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Precious Metals Pricing

Precious Metals Pricing

Price is a determining factor in all things we consider buying, including gold and silver. Learning the historical and current price trends of precious metals can help you to better understand the factors that influence the global market daily. 

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Two American Innovation Dollars on a rock.

What Are American Innovation Dollars? 

The American Innovation $1 Coin Program celebrates inventors and breakthroughs from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. The series runs
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Wyoming state quarters on a table.

Wyoming State Quarter Errors 

Wyoming state quarters have been documented with a variety of mint errors, including the Pooping Horse die break, wrong planchets, missing clad layers, and off-center
Read More
Two Delaware state quarters on a rock.

Delaware State Quarter Errors 

The Delaware state quarter was the first issue in the 50 State Quarters Program and has produced a range of mint errors that collectors pursue.
Read More
Connecticut state quarters on a table.

Connecticut State Quarter Errors 

Connecticut state quarters have been documented with a wide range of mint errors, including wrong planchets, missing clad layers, off-center strikes, and die cracks. Certified
Read More
Georgia state quarters on a table.

Georgia State Quarter Errors

Georgia state quarters have been documented with a range of mint errors, including experimental planchets, missing clad layers, off-center strikes, and die cracks. Experimental planchet
Read More
A long dining table set entirely with silver flatware, candlesticks, and centerpieces.

Where to Sell Silver Serving Pieces

Silver trays, bowls, tea sets, and serving utensils can vary widely in value depending on whether they are sterling, another solid silver alloy, or silver
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A silver tray on a white marble table.

Where to Sell Silver-Plated Trays 

Silver-plated trays rarely have meaningful scrap value. The distinction between plated and sterling determines which buyers to approach and how much to expect. For most
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Tarnished, silver-plated plate, knife, and fork.

Where Can You Sell Silver-Plated Items? 

Silver-plated items have real resale potential, but they rarely belong in the same category as sterling for precious metals buyers. Most plated pieces sell on
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A collection of silver jewelry in a wooden box.

Where Can I Sell My Silver Jewelry? 

Silver jewelry may sit in the drawer long after it was last worn, and some of it has more value than it appears. The right
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Two silver bracelets, one smooth and the other braided, sitting on a white marble tabletop.

Where Can I Sell My Silver Bracelet? 

Silver bracelets often sit in a drawer long after they were last worn, and their value depends on more than metal content. Metal, design, maker,
Read More
Several silver necklace chains of varying weights and styles against a black velvet background.

How to Sell Your Silver Necklace 

A silver necklace may sit for years, and still have value whether the clasp is broken, the chain is outdated, or the piece was simply
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A closeup of the 925 mark on a piece of sterling silver jewelry.

How to Sell Sterling Silver 

Sterling silver sits unused in many households, tucked into cabinets, jewelry boxes, and inherited collections that have not been touched in years. Unlike decorative or
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Silver spoons and sporks arranged against a white tablecloth.

How to Sell Silver Flatware 

Silver flatware has a way of becoming part of a family's scenery, passed down and stored for occasions that rarely come. Much of it has
Read More
Two oval-shaped silver hoop earrings side-by-side on a beige stone table.

How to Sell Silver Earrings 

Silver earrings are easy to overlook, small enough to lose and simple enough to forget, but a jewelry box full of singles, broken pairs, and
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Silver candlesticks with lit candles on a dining room table with a floral arrangement.

How to Sell Silver Candlesticks 

Silver candlesticks often outlast their usefulness, sitting on mantels or arriving through inheritance with little information attached. A piece that feels heavy may be solid
Read More
A collection of silver jewelry against a gray background.

How to Sell Scrap Silver

Scrap silver is easy to overlook because it rarely looks like an investment. A broken bracelet, a bent spoon, or a single earring may not
Read More
A collection of antique silver pots and containers.

How to Sell Antique Silver 

Antique silver can be difficult to sell because it often carries two kinds of value at once. Some pieces are worth more for their maker,
Read More
A silver tea set with pot, sugar, and cream on the table of a plush sitting room.

How to Sell a Silver Tea Set

Sterling silver, silver plate, and mixed-material sets look nearly identical but hold value in different ways and suit entirely different buyers. The marks stamped underneath
Read More
A pile of silver rings against a light blue background.

How and Why to Sell Silver Rings 

Sterling silver, silver-plated, and unmarked rings can look nearly identical but hold value in different ways and suit entirely different buyers. The marks stamped inside
Read More
Several heavily tarnished silver items against a white background and with a flower in a vase.

Can You Sell Tarnished Silver? 

Tarnished silver is worth selling in most cases, and the dark surface is rarely what a serious buyer evaluates. For a precious metals buyer, purity
Read More
Washington state quarters on a table.

Washington State Quarter Errors 

The 2007 Washington state quarter is collected for several notable strike and die-related errors, including off-center strikes, missing clad layers, die cracks, cuds, and unusual
Read More

What Are American Innovation Dollars? 

The American Innovation $1 Coin Program celebrates inventors and breakthroughs from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. The series runs
Read More

Wyoming State Quarter Errors 

Wyoming state quarters have been documented with a variety of mint errors, including the Pooping Horse die break, wrong planchets, missing clad layers, and off-center
Read More

Delaware State Quarter Errors 

The Delaware state quarter was the first issue in the 50 State Quarters Program and has produced a range of mint errors that collectors pursue.
Read More

Connecticut State Quarter Errors 

Connecticut state quarters have been documented with a wide range of mint errors, including wrong planchets, missing clad layers, off-center strikes, and die cracks. Certified
Read More

Georgia State Quarter Errors

Georgia state quarters have been documented with a range of mint errors, including experimental planchets, missing clad layers, off-center strikes, and die cracks. Experimental planchet
Read More

Where to Sell Silver Serving Pieces

Silver trays, bowls, tea sets, and serving utensils can vary widely in value depending on whether they are sterling, another solid silver alloy, or silver
Read More

Where to Sell Silver-Plated Trays 

Silver-plated trays rarely have meaningful scrap value. The distinction between plated and sterling determines which buyers to approach and how much to expect. For most
Read More

Where Can You Sell Silver-Plated Items? 

Silver-plated items have real resale potential, but they rarely belong in the same category as sterling for precious metals buyers. Most plated pieces sell on
Read More

Where Can I Sell My Silver Jewelry? 

Silver jewelry may sit in the drawer long after it was last worn, and some of it has more value than it appears. The right
Read More

Where Can I Sell My Silver Bracelet? 

Silver bracelets often sit in a drawer long after they were last worn, and their value depends on more than metal content. Metal, design, maker,
Read More

How to Sell Your Silver Necklace 

A silver necklace may sit for years, and still have value whether the clasp is broken, the chain is outdated, or the piece was simply
Read More

How to Sell Sterling Silver 

Sterling silver sits unused in many households, tucked into cabinets, jewelry boxes, and inherited collections that have not been touched in years. Unlike decorative or
Read More

How to Sell Silver Flatware 

Silver flatware has a way of becoming part of a family’s scenery, passed down and stored for occasions that rarely come. Much of it has
Read More

How to Sell Silver Earrings 

Silver earrings are easy to overlook, small enough to lose and simple enough to forget, but a jewelry box full of singles, broken pairs, and
Read More

How to Sell Silver Candlesticks 

Silver candlesticks often outlast their usefulness, sitting on mantels or arriving through inheritance with little information attached. A piece that feels heavy may be solid
Read More

How to Sell Scrap Silver

Scrap silver is easy to overlook because it rarely looks like an investment. A broken bracelet, a bent spoon, or a single earring may not
Read More

How to Sell Antique Silver 

Antique silver can be difficult to sell because it often carries two kinds of value at once. Some pieces are worth more for their maker,
Read More

How to Sell a Silver Tea Set

Sterling silver, silver plate, and mixed-material sets look nearly identical but hold value in different ways and suit entirely different buyers. The marks stamped underneath
Read More

How and Why to Sell Silver Rings 

Sterling silver, silver-plated, and unmarked rings can look nearly identical but hold value in different ways and suit entirely different buyers. The marks stamped inside
Read More

Can You Sell Tarnished Silver? 

Tarnished silver is worth selling in most cases, and the dark surface is rarely what a serious buyer evaluates. For a precious metals buyer, purity
Read More

Washington State Quarter Errors 

The 2007 Washington state quarter is collected for several notable strike and die-related errors, including off-center strikes, missing clad layers, die cracks, cuds, and unusual
Read More

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What is Bullion?

Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium all come in various forms and sizes to create a variety of options for investors and collectors.  

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What Is an Eagle

Since the U.S. Mint’s American Eagle program began in 1986, Gold and Silver Eagles have remained a popular choice among both investors and collectors

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