Market insights

The numbers stackers actually watch — the gold-to-silver ratio, how premium erodes with weight, and how much shopping around really saves. Live from the latest scrape.

Gold-to-silver ratio

69.9oz silver per oz gold
70
40 · silver dear100 · silver cheap
6-day range 6970

One ounce of gold currently trades for about 70 ounces of silver. The modern era mostly ranges 45–90; historical extremes run ~15 (1980) to ~125 (2020). Shown for context only — not a signal to buy or sell.

The national debt

$39.71TUS national debt · as of Jul 27, 2026 · +$2.98T in the past year
9.9 billiontroy oz of gold
689.7 billiontroy oz of silver

At today's spot, the entire national debt equals roughly 9.9 billion ounces of gold — the kind of number that draws people to hard assets in the first place. Figures from the U.S. Treasury; shown for context only, not a prediction or advice.

Premium erodes as weight grows

The lowest premium over spot at each weight. Small pieces cost far more over melt — the premium shrinks fast as you size up. This is why weight matters more than any single coin.

Gold
2.0%1g1.9%1⁄10 oz2.2%1⁄4 oz2.1%1⁄2 oz0.7%1 oz0.6%10 oz0.7%1kg
Silver
35.1%1⁄10 oz10.3%1⁄4 oz1.9%1⁄2 oz0.7%1 oz0.8%10 oz1.8%100 oz0.9%1kg
Platinum
4.9%1g20.4%1⁄10 oz28.3%1⁄4 oz7.0%1⁄2 oz3.2%1 oz2.9%10 oz
Palladium
50.1%1g4.7%1 oz4.8%10 oz

What shopping around saves

The gap between the cheapest and priciest dealer on the same 1 oz product, right now.

Market snapshot

Gold
$4,026.70/ozt spot
Best premium0.6%
Dealers16
Silver
$57.58/ozt spot
Best premium0.7%
Dealers15
Platinum
$1,599.00/ozt spot
Best premium2.9%
Dealers11
Palladium
$1,278.00/ozt spot
Best premium4.7%
Dealers6

Latest gold & silver news

Aggregated headlines from across the web — links open the original source.

Insights are computed from the latest scrape (7/29/2026, 4:52:58 AM) and shown for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Premiums are cash/wire basis and recompute against live spot. National-debt data from the U.S. Treasury; news aggregated via Google News.