July 01, 2016

Contrarian Investing – Why Recycling Gold, Not Buying It, Is the Best Hedge against Brexit

July 01, 2016/ Barry Lenson

In the few days since Britain’s referendum vote to leave the European Union, we’ve seen headlines like these about gold: “Investors Move to Buy Gold as Hedge against Brexit Losses” and “Gold Prices Rise after Britain Decides to Leave the EU.” Do you notice anything funny about those headlines? If you consider them side-by-side, you see a problem: It the price of gold has already surged, why buy it now?

June 24, 2016

Can Gold Be Hardened?

June 24, 2016/ Barry Lenson

It 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...

June 17, 2016

How Much Gold Is in a Rare Book? Let’s Look at Three of Them to Find Out

June 17, 2016/ Barry Lenson

Are rare old books that sell for millions of dollars dripping with gold? To answer that question, let’s consider three of the most expensive books ever sold at auction…

May 20, 2016

Does More Gold End Up in Dresser Drawers than Anywhere Else?

May 20, 2016/ Barry Lenson

If 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.

May 07, 2016

“Bering Sea Gold” on the Discovery Channel Shows Us Another Source of Gold in Nature

May 07, 2016/ Barry Lenson

Now “Bering Sea Gold,” another program in that format, shows colorful characters looking for gold in someplace new – on the ocean floor of the Bering Sea, just off Nome, Alaska. There’s gold out there on the sea floor? Apparently, there is a lot of it.

April 22, 2016

Gold in the Great Religions

April 22, 2016/ Barry Lenson

No doubt, the spring season triggers thoughts of rebirth and renewal in all those religions. That made us wonder how many stories from the world’s great religions have to do with gold. Here are some that we found for you. And interesting to note, they just might contain some useful lessons about how to find gold in your own hunting for recyclable treasures.

April 01, 2016

Don’t Be Fooled by Gold on April Fool’s Day

April 01, 2016/ Barry Lenson

During the great gold rush, some prospectors were fooled by fool’s gold. It doesn’t happen often these days but sad to say, people continue to make other foolish mistakes about gold – and lose money. Let’s take a look at some of costly blunders people still make when buying or selling gold today.

March 26, 2016

How Much Gold Can You Find with a Metal Detector? Watch these Videos and Find Out

March 26, 2016/ Barry Lenson

If 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.

March 18, 2016

What the World’s Largest Golden Buddha Tells Us About Recycling Gold

March 18, 2016/ Barry Lenson

If you want to see what is probably the most valuable piece of metallic art on the planet, you’re going to have to hop on a plane, go to Thailand and go see the Golden Buddha (called the “Phra Phuttha Maha Suwan” in Thai), located in the Wat Traimit temple in Bangkok.

March 04, 2016

Would Gold Prices Rise More Under President Clinton or President Sanders?

March 04, 2016/ Barry Lenson

Nonetheless, we still get to ask a “what’s next?” question about gold prices when our next president, whoever that may be, takes office. Today, we’d like to look at only two candidates – Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. What could happen to gold trading prices if Hillary or Bernie wins?

February 26, 2016

What Will Happen to Gold Prices if Donald Trump Becomes President?

February 26, 2016/ Barry Lenson

What will happen to gold prices if Donald J. Trump becomes our next president? We don’t have a crystal ball and we don’t know for certain. But it is still interesting to look at the platform that he has posted on donaldjtrump.com, his campaign website. He lists a number of actions that he says he will take if he gets elected. Let’s see how they might affect gold markets.

February 19, 2016

What You Need to Know about Eating Gold

February 19, 2016/ Barry Lenson

A recent article on Tech Insider reports that The Manila Social Club, a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, is currently selling a $100 donut that is wrapped in pure 24k gold leaf. Yup, you can actually eat it. The pastry chef who invented it states that the gold is “inert” and doesn’t hurt you or get absorbed by your body...After reading the story of the golden donut, we decided to scour the Internet in search of other foods and beverages that contain gold. We found plenty of products out there that contain gold, including . . .

February 12, 2016

How Smart Gold Investors Profit from Unexpected Events

February 12, 2016/ Barry Lenson

Most gold investors tend to be pretty conservative investors. They hold onto their gold and think, “it’s a quiet market right now...prices are stable and relatively low...and not much is happening...I can relax and just wait until something changes.” But they’re wrong, because unexpected things do happen in the precious metals markets. We’ve just learned that from the recent strong uptick in gold trading prices that was triggered by instability in the Chinese stock market. Who saw that coming? Everyone was motoring along and thinking that nothing much was happening and then suddenly something unpredictable really did.

February 05, 2016

Be on the Lookout for Valuable Gold Alloys

February 05, 2016/ Barry Lenson

...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 . . .

January 29, 2016

Why Hiding Your Gold in Your Home is a Very Bad Idea

January 29, 2016/ Barry Lenson

We recently read an article that told do-it-yourselfers how to create all kinds of places to hide valuables in their homes. Some of the suggestions were interesting, such a hollowing out a book, creating a small hiding place behind a removable bathroom tile or creating a hiding compartment under a hinged stair. There were even plans for a hollow easy chair with a hidden internal compartment for valuables.

January 22, 2016

Start Your Own Recycling Company and Get Ready to Profit from the Biggest Gold Throw-Away in History

January 22, 2016/ Barry Lenson

According to Futuresource Consulting, 30 million new televisions were sold worldwide in calendar year 2015 alone. And according to Pew Research, 64% of Americans now own smartphones, up from 35% in 2011. Those are just two random statistics that tell us that millions of consumers around the world are trading up to more and more sophisticated electronic devices. When they trade up, they usually toss their old stuff – and every item they toss contains a small amount of gold. Do you sense an opportunity there?

January 15, 2016

New Uses for Gold Point to Increasing Value in the Years Ahead

January 15, 2016/ Barry Lenson

It is no secret that gold has been trading for low prices over the last few years. But as we enter a new year, let’s remember that gold is finding its way into a growing number of new applications. As a result, we believe that demand for the metal is sure to increase, followed by rising trading prices. Let’s review some of the new ways that gold is being used today, which point to a very positive market for your gold investments in the future.

January 08, 2016

Four Resolutions that Can Make You Lots of Money in Gold in the New Year

January 08, 2016/ Barry Lenson

If you’ve already made a list of resolutions for the new year, please take it out and get ready to add some more. We’d like you to add the following to your list. If you do, we predict you will make a few thousand dollars – maybe a lot more – by finding and recycling gold in the coming year.

December 28, 2015

Little Gold Items that Can Add Up to Big Dollars

December 28, 2015/ Barry Lenson

Some small gold and gold-filled items are easy to overlook. They roll around in drawers. They escape notice at antique malls and estate sales. But make no mistake about it. If you keep your eyes open for them and buy them and set them aside for processing by a qualified gold refinery, they can put a lot more dollars in your pocket than you expect. Today, we’re sharing the following list of small gold items that are not on most people’s radar.

December 18, 2015

How to Add Ancient Gold Coins to Your Investment Portfolio at Surprisingly Low Cost

December 18, 2015/ Barry Lenson

Have you ever visited a museum and marveled at the ancient gold coins on display? You might have seen some with the images of Julius Caesar, Ptolemy, Alexander the Great, or even Pontius Pilate. Chances are that you looked at them in and thought, “This stuff must be extremely rare – it’s for museums, not private collectors like me.” It’s logical to think that way, but actually incorrect.

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