The DPPL Journal
Practical writing from a working bullion counter on New Road — how silver is priced in Nepal, how to check a bar before you pay for it, how to store it, and why the metal has held value for five thousand years.
History
Silver was money before coins existed. Mesopotamian merchants weighed out silver by the shekel four thousand years ago, and the metal has been at the centre of trade, empire and industry ever since.
12 June 20268 min read
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Silver has circulated in the Kathmandu Valley for well over a millennium — as coinage, as craft, as dowry, and as the trade that built the street DPPL stands on today.
20 June 20268 min read
Read the article →Buying well
The daily rate is only the starting point. Understanding the tola, the sale–purchase spread and making charges tells you what you will actually pay — and what you will actually receive when you sell.
2 July 20267 min read
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A genuine bar of fine silver tells you what it is. Here is what to look for, what to insist on, and the simple checks that separate real metal from an expensive mistake.
8 July 20267 min read
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Gold gets the headlines, but silver has quietly become the practical metal for Nepali savers — and the reasons are more interesting than simply "it is cheaper".
15 July 20267 min read
Read the article →Owning silver
Buying is the easy part. Keeping silver in good condition, keeping the paperwork straight, and knowing how a buy-back works is what protects its value over the years.
22 July 20266 min read
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