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.
Desk
Review Desk
Side-by-side work on blog bullion, held to the same conditions each time.
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 in New Mexico: Costs, Taxes and Rules
What physical silver costs in New Mexico, from dealer premiums and gross receipts tax to storage options, plus the federal collectibles tax rate, IRS reporting and FTC rules on purity claims.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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Household bullion storage case: a fictional walkthrough
A fictional household bullion storage case: one household rebuilds inventory, split custody, privacy controls, insurance records, transfer, and recovery.
Maintenance
Bullion storage, insurance, and access checklist
Bullion storage checklist covering ownership, custody, physical controls, policy wording, inventory proof, digital privacy, emergency access, and annual review.
Guides
How to build a bullion inventory without exposing it
A bullion inventory records what you own, its cost basis and storage location while keeping vault access codes and home addresses out of the file.
Guides
Precious Metals Storage Guide to Custody and Records
This precious metals storage guide covers custody, access, bullion inventories, insurance questions, environmental protection, and recurring record reviews.
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Case study: resolving an online bullion order dispute
Online bullion dispute case showing how a buyer documented delay, rejected a product substitution, preserved card rights, and reconciled a complete refund.
Maintenance
Bullion order checklist: payment, shipping, delivery, and inspection
A shipped bullion order checklist for verifying payment, price locks, carrier and signature terms, package condition, opening, inspection, and claim ownership.
Guides
How to verify bullion seller identity and document an order
Verify bullion seller identity, request a complete written quote, and keep dated evidence from payment through delivery, inspection, and any dispute.
Guides
Bullion dealer due diligence: checks and records
Bullion dealer due diligence means identifying the seller, recording product and delivery terms, and keeping payment and inspection records.
Guides
Affordable jewelry and watches: construction and wear
Affordable jewelry and watches, explained through metal construction, wear at contact points, watch components, and practical choices on a small budget.
Guides
Which jewelry and watch brands actually deserve the price, in 2027?
Ranked jewelry and watch brands for 2027, judged on hallmarking, servicing and resale value, with what each luxury house is actually good at.
Features
Comparing three silver bullion quotes: a worked case
Silver quote case comparing three fictional dealers through product identity, quantity tier, payment, shipping, delivered premium, buyback, net exit, and records.
Maintenance
Bullion quote and invoice checklist: fields to verify before paying
A pre-payment bullion checklist of quote and invoice fields to confirm, recalculate, and save, plus receipt checks and substitution, buyback, and dispute notes.
Rules
Paying Cash for Bullion: A Buyer's Counter Checklist
Paying cash for bullion over $10,000 means ID, a Form 8300 filed by the dealer and a January 31 statement. A buyer's checklist for the counter and after.
Rules
GST HST Gold Bullion Exempt? Canada's Zero-Rating Rules
GST HST gold bullion exempt? In Canada, qualifying investment metal is zero-rated, not exempt, for GST/HST; provincial sales taxes may still apply.
Guides
Pawn Shop Bullion Inspection: What to Ask Before Buying
Pawn shop bullion inspection means checking a seller's license, asking how a coin was tested, comparing its quote with spot, and putting terms in writing.
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Florida bullion scams: telemarketing, fake storage, and IRA rollover warning signs
Florida bullion scams hit retirees hardest: telemarketing, fake storage schemes, and IRA rollover tricks, with warning signs and where to report fraud.
Guides
How to calculate an all-in bullion price and break-even level
Calculating an all-in bullion price means adding premiums, storage fees, and assay costs, then finding the resale price that returns your money.
Reviews
How to evaluate bullion dealers in New York City, licenses, complaints and COMEX ties
To evaluate bullion dealers New York City buyers should check COMEX membership, BBB complaints, New York attorney general records and FINRA registration.
Rules
IRS Form 1099-B and Form 8300: what bullion dealers file and sellers report
Federal reporting for bullion dealers and sellers: Form 1099-B for specified items and Form 8300 for cash over $10,000, with records and penalties.
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How New York, Texas and California attorneys general pursue bullion fraud
State attorneys general bullion fraud cases in New York, Texas and California: the penalties, restitution figures and complaint steps buyers can use.
Rules
US and Canada bullion purchases: CBP declaration, GST/HST purity, and USMCA basics
What US and Canadian border rules mean for bullion: CBP declaration and exemptions, GST/HST purity thresholds, USMCA tariff treatment, and shipping records.
Rules
How US sales tax on bullion works across Texas, California, New York and Florida
US sales tax on bullion depends on your state: Texas, California, New York and Florida each set different exemption thresholds and dealer collection rules.
Guides
Bullion Spot Pricing: LBMA Auction Times and Price Layers
Bullion spot pricing explained: what the LBMA benchmark covers, when each auction runs, the layers between benchmark and invoice, and US tax reporting.
Features
Choosing a one ounce platinum bullion format: a fictional case
A fictional case compares four one ounce platinum formats: Maple Leaf coin, APMEX round, PAMP Suisse minted bar, and Johnson Matthey cast bar, with invented quotes.
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Palladium liquidity case: a fictional coin, bar and exits
A fictional palladium liquidity case: one coin and one bar, local and mail-in exits compared net, futures terms read correctly, position kept small.
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Building and selling a small silver position case
Silver bullion case tracing a fictional 60-ounce position through product choice, delivered premiums, inventory, storage, staged bids, sale costs, and records.
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A gold bar purchase and its exit cost: a worked case
Gold bar purchase case comparing a 20-gram bar with a one-ounce coin through delivered premium, custody, documentation, buyback spread, and sale records.
Features
First physical metals purchase case: the order of checks
A fictional first physical metals purchase case: the pitch refused, then seller, product, delivery, storage, tax-record and exit checks in the order made.
Guides
Jewelry and watch buying starts with a guide to checking construction
Jewelry and watches judged on evidence: reading the metal marks, stones without a ring, the watch as a machine, and construction you can check in a minute.
Guides
Bullion formats guide: Coins, rounds and bars
Bullion formats guide to sovereign coins, private rounds, minted bars and cast bars, explaining weight, fineness, markings, and product specifications.
Guides
How to Compare Gold Bullion Quote Details Line by Line
Learn how to compare gold bullion quote details by matching fine-gold content, spot timing, purchase costs, delivered price, premiums, and resale value.
Maintenance
First bullion purchase due-diligence checklist
First bullion purchase checklist for product identity, dealer research, premiums, payment, delivery, authentication, storage, insurance, records, and exit.
Guides
Gold Bullion Buying Guide: Working Out Fine Content
Gold bullion buying starts with fine content: troy ounces versus grams, karat and fineness, and why a coin and a bar can hold the same amount of gold.
Maintenance
Gold coin and bar inspection checklist on delivery
Gold coin and bar inspection checklist for listings, packages, markings, weight, dimensions, security features, records, testing limits, and escalation.
Maintenance
Mint, Refiner and Hallmark Checklist: Reading Bullion Marks
A checklist for reading a bullion item's mint, refiner, hallmark, and serial marks, and for what list and accreditation claims do and do not prove.
Guides
Physical precious metals guide: ownership, costs, risks, and records
Physical precious metals guide covering bullion forms, dealer pricing, premiums, custody, insurance, liquidity, fraud, taxes, and recordkeeping requirements.
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Platinum and palladium bullion guide to risks
Platinum and palladium bullion guide to the risks of each metal: supply, products, quotes, U.S. tax and IRA rules, verification, storage and resale.
Maintenance
Platinum and palladium dealer-quote checklist
Platinum and palladium quote checklist covering metal identity, products, benchmark times, premiums, fees, packaging, testing, bids, delivery, and records.
Guides
Bullion product specification reading guide: identity, mass, dimensions, marks, and packaging
Reading a bullion product specification: record identity, separate gross weight, fineness and fine content, note dimensions, tolerance, marks, packaging and sources.
Guides
How to receive, inventory, and store silver bullion
Silver bullion receiving and storage method covering package evidence, counts, weights, condition, private inventory, safe materials, load, insurance, and access.
Guides
How to research platinum bullion product details
Learn to research platinum bullion product details: identify the item, check its specification, compare a benchmark, test resale depth, and plan verification.
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Silver bullion guide: coins, rounds, bars, and care
Silver bullion guide covering common coins, rounds, and bars, plus storage, tarnish, inventory records, and resale planning for physical silver.
Maintenance
Silver bullion purchase and condition checklist
Silver bullion purchase checklist covering exact specifications, quote terms, package condition, counts, markings, security, measurements, surfaces, and records.
Guides
How to write a personal precious metals purchase policy
A precious metals purchase policy sets your purpose, spending cap, eligible products, quote fields, seller checks, payment, custody, records, and pause rules.