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Short, practical guides about precious metals and currency exchange.
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What is the spot price?
The spot price is the current market price for immediate delivery of one troy ounce of metal — the base every dealer starts from.
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Troy ounce vs gram
Precious metals trade in troy ounces: 1 oz t = 31.1035 g. Here is how to convert between the units used on price lists.
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How to buy investment gold
Bars or coins, which weights carry the lowest premium, what LBMA accreditation means, and how VAT treats investment gold.
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Investing in silver
Why silver is more volatile than gold, how VAT changes the mathematics, and which products investors prefer.
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How currency exchange rates work
Reference rate, buy rate, sell rate — what each number means and how to compare exchange offices fairly.
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Understanding bid and ask
Every market quote has two sides. Knowing them explains why 'the gold price' is never a single number.
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Our market-data methodology
Where every number on this site comes from, how often it refreshes, and what the freshness badges mean.
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