Interactive tools
Gold and Silver Tools & Calculators
Calculate silver coin melt value, estimate junk silver, convert troy-ounce weights, estimate gold purity and raw metal value, and read nine focused calculation guides.
Educational articles
Gold IRA and Physical Metals Articles
Start here for plain-English education on Gold IRAs, precious-metals IRA rules, physical bullion, fees, risks, storage, premiums, authenticity, and dealer research questions.
Tools and calculators
Physical metals buying guides
Buyer checklist
Free Physical Metals Buyer Checklist: What to Compare Before You Buy
Use a plain-English checklist to compare premiums, shipping, insurance, storage, authenticity, buyback policies, and dealer pricing before buying physical metals.
Physical gold buying
How to Buy Physical Gold Online Safely
Review dealer policies, premiums, shipping, insurance, authenticity documentation, storage, and resale questions before ordering physical gold online.
Gold format comparison
Gold Coins vs Gold Bars: Which Is Better?
Compare gold coins and bars across premiums, recognition, storage, resale flexibility, liquidity, and buyer goals.
Silver format comparison
Silver Coins vs Rounds vs Bars: Differences
Learn the practical differences between silver coins, private-mint rounds, and bars before comparing pricing or resale options.
Bullion pricing
Spot Price vs Premium: Gold and Silver Costs
Understand why physical gold and silver cost more than spot, including premiums, spreads, shipping, payment fees, and buyback friction.
Storage guide
Where to Store Gold and Silver Safely
Compare home storage, bank safe deposit boxes, and private vaults across access, insurance, documentation, cost, and liquidity tradeoffs.
Buyback policies
Selling Bullion Back to a Dealer: Buyback Questions
Review buyback policy questions, bid/ask spreads, verification, shipping, payment timing, and resale friction before buying bullion.
Authenticity guide
How to Spot Fake Gold and Silver Bullion
Use seller due diligence, product specs, packaging review, records, non-destructive checks, and professional testing to reduce counterfeit risk.
Gold IRA guides
Beginner guide
What Is a Gold IRA? A Beginner’s Guide for Retirement Investors
Learn what a Gold IRA is, how it generally works, how it differs from owning gold personally, and what risks and questions to understand before requesting a kit.
Decision guide
Gold IRA Pros and Cons: What Retirement Investors Should Know First
Review potential benefits, tradeoffs, fees, storage rules, volatility, liquidity questions, and provider-evaluation points before requesting a kit or consultation.
Rollover guide
How to Roll Over a 401(k) Into a Gold IRA: Steps, Rules, and Questions to Ask
Understand direct and indirect rollovers, account eligibility, custodian and depository roles, pricing questions, and common issues to review before starting paperwork.
Cost guide
Gold IRA Fees Explained: Setup, Storage, Pricing, and Other Costs to Ask About
Review common Gold IRA cost layers, including setup fees, annual custodian costs, storage fees, transaction charges, pricing premiums, promotions, and written questions to ask providers.
Comparison guide
Gold IRA vs. Traditional IRA: Key Differences Retirement Savers Should Understand
Understand why “Gold IRA” and “Traditional IRA” are not always opposite categories, and compare asset types, custody, storage, fees, liquidity, income profile, and IRA rules.
Physical gold comparison
Gold IRA vs Physical Gold: IRA-Owned Metals vs Self-Custody
Compare IRA-owned metals with personally owned coins or bars, including custody, storage, fees, liquidity, tax questions, risks, and practical questions to ask first.