precious

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You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.

From MarketWatch

You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.

From MarketWatch

The precious metal, like gold—up almost two-thirds in 2025 to record levels—is considered a store of value and a hedge against the dollar, which weakened this year amid falling U.S. interest rates.

From Barron's

Unlike gold and silver, copper isn’t considered one of the world’s precious metals.

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Trading remained thin in the holiday-shortened week, though precious metals appeared to steady after seeing a sharp pullback from recent record highs.

From Barron's