Premium History
3 mins read.
Spot price you can look up anywhere. What you actually pay is spot plus the premium — and the premium moves with demand. Premium History in Precious Metals Manager charts the premium on a specific coin or bar over time, so you can tell whether today’s asking price is a bargain or the worst it’s been all year.
Premium History is a Pro feature. Without a subscription the summary card appears locked and tapping it opens the upgrade screen.
What Is It For?
Use Premium History when you want to:
- Know whether now is a good time to buy a particular product
- See how much over melt value a coin normally trades for
- Compare today’s premium against its recent range
- Avoid overpaying during a demand spike
How to Open It
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Tap the “Catalog” tab Browse or search the catalog and tap the coin or bar you’re interested in.
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Find the premium card On the product’s detail screen you’ll see a summary card with the current premium and a verdict:
- Good deal — the premium sits in the bottom quarter of its recent range
- Fair premium — it’s somewhere around average
- High premium — it’s in the top quarter of its recent range
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Tap the card to open the full Premium History screen.
Reading the Chart
- Pick a window with the date picker: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 1 year. Only periods with enough data are offered.
- The dashed line marks the average premium over that window.
- The range under the chart shows the lowest and highest premium recorded.
- Tap any point on the chart to read that day’s premium, along with the dealer price and spot price per troy ounce behind it.
- The badge at the top turns the current percentile into plain language: Good time to buy, Premium is around average, or Premium is high.
Dealer Prices
Right below the premium card, the Dealers card shows how many dealers are offering the product right now. Tap it to open Dealer Prices:
- Dealers are listed cheapest first, with the lowest tagged Best Price.
- The header shows the dealer count and the full price spread.
- Each row is marked Live or Stale, with how long ago the price was seen.
- Tap a dealer to open that product’s page on their own site.
- Pull down to refresh.
Tips & Notes
- The premium is measured against the cheapest dealer offer of the day, so it reflects the best price actually available, not an average of asking prices.
- Prices and premiums are shown in your selected currency.
- Premiums are driven by demand, mintage and dealer stock. A low premium on an unpopular product isn’t automatically a good buy — it may also be harder to sell.
- A brand-new catalog entry may not have enough history to chart yet. The card appears once there’s enough data.
That’s It!
Buy when the premium is near the low end of its range and you keep more of your money in metal. Have questions or feedback? Reach out via the app’s Send feedback section!