Features
Estate bullion sale case: a fictional workflow
A fictional estate bullion sale case follows inventory, authority review, valuation, beneficiary distribution, dealer bids, auction, and final reconciliation.
Archive
October 2026
Rules
Cost-basis, inheritance, payment, and shipment problems
Bullion sale problems guide for missing basis, gifts, inherited holdings, unclear authority, mixed lots, false payments, shipment loss, and record repair.
Maintenance
Bullion sale checklist for records and transfers
Bullion sale checklist for organizing ownership, inventory, basis records, bids, payment, reporting review, custody, and estate transfers.
Guides
Buying and Storing Physical Silver: Costs, Taxes, Rules
What physical silver costs to buy and store, from dealer premiums to storage fees, plus federal collectibles tax and the FTC rules on purity claims.
Reviews
Bullion sale channels: what to check before you sell
Bullion sale channels: dealer, auction, consignment, and private sales, with the questions to ask, the terms to verify, and how payment risk differs in each.
Guides
Selling Physical Precious Metals: Records and Handoffs
Selling physical precious metals means confirming authority, reconciling each lot, comparing net offers, controlling the handoff, and preserving records.
Features
Conflicting silver bar tests: a fictional case
A fictional case of conflicting silver bar tests shows how XRF, weight, dimensions, conductivity, and ultrasound results were documented and resolved by a lab.
Rules
Bullion authentication problems: evidence and uncertainty
Bullion authentication problems: copied serials, tampered holders, conflicting tests, altered surfaces, and inconclusive results.
Guides
Silver guide: CBP entry, forms and marking for imports
This silver guide covers CBP entry forms, silver classification under HTS Chapter 71, country-of-origin marking, and how long entry records are kept.
Maintenance
Suspect Bullion Checklist for Quarantine and Evidence
Suspect bullion checklist for isolating an item, preserving packaging and transaction records, documenting discrepancies, and choosing a review path.
Reviews
Bullion test methods compared: a qualitative overview
Bullion test methods compared as a qualitative overview of what each measures, their practical limits, and why results should be combined.
Guides
How to document a non-destructive bullion examination
A non-destructive bullion examination record must show who tested it, with what equipment, and where the method stopped short of full assay.