StackGuides, strategies, and market insights for precious metals buyers and stackers.
You've got silver coins and you want to sell them. Maybe you inherited a collection, maybe you're rebalancing your stack, or maybe you need cash. Whatever the …
Most precious metals buyers make purchasing decisions based on feel. Gold dropped today, so it seems like a good time to buy. Silver's been climbing for two we…
10K scrap gold is worth more than most people assume. At 41.67% pure gold, a handful of 10K chains, rings, and earrings can add up to hundreds or even thousand…
Browsing online marketplaces for gold and silver deals is a time sink. You scroll through hundreds of listings on Facebook Marketplace, most of which are overp…
The price of 14K gold per gram changes every time the gold spot price moves — which is multiple times per hour during trading sessions. There's no single perma…
A karat stamp tells you what the manufacturer says a piece is. A purity test tells you what it actually is. If you're buying scrap gold — especially from the p…
The scrap value of gold today depends on one thing that changes constantly — the spot price — and two things that don't change: the weight of your piece and it…
Every scrap gold buyer pays tuition. The question is how much. Some mistakes cost you $20 and a lesson. Others cost hundreds and a chunk of your confidence. Th…
Every gold transaction starts with one number: the melt value. It's the dollar amount the pure gold content of a piece is worth at today's market price — what …
If you've ever looked at a gold ring and wondered what "14K" actually means — or why a 10K chain costs so much less than an 18K chain of the same size — this g…
14K is the karat you'll see more than any other if you're buying or selling scrap gold in the United States. It accounts for roughly 60–70% of all gold jewelry…
Nobody can predict where gold and silver prices will be in six months. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. But you don't need a prediction to …
Scrap gold is worth exactly what the math says it's worth — weight times purity times today's spot price. That number is the melt value, and in 2026, with gold…
Buying scrap gold is one of those businesses that looks simple from the outside. Someone sells you their old jewelry for less than the gold is worth, you sell …
10K gold gets overlooked. A lot of buyers skip right past it, thinking it's barely gold at all — "only 10 karats." That's a mistake. 10K gold is 41.67% pure go…
You started with a simple spreadsheet. One tab for gold, one for silver. Date, weight, karat, what you paid. It worked fine when you had ten entries.
You're standing at a flea market holding a bag of pre-1965 quarters. The seller wants $120. Are they worth it? The answer comes down to one number: the melt va…
You're at a pawn shop. The owner slides a tray of gold chains across the counter and says, "I'll take $600 for the lot." The chains look heavy. The stamps say …
If you're holding a 14K gold chain, ring, or bracelet and wondering what it's actually worth, you're asking the right question. The answer depends on three thi…
Every scrap gold buyer has thought about it at some point. You're making $200 profit on a Tuesday afternoon deal and you think: what if I did this full time? W…
It's the question that starts more arguments in the stacking community than anything else: gold or silver? Both have been money for thousands of years. Both ho…
If you're searching for a precious metals app, you've probably come across GoldFolio and Nu Stack. Both deal with gold and silver. Both have free tiers. Both l…
If you're still calculating melt value with a phone calculator and a spot price you Googled ten minutes ago, you're working harder than you need to. Scrap gold…
You're standing at a pawn shop counter. The seller wants $180 for a 14K gold chain. It looks heavy — maybe 20 grams. Is that a good deal, or are you about to l…