If 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 MoreDid you know that people are selling gold scrap on eBay? We were surprised when we found out that you can. Just enter the term “gold scrap” in the eBay search window. A lot of items will come up that you can either bid on or buy on the spot. The items that are for sale tend to be…
Read MoreWell, all those items lose luster when placed alongside the new 18k gold toilet that was installed earlier this month in a regular old unisex public bathroom at in New York’s Guggenheim Museum.
Read MoreYou just bought an old religious medal with a stamping on the back that indicates that is made of 18 karat gold. Now you’re sitting there looking at your treasure and wondering what it is worth. How can you make a quick down-and-dirty calculation? Don’t worry, we’re going to tell you in today’s post.
Read MoreWe’re written about yellow gold, white pink gold and even blue gold before on our blog. They’re the beautiful varieties of karat golds that result when copper, silver and other metals are added to gold to create tinted alloys. But we’ve just learned a few new things about rose-colored gold...
Read MoreThose two exotic stories remind us that over the years, people have taken pains to disguise gold items from thieves, invading armies, greedy relatives and other hostile forces. At other times, gold has become hidden from sight by fires, drifting sand and other natural forces. What should you be on the lookout for? Here’s a quick list…
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