Tools
Free tools for stackers, estate liquidators, and anyone trying to value a bag of coins or a single piece. Live spot data, no signup, no email.
Calculator
Fair Price Check
→Paste any dealer price. We rank it against every current in-stock offering and the recent low-premium history. Verdict + shareable URL.
Junk Silver Calculator
→Live melt value of pre-1965 US silver coins. Mercury, Roosevelt, Washington, Walking Liberty, Franklin, Kennedy halves (90% and 40%), Jefferson war nickels.
Coin Roll Calculator
→How many coins per roll, what each roll weighs, and live silver melt value for pre-1965 silver rolls. Quarters, dimes, nickels, halves, pennies, dollars.
Karat Gold Price Calculator
→Live per-gram price for 10K / 14K / 18K / 22K / 24K gold jewelry and scrap. Per-gram, per-troy-oz, per-pennyweight + typical pawn-shop scrap range.
Sterling Silver Calculator
→Live per-gram price for sterling (.925), Britannia (.958), and coin silver (.900) — silverware, jewelry, scrap. Includes typical pawn-shop scrap range.
Platinum Melt Value Calculator
→Live melt value for platinum bullion and stamped items. .9995, .950, .900, or custom purity by grams, troy ounces, pennyweights, and quantity.
Palladium Melt Value Calculator
→Live melt value for palladium bullion and stamped items. .9995, .950, .900, or custom purity by grams, troy ounces, pennyweights, and quantity.
Charts & comparisons
Asset Comparison Charts
→Indexed growth of gold and silver vs. home prices, college tuition, and inflation. Multi-decade ranges, toggleable lines.
Purchasing Power of Gold & Silver
→Ounces of gold or silver to buy a median home, or pay a year of in-state public tuition. THEN/NOW comparisons since 1963.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which calculator should I use?
Use the Junk Silver Calculator for pre-1965 US dimes, quarters, halves, and war nickels — it converts face value to silver content at live spot. Use the Asset Comparison Charts (/vs) to see indexed long-run performance of gold and silver against home prices, college tuition, and inflation. Use the Purchasing Power tool (/purchasing-power) to see ounces of gold or silver needed to buy a median home or a year of in-state public tuition over time.
How often do the tools update?
Live spot prices refresh every 10 minutes from gold-api.com. Junk-silver coin compositions are static (silver weight per coin doesn't change). Historical comparison data sources (FRED, NCES, Stooq) refresh on each provider's native cadence — monthly or quarterly.
Are the calculators free?
Yes. No signup, no email gate, no rate limit. The calculators are part of the same affiliate-funded model that runs every dealer comparison on the site.