Been lurking this thread a bit. Same old story lately — spot looks strong on the chart, but what you actually get for scrap or melt is a different number once purity and fees are in play. Been meaning to sanity-check a couple of old pieces instead of guessing from headlines.
Ended up using a free gold melt value calculator at
https://mygoldcalc.com to ballpark karat weight against live pricing before talking to a buyer. Not gospel, just useful so you don’t walk in blind.
Anyone else still stacking physical here, or mostly watching paper?