Annually-Changing Coin Designs: Why Some Series Are Art Collections
The Chinese Panda, Kookaburra, and Somalian Elephant change their design every single year. Here's why that approach exists and what it means for how you collect them.
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Portfolio value
$17,145
▲ $2,077 · +13.8% unrealized
MetalWeightCost / gValue
Gold142.5 g$88.40$14,421
Silver650 g$0.92$702
Platinum62.2 g$30.10$2,022
Gold spot $101.20 / g · your average $88.40 / g
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Gold · value over 16 weeks
16 weeks ago$86.20 to $101.20 per gram
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Front
Back
- Piece
- PAMP Suisse bar, 100 g
- Purity
- 999.9
- Source
- Local dealer
- Purchased
- 12 Jan 2025
- Serial
- A 482 117
- Stored
- Home safe
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78
Portfolio health
Well diversified. Silver is 4% of your holdings.
Silver target650 g of 1,000 g
Gold target142.5 g of 150 g
Alert: gold below $98.00 / g
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Coins
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Silver EagleGold Maple LeafKrugerrand
BarsRefiner profiles
Who made the bar in your hand, how to read its markings, and what to check before you buy or sell it.
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From the blog
Learn to stack smarter
How to Weigh Gold and Silver Accurately
A cheap scale can be off by more than you think. Here is how to weigh coins, bars and jewelry accurately, and why it matters for melt value and cost basis.
4 min readHow to Read the Markings on a Gold Bar
Every gold bar tells you who made it, what it weighs and how pure it is. Here is what each stamp means and what to check against the paperwork.
4 min readYour metal is worth knowing about.
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