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A Budget and Buying Plan for Precious Metals

Below-Melt Watch: Five NC and VA Lots Under Melt, Oct 26

A 10K pin and four sterling lots whose current all-in bids, tax included, still trail their metal value

Gold sits in its $4,046–4,091 zone at the Oct 22 settlement

Where COMEX gold's 6-month swing-high and swing-low zones sat at the Oct 22 settlement, and what those zones mean.

How to Spot Fake Gold and Silver Coins at Auction

Five checks that catch most counterfeit Morgans, Eagles, and slabs before you bid, plus the listing red flags that should lower your number.

Storing and Securing Your Metal

Where physical gold and silver can sit at night: home safe ratings and anchoring, bank safe-deposit boxes (not FDIC-insured), private depositories, insurance riders and floaters, handling and tarnish, the trade-offs, and a storage checklist.

Gold's MACD moves below its signal line at the Oct 22 settlement

Where COMEX gold's RSI and MACD stood at the Oct 22 settlement, and what those two indicators measure.

Finding Southeast Metal Auctions and Reading Their Terms

The under-melt lots are out there; the work is finding the sales and reading the fine print before you bid.

Gold below its lower Bollinger Band at the Oct 22 settlement

Where COMEX gold stood against its 20-, 50- and 200-day averages and its bands at the Oct 22 settlement, and what those lines measure.

Starting Small: Scrap Gold and Junk Silver

What scrap gold and junk silver mean, how to price them by the gram and by face value, where small lots show up, how to avoid fakes and overpaying, and a first-purchase checklist.