Hallelujah! Gold Prices Could Soon Bottom Out

Hallelujah! Gold Prices Could Soon Bottom Out

Did the headline of today’s post make you think, “That headline must be a mistake… why would anybody be happy if gold prices fell into the basement?” But there might be reasons for gold traders to rejoice if gold prices fall. We will explore some of them in today’s post. 

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Eliminate the Middle Man and Get More $$$ for Old Gold Jewelry

Eliminate the Middle Man and Get More $$$ for Old Gold Jewelry

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? 

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Your Guide to Incredibly Useful 2016 Posts on the Gold Refiners Blog

Your Guide to Incredibly Useful 2016 Posts on the Gold Refiners Blog

The GoldRefiners.com editorial team had a very busy 2016, writing a total of 45 blog posts on a variety of topics. Some posts contained only nuts-and-bolts advice on finding gold. Others covered politics and trends. And some were a little wacky. Yet we did our utmost to deliver practical, usable advice in every post we wrote. In today’s post, we’ll organize those 2016 posts by topic, so you can quickly find the information you’re looking for. 

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What Chemical Compounds Contain Gold?

What Chemical Compounds Contain Gold?

As we have noted before on this blog, gold has unique properties like malleability. But here’s a surprising one. Even though gold is extremely resistant to tarnish and oxidation, it can still be combined with other chemicals to form compounds. Some, but not all, of those compounds are used in testing procedures and industrial processes. Today’s post will give you a list of what those compounds are. 

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Why Gold Will Never Go Down in Value

Why Gold Will Never Go Down in Value

Some pretty amazing materials have been invented over the last 100 years, including Nylon, Teflon, long-chain polymers and advanced industrial ceramics. They are all remarkable, but they aren’t as amazing as gold. For many reasons, gold still reigns as the perhaps the astonishing material found on earth. Those are the same reasons that explain why gold will forever fascinate people and never decline in value - temporary price fluctuations aside, of course!

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Get Rich with these Practical Lessons from the Biggest Gold Discoveries

Get Rich with these Practical Lessons from the Biggest Gold Discoveries

For centuries, people have been finding small amounts of gold – earrings hiding in dresser drawers, old coins, floor sweepings from old factory floors. Thanks to the high price that every ounce of gold commands, those discoveries are worthwhile. But then there are the discoveries of immense quantities of the precious metal that have been made over the centuries. Let’s learn some lessons from them that you can use as you hunt for precious, recyclable gold.

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What Are the Best Cameras for Shooting Your Gold and Precious Metal Discoveries?

What Are the Best Cameras for Shooting Your Gold and Precious Metal Discoveries?

Whether you go hunting for precious metals in open fields or at estate sales, a small digital camera belongs in your toolbox. Your shots can help you keep track of discoveries that merit further investigation. Plus, the shots you take can help you get a better idea of their value. 

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Will Ivanka Trump Usher in a New Gold Age in America?

Will Ivanka Trump Usher in a New Gold Age in America?

Ivanka 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? 

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Golden Musical Instruments: A Brief History of the White House’s Two Gold Pianos

Golden Musical Instruments: A Brief History of the White House’s Two Gold Pianos

Over the years, the White House has been home to two famous pianos decorated richly with gold. Way back in 1903, the Steinway & Sons piano company donated a grand piano that was completely covered in gold leaf, and it was spectacular. Today, you can see that instrument on display... 

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How to Eliminate the Middle Man and Get the Most Money for Your Gold Scrap

How to Eliminate the Middle Man and Get the Most Money for Your Gold Scrap

When 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...

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Should You Buy Gold Scrap on eBay?

Should You Buy Gold Scrap on eBay?

Did 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…

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Looking for Gold? Here Are the Scrapped Electronic Devices You Should Buy Today

Looking for Gold? Here Are the Scrapped Electronic Devices You Should Buy Today

Lots of electronic devices are going out of style or being replaced by newer, more advanced models. Just a few weeks ago, the last VCR that will ever be made was boxed up and shipped out. Twenty years ago, hundreds of thousands of VCRs were being made, and now they have gone away. Each of them contained small amounts of gold in their printed circuit boards that a qualified precious metals refiner can extract profitably. 

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The Dirty, Horrible Tie between Human Trafficking and Gold Mining

The Dirty, Horrible Tie between Human Trafficking and Gold Mining

Dirty 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.

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Congratulations! You Just Won an Olympic Gold-Toned Medal Made of Base Metal

Congratulations! You Just Won an Olympic Gold-Toned Medal Made of Base Metal

Have you been watching the Olympics? Are you filled with excitement whenever your favorite athletes climb to the top spot on the prizewinners’ stand to receive their gold medals? It’s a true crowning achievement in the lives of those elite competitors. How many people, after all, earn the most important awards in their professions? How many people work that hard for years and then see their labor repaid in such a visible way?

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How Much Gold Is in the Hottest New Gadgets?

How Much Gold Is in the Hottest New Gadgets?

Everybody loves owning the latest new electronic devices and gizmos. What could be cooler than cruising through the neighborhood on a new hoverboard or in your self-driving car? But how much gold do today’s hottest new products contain, and how and when can you recycle it?

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