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The Pennyweight

Long reads · one sitting

Long Reads

The pieces that are too long for a category page: gold and what it actually weighs, how to read a grading report, sizing without a fitting, and the arithmetic of owning something expensive. Written to be read start to finish.

Long reads · in the works

The first long read is being written

The first two — a gold explainer built on gram weight, and a plain reading of what a grading report does and does not tell you — are being sourced. Until they land, the glossary covers the vocabulary and the calculator covers the arithmetic.

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