r/Gold

What is a good sell point for this?
It’s 24kt 29.3grams
I’m in no rush to sell just curious on what I could get for it.

Just picked up my new Cuban. 210g, 24k, 20 inches, approximately 9mm

I have been watching China buy all this gold from producers and other places. I wonder if they will buy coins. It would be a crazy outcome if price gets to a certain level and people start buying coins out of markets like the US and Europe.

Has to be bullish gold that is already in small amounts that people can buy.

So, pretend like a Goldback isn't incredible and not the best currency man has ever created.

Not related to the FBI of a CIA agent or nothing lol!

Aside from the visual appeal of a nice button/bar of gold, is there any disadvantage to leaving it in this form if its not going to be jewelry or a manufactured bar with premium value?

I'd be particularly interested in hearing from some of the home refiners here. Have any of you ever hit dried gold precipitate with an XRF to see how reliably it reads? I'm curious how accurately it could determine purity compared to testing the same material after melting it into a homogeneous button.

Overall, I've been thinking about the practicality of storing some freshly refined gold precipitate in powder form rather than melting it into bars or buttons. Its the same exact material, after all. Just pre-baked batter form.

Assuming it's been properly refined, washed, dried, and ideally verified for purity, is there a downside to NOT melting it into a solid form if you don't intend to sell it anytime soon?

The major appeal for me is that it's incredibly inconspicuous. A container of brown powder doesn't exactly scream gold. Something as ordinary as a cinnamon or cumin shaker could hold a substantial amount of value without attracting any attention. Could even go as far as literally using a McCormack shaker and resealing it with a humidity pack inside. Even something like a cremation urn comes to mind for incognito air travel. (Not that I would ever condone disregarding federal aviation regulations🤐)

Then there's divisibility. You could theoretically separate it into virtually any quantity you wanted, with precision limited only by your scale. No cutting bars, just scoop or pour what you want, melt it, and sell it the same as you would any other gold scrap. It's not like you're permanently committing yourself to keeping it as powder.

Obviously, there are disadvantages. Contamination, moisture, accidental loss, and the difficulty of verifying or selling powdered gold all come to mind. Carpet would be enemy number 1. And I imagine most buyers would be understandably skeptical of someone showing up with a jar of suspicious brown powder claiming it's worth $100k.

But from a purely practical/OPSEC standpoint, especially for someone with the equipment to refine, test, and melt their own metals, I think that there's a legitimate argument for keeping at least some gold in this form.

My only real concern is dropping it. I can't imagine anything more depressing than spending the afternoon trying to recover your life savings from the carpet with a vacuum cleaner lol.

-Hey everyone this is my gold stack as a senior in undergrad after 1.5 years.

-I live at home and have a full ride so my bills are very low since my parents pay for food and like no rent.

- I am a history nerd so that explains the Constantine VII solidus up there. Let me know your thoughts and on what I should add next!

How do we feel about raw crystallized gold? The specimen weighs just under 22g with the quartz rock, so a very rough calculation is about 12-14g of gold content. Not as practical for stacking lol, but something different for sure!

After having some fun with the Canada gold reserves chart, the comments sent me down another rabbit hole: who actually owns Canada’s gold production?
It turns out, except in a few situations, there’s no single owner.

So we can identify the companies that own the mines, and some of their major shareholders. Following that ownership all the way to the people behind every share is much harder.

This chart is a “good enough to explore” snapshot, with disclosure dates, sources and asterisks where the information needs qualification. It covers selected Canadian operations, rather than every ounce produced nationally. Research and chart compiled with AI assistance purely for general information - sourced corrections welcome!

Picked up a 1 gram gold PAMP bar, a IGR 1/2 gram gold bar, a 10 gram silver Viking ship, and a 2025 35th anniversary 1/10 platinum Kookaburra. Traded some odd ball platinum pieces like my Franklin mint mini coin (1.3 grams) and Valcambi 1 gram platinum bar along with almost $100 cash ($221 total) for the Kook, think it was worth it?

A couple came in and wanted to turn there gold they’ve been holding on to for over a decade into a new home and we was able to help them achieve it!
Gold is an amazing investment but lately it’s been on a downward trend,I’m still expecting it to go further down maybe even dip below the $4,000’s in the next month. (I hope I’m wrong) but imo it’s constantly being manipulated. If the dip happens even further, I’d suggest buying more and if you don’t have any yet potentially look into investing when the time is right.

Another cool score

I have a few 1oz Silver Libertads, but have been wanting some gold; so finally pulled the trigger.