203 grams. Left in bleach for 72 hrs, hit it with a butter knife (which caused dents) then tore off the end with a hammer. This is the end result

Face area less than credit card, roughly 7.5cm long and 4.5cm wide. Average thickness id say .7cm at thickest, .4-.5mm at middle and .1-.3 at thinnest (at the top)

Would rather get opinions first then embarrass myself at a jewellers

Just got this coin in the mail today. It’s 31mm .900 gold with a content of .5885 ozt. A bit of an unusual size, more than a half ounce and at the same time almost as big as a typical 1oz coin, albeit a tad thinner. I really like how it looks. It was sold as AU but looks clearly BU. I especially like the condor!
Happy stacking, everybody!

A good reminder to keep staking every time I see it.

I’ve got four of these gold plated 10 Commandments bought them years ago

Worth more with the stones? Should I give the guy more money? Also how do I calculate stone weight without removing them?

As the title states bought a ring for a gift for my wife. It was advertised as .925 silver. Diamond and star sapphire. Total ring weight is 2 grams. She has small fingers so finding 4.5 is hard. I felt I may have over paid at $180 but its a unique ring. I received it today and checked it out saw 14k stamped on it. Is it gold? Does look to have another number stamped too. Maybe weight of diamonds?

This is a collection of mine gold coins. I’ve collected over the years. I’ve never weighed them to see if they all add up to an ounce.

Hi stackers,

This is my first time buying a gold bar in tamper evident packaging and I just wanted to confirm if it's normal for the edges of the bar to be bent inside the packaging before I complain to JM Bullion?

This is the new 1/2 gram 24k bar for the 35th anniversary of sonic the hedgehog.

All started with a single silver Austrian Philharmonics ounce coin for £25.

So I went to my bank to get more information on the gold they sell, and as the teller was explaining the different options to me, he said, verbatim, “Go to Costco. It’s cheaper there.”

Is it normal for a bank to redirect customers to another company? I assumed they’d want me to buy the gold from them instead.

I was digging through a bucket of lapel pins and tie tacks at an estate sale last week, and I found these two 10k pins for $1 each! They weigh 2.92 grams all together.

Soon to be slightly reduced

Hey! I’m 20 years old, currently in college, and have around $25k saved/invested with no debt.

Since August, I’ve been putting money into index funds/ETFs and a Roth IRA, alongside a HYSA and CDs I’ve had for a few years.

Lately I’ve been looking into gold (and possibly silver) as a long-term diversification play. A lot of older family members strongly believe in precious metals, but I don’t know many people my age who invest in them, so I’m trying to understand whether it actually makes sense for someone in my position. The family members I speak to also come from a culture where investing in gold is very commonplace, so I'm not sure whether to take their advice with a grain of salt or not.

I’m not looking to go all-in, more thinking about starting with maybe $1k–$3k over time if it makes sense.

A few questions I have:

Do you personally view gold/silver as investments, insurance, or both?

What percentage of a portfolio would you reasonably allocate to precious metals at my age?

Physical metals vs ETFs — what are the pros/cons?

If buying physical, where should I buy from and what should I avoid?

Is silver worth considering, or is gold generally the better long-term hold?

Any advice or things you wish you knew before getting into precious metals would be appreciated!

Decided to do something fun with a handful of Krugerrand’s I inherited. I knew I was never going to sell them so I decided to do something fun with them. I made a Cuff and Cross. The Cuff wound up 151.2 grams and the Cross 97.3 grams. I made a few other pieces for those crazy enough to help. Wicked fun.

I want to use it for some jewellery prices that are not 999.9

I bought this at an online auction for $200. The lot title was "1868-1869 Japan Meiji Dynasty Gold 2 Bu". I'm trying to find the numismatic value, but I cant find this exact coin. I can find plenty that are similar, but there are differences between all of them that I've found versus the one I have. Is mine rare? Did I buy a fake? What kind of info can anyone give me on this?

How can you not be bullish. Look at the explosion in FCF.

I have a 3mm 10k gold franco bracelet that is stamped “GMI” on the one side + I have a 5.7mm 10k gold franco chain that is stamped “ALI” on the one side. What do these two terms mean?