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Weekly Precious Metals Margin Report: October 1, 2026

Stacker practical how-to (premium math, fake detection, junk-silver math), 0:16, published 2026-10-01

A look at retail premium spreads across the market for the week of October 1, 2026. 📊🪙

Premiums across the grid are currently lowest in the 1 oz government-minted category, at 0.5% for gold (1 oz Krugerrand at $4,182.93) and 0.7% for silver (random government-minted 1 oz coins at $60.92). Meanwhile, 1/4 oz government-minted silver carries the highest premium at 41.0%.

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