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Where we buy
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SD Bullion — Silver
Silver Eagles, Rounds, Bars

Direct link to SD Bullion's silver inventory. Compare their premiums against our silver melt calculator before buying.

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Money Metals — Silver
Silver Coins, Rounds, Bars

Money Metals' silver selection including monthly savings plans. Check melt value with our junk silver calculator first.

Where to find the real numbers
📈 Data
Macrotrends — Gold History
Historical Data

100+ years of gold price history with inflation adjustment. The best free source for long-term chart analysis. Pair with our live gold tracker for today's context.

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Macrotrends — Silver History
Historical Data

Long-term silver price history with adjustable timeframes and inflation-adjusted views. Essential for understanding where silver sits historically vs. our live silver price.

🇨🇳 Exchange
Shanghai Gold Exchange
Official SGE Data

The official source for Chinese gold and silver benchmark prices. Au9999 and Ag9999 fixing data — the source behind our Shanghai premium tracker.

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World Gold Council Data
Institutional Research

Central bank demand, ETF flows, mine production data, and quarterly demand reports. The authoritative institutional source for gold market fundamentals. Track central bank trends alongside your own stack.

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Silver Institute
Supply & Demand Data

Annual silver supply and demand reports including solar, industrial, jewelry, and investment demand broken down by region. The definitive physical silver data source.

Exchange
CME Group — COMEX
Futures & COT Data

Official COMEX gold and silver futures data, commitment of traders (COT) reports, and open interest. Useful for understanding paper market positioning.

Where stackers gather
🪲 Free
r/Silverbugs
Reddit Community

The largest online community of physical silver stackers. Stack photos, dealer reviews, market discussion, and spot price reactions. 250k+ members.

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r/Gold
Reddit Community

Physical gold stacking community covering coins, bars, numismatics, and bullion investing. Great for dealer recommendations and authenticity questions.

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r/WallStreetSilver
Reddit Community

The silver squeeze movement community. More macro-focused and activist than r/Silverbugs — good for understanding the investment case and COMEX dynamics.

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Backyard Bullion
YouTube Channel

Popular stacker YouTube channel covering coin reviews, dealer comparisons, and stack updates. One of the most-watched channels in the physical stacking community.

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SD Bullion
YouTube Channel

Weekly market updates with James Anderson covering silver squeeze dynamics, COMEX data, and global physical flows. Data-heavy and no fluff.

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SchiffGold
YouTube Channel

Macro-economic analysis through the gold lens. Strong on Fed policy, inflation data, and the case for physical metals as a hedge.

Listen while you stack
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Wall Street Silver Show
Weekly Podcast

Interviews with miners, dealers, and analysts covering the silver squeeze thesis, COMEX dynamics, and the investment case for physical metals.

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Gold Newsletter Podcast
Weekly Podcast

Brien Lundin's long-running podcast covering gold fundamentals, mining stocks, and macro trends. One of the oldest voices in gold investing.

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Sprott Money Roundtable
Weekly Podcast

Weekly roundtable with Craig Hemke and guests covering precious metals, mining, and central bank policy. Strong technical analysis focus.

🎬 Free
Hidden Secrets of Money
Video Series by Mike Maloney

The definitive video series on monetary history and why precious metals matter. Essential viewing for anyone new to gold and silver investing.

The stacker's bookshelf
📕 Book
Guide to Investing in Gold & Silver
Mike Maloney

The foundational text for precious metals investing. Covers monetary history, why gold and silver are money, and how to position your portfolio. Start here if you're new.

📗 Book
Stack Silver Get Gold
Hunter Riley III

Practical guide to physical stacking — how to buy, where to buy, what to avoid, and how to build a metals position over time. Written for beginners.

📘 Book
The New Case for Gold
James Rickards

Makes the case for gold as a critical portfolio asset using game theory, monetary policy analysis, and geopolitics. Rickards is a former Pentagon advisor on financial warfare.

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The Creature from Jekyll Island
G. Edward Griffin

The origin story of the Federal Reserve and central banking. Understanding why fiat currencies fail is fundamental to understanding why metals hold value.

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