisions and track every deal.
Calculate melt value, estimate refinery payouts, and grade every deal — before you buy.
Calculator · Inventory · Receipts · AI Coin ID · Portfolio · Analytics — all in one app.
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Based on live spot • 98% refinery rate • 20% profit target
Example calculation only. Results vary based on actual spot price at time of purchase.
Not sure where to start? Stack walks you through the entire app — from your first deal to advanced strategy tools. No manuals. No tutorials. Just ask.
"Hey! Welcome to Nu Stack. I'm Stack — I'll walk you through everything. Want to start by entering a practice deal, or explore your dashboard first?"
Available on every page — just click the chat icon in the bottom corner.
Snap a photo. The AI identifies the coin, tells you its metal content, and gives you an instant valuation — from melt value to collector premium.
Built for scrap gold buyers, coin collectors, and stackers — real tools, not toy calculators.

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Enter weight, pick karat, get melt value and refinery payout instantly.

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Snap a photo. Get the coin, the year, and the value.

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See your total holdings, allocation, and gain/loss in real time.

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Generate branded receipts with signature capture and photo proof.

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Speak your weights — hands-free entry for the counter.

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See live valuations while you browse online listings.
Bought scrap gold at a pawn shop, estate sale, flea market, or online? Enter it here.
Type in the weight and purity. Add multiple karats if it's a mixed lot.
Instantly see: melt value, estimated refinery payout, and a profitability grade.
Instead of switching between a melt calculator, coin ID app, and spreadsheet — use one integrated platform with real refinery math.
| Feature | 🧮 Free Melt Calculators | 📸 Coin ID Apps | 📋 Inventory Spreadsheets | Nu Stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live spot prices | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Basic melt value | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Melt value with refinery rate | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Profitability grading | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Decision breakdown & benchmarking | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Refinery rate + treatment charges | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Multi-karat mixed lots | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Yield deductions (stones, clasps) | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| XRF purity overrides | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| AI coin identification | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| 1,600+ coin database with valuations | ❌ | partial | ❌ | ✅ |
| Melt + dealer + collector pricing | ❌ | partial | ❌ | ✅ |
| Inventory tracking with photos | ❌ | ❌ | partial | ✅ |
| Seller receipts with signature pad | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| PDF receipt generation | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Customer-facing mode | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Seller ledger & CRM | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Profit dashboard & analytics | ❌ | ❌ | partial | ✅ |
| Performance by source & item type | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Sell / ship pipeline | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Voice input (“Hey Stack”) | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| 8 currencies + live FX | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
One app. One login. Every tool a precious metals buyer needs.
These aren't checkboxes. These are real tools built for how dealers actually work.
Got an XRF reading that shows 56.2% instead of standard 14k? Enter the exact purity per item. Your melt value and payout estimate update instantly — no rounding, no guessing.
Generate professional PDF receipts with grade breakdown, live spot, payout amount, and a seller signature pad — right on your phone. Replace handwritten receipts forever.
Every entry gets a profitability grade — with a breakdown of why. Plus, it ranks each purchase against your entire history so you improve with every transaction.
Hands full at a pawn shop? Say "5 grams 14k" and it enters the data for you. Wake-word activated, continuous listening, with undo and clear commands.
Every calculation mirrors how refineries actually pay: spot price × refinery rate − treatment charges, adjusted for purity and yield deductions. No guesswork. No "estimated melt value." Your actual expected payout.
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💡 Make informed decisions with profitability grading on every entry.
Everything you need to calculate and track your purchases.
For serious buyers who track coins and manage inventory.
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