ScrapGoldCalc

Editorial policy

Calculators show their formula. Guides name a source when a fact comes from one. A person’s name goes on a page only after that person has agreed and the review is confirmed.

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Written by Eleanor Hartwell Reviewed by Helen Brandt and Richard Hollis, CFA Last reviewed How we review

How a page is written

A calculator page states the formula, the units, and the limit of the estimate. A guide, when one is published, is written by the assigned author in Our experts. Facts that come from a mint, a statute or a trade guide are cited on the page. Figures that still need a check are marked for human review in the project notes. We do not invent a credential, a quote, or a gram weight we have not sourced.

Authors and reviewers

Authors draft the guides in their topics. Eleanor Hartwell is assigned the karat, hallmark and silver purity guides. Nandini Raval is assigned the South Asia guides. Reviewers do not write those drafts. Helen Brandt reviews purity, hallmark, authenticity and appraisal wording, and she checks that an estimate is never called an appraisal. Richard Hollis reviews price, per-gram and formula pages, and he checks that an estimate is labelled as an estimate and never as advice. Neither reviewer is asked to sign off on topics outside that work.

The byline “Written by” or “Reviewed by”, and the “Last reviewed” date, appear only when reviewConfirmed is true for that page. Until then the page has no named byline. Confirming a review means the person did the review and agreed to be named.

Corrections

If a formula, a coin weight, a hallmark or a date is wrong, write to the address on the contact page and choose “Error report”. Say the page address and what looks wrong. We correct the page and change its updated date. We do not have a separate corrections desk beyond that inbox.

How often pages change

The gold price on a calculator refreshes from the feed described in the methodology. The article text changes when a formula, a source or a correction changes, and the date on the page moves with that edit. We do not rewrite a page on a timer.

Independence

We don’t buy gold, so our numbers aren’t tied to any buyer. A page does not rank shops, and it does not tell you to sell. The terms say the result is an estimate, not an offer and not advice.