Interested in precious metals

I’ve grown an interest in precious metals recently. Be it gold, silver, or even platinum. And I just want to ask, how do I start? I recently became an adult and my family gave me a sum of money they’ve been saving up for me(like 2.5K$.

I heard silver is quite hard to sell but I’m not sure and sorry I’m talking about silver here but there aren’t subs for it.

Should I use all the money and buy gold with it?? Gimme advice y’all I’m kind of lost but genuinely interested and I believe that gold is quite literally the definition of money.