There have been stories in the news lately about the possibility that Queen Nefertiti’s burial chamber might be located right next to King Tutankhamen’s. Archaeologists have been using advanced sonar and thermal cameras to check it out, and further tests could be happening soon, using advanced thermal scanning technology.
Read MoreWhy would anyone hide gold and other valuables in clothing? There are many reasons. Sometimes people want to conceal valuables when they are traveling to other countries. Sometimes they want to hide valuables in clothing in the belief that home burglars will not look there. And sometimes they stash cash and coins to conceal income from the IRS.
Read MoreWe’ve heard a lot of odd questions about gold over the years, and we’ve been saving them up. Today, we’d like to share some of them with you and tell you the answers. Question One: Is it true that the human body contains gold?
Read MoreBeaches are the best places to go hunting for gold and other precious metals with a metal detector. But there many other places where you can use a metal detector to discover gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals…
Read MoreMost gold heists are executed by clever thieves who plan for months or years and then execute their crimes under the cover of darkness. But not all thefts are like that. In today’s post, let’s look at some lessons that the heist teaches about the gold you already own.
Read MoreIf you have a small quantity of old jewelry, you’re not alone. Many people have dresser drawers or old jewelry boxes that contain a jumble of chains, cufflinks, pins, rings, and even small bits and pieces like earring clasps. If you have items like that lying around, you’re probably stalling about figuring out exactly what you have. It’s all just costume jewelry, right, so why hurry?
Read MoreIvanka Trump, the glamourous daughter of our new President-elect, is wealthy enough to wear just about anything she would like. And what does she wear? Gold jewelry, of course, and items of clothing that look like gold. The question is, will she wear it so often, and so visibly, that she will trigger a new demand for the precious metal and cause gold trading prices to rise?
Read MoreWhen you have gold to sell, you need to be talking to a company like Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners. And we’re not making you an empty, hard sales pitch when we say that. There are some very solid reasons why we should be the company you choose to handle all your recycling and refining needs...
Read MoreDirty gold is bad enough in and of itself, because of all the harm that it does. But the story of gold gets even worse than that, because of another factor…The horrible abuse and working conditions that gold miners suffer in many parts of the world.
Read MorePeople around the world aren’t waiting breathlessly to make financial decisions until after our election. They’re already buying and selling gold, buying and holding gold, and applying all kinds of strategies to profit from the metal. Just recently, for example, China acquired an estimated 11 tons of gold and salted it away, which helped drive up prices. Russia is buying up reserves of gold too. So chances are pretty good that those activities will continue, so the trading price of gold isn’t about to fall anytime soon – not even after our November election.
Read MoreYes, things are about to change in Great Britain, and possibly in other countries that might also chose to withdraw from the E.U. But before we get too concerned about our English and European cousins, let’s ask an even more important question: Do you have to pay duties on gold that you bring into the U.S. today?
Read MoreIt might be tempting to think that gold cannot be forged. After all, it is so malleable that that banging on it will only make it spread out, not harden. Yet over the centuries, jewelers have developed two techniques that are called “forging” even though they are a lot different from the kind of forging that is used to harden steel...
Read MoreIf you like to go looking for gold at estate sales, antique malls and other places where old furniture is for sale, here’s a little advice for you . . .Bring along a magnifying glass and check dresser drawers carefully for small items. Chances are good that you will find some very valuable small “stuff” rolling around, or lodged in the corners of drawers, or even hidden in the joints where a drawer’s bottom is inserted into the sides.
Read MoreIf you’ve been hesitating about buying a metal detector, we’d like you to watch the videos we’re posting here today. They will convince you that those people you’ve seen using metal detectors at beaches and parks aren’t just poking around. They’re out there finding lost items that our precious metals recycling company can turn into cash for you. So sit back, enjoy watching, and learn how you can make some serious money in your spare time.
Read More...Those alloys are almost always used to make gold jewelry. But in case you think gold alloys are only used to make jewelry, think again. Gold alloys can be found in other places too, like these . . .
Read MoreWhy are we blogging about Crivelli today? It is because of his extensive use of gold in his paintings – not gold-colored paint, but real gold. He used the precious metal in remarkable ways. He found a way to not only apply gold leaf to areas of his paintings, but to etch beautiful geometric patterns into those gold surfaces. The effect is pretty breathtaking.
Read MoreLast year a man made an interesting discovery when he was poking around in a defunct old jewelry factory. He pulled open a few drawers and found that they contained about two pounds of old gold-toned chains. His discovery was a real “mixed bag.” Some of the chains were wound up on cardboard spools so they could be cut to length for bracelets and necklaces. Other chains had already been cut to length and had clasps installed, which sometimes displayed karat markings. Those marks made it easier to understand which chains contained real, recyclable gold. But what about the spaghetti-like tangle of short end pieces of chain, scraps of chain with clasps attached and a mixed bag of other stuff that included unused clasps and other findings in little plastic bags? How was he supposed to figure out what all that stuff was worth?
Read MoreIf you do an online search for the term “gold on Mars,” you will find all kinds of videos and articles on the topic. Some of the information you’ll uncover is dry and scientific, but you’ll also find weird conspiracy theories that claim that NASA doesn’t want anybody to know that there are huge veins of Martian gold that are waiting to be claimed by world powers...
Read MoreAlthough those kits are useful, they cannot take the place of the thorough testing and analysis that is offered by a qualified gold refinery like Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners, the parent company of GoldRefiners.com. Acid-testing kits can only determine the gold content of small individual items like rings or earrings. They can’t determine the gold content in materials like these, which we regularly test for our customers
Read MoreIt’s no secret that rich and famous people like to own gold. Some of them buy it as an investment. Others wear it as jewelry or even makeup. Still others like to decorate their homes, cars and boats with the metal. How much gold do ultra-rich people own? And how much gold did famous people who are no longer living own? We did some research. Here’s a summary of what we learned.
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