Thieves Steal Equestrian Gold

When you see the term "equestrian jewelry," what do you think? That is a phrase that can mean more than one thing. It could refer to jewelry that is used to adorn a horse. Or it could be jewelry that people wear that has equestrian-themed designs: stirrups, saddles, bits, bridles, etc. Either way, when people want to craft fine jewelry for [ read more ]

Gold is Used to Build Space Ships

Did you know that gold has been an integral part of missions of outer space? It is true. Space programs make use of Very thin gold sheets that measure at 0.15mm thick. These thin sheets of gold are used as a radiation shield. The gold is used to deflect the sun's high temperature rays. (Now don’t go thinking that you can use gold as a sunscreen. [ read more ]

Many Colors of Gold

The good thing about gold is that it is quite malleable, thus its use in a number of industrial applications. However, when it comes to making jewelry, sometimes jewelers like to mix gold with other metals to make studier pieces of jewelry. At other times, they decide to mix gold with other metals because they like the effect: gold is not afraid [ read more ]

Have a Gold Christmas in July

For some people, July 25 is Christmas in July. It is not really clear where this all started, but everyone loves a holiday. There isn't snow falling outside (at least not for most of you), people are not singing carols or drinking eggnog, but that doesn't mean that you are not in the mind to give gifts. Perhaps you want to buy yourself or someone [ read more ]

The Mysterious Benefits of Gold

Gold is a mysterious substance and it is highly valued, in part because it is not readily available. It takes work to get gold. You cannot simply go in your backyard and dig some up. Gold has to be mined and it is not found everywhere.

One of the other reasons that gold is so highly valued is because of its beauty and brilliance. Gold is great [ read more ]

Why We Turn to Gold in Tough Times

We all know that when times get tough, people turn to gold. But why is that exactly? Recently, one publication tried to answer this question and they had mixed results.

On the one hand, the writer concluded that having gold as a backup is just so ingrained into out culture that we can not help but look to gold in when the economy get shaky. So [ read more ]

Gold As a Symbol of Quality

There is no doubt that if you want to sell gold, you recognize that gold is a very valuable commodity. You would not be attempting to take your gold jewelry or gold coins to a gold buyer unless you knew that you would be able to get cash for gold.

If you have gold that you are not using and have not thought about selling it, why not sell your [ read more ]

Ring in the New Year with Cash for Gold

When it comes to ringing in the new year, Peruvians like to do it with a gold twist.

All over the world people have traditions for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day that involve eating certain foods or engaging in or not engaging in certain activities as a way to start the new year off on the right foot.
Well, in Peru, they incorporate a lot [ read more ]

Industry Needs Scrap Gold

When you sell your gold, it could end up in any number of places. Of course there is the possibility that your gold jewelry will simply be melted down and used to make different pieces of gold jewelry. But there are many more uses for gold. Gold is not just ornamental. It serves to help operate many of the things we use everyday.

When you sell [ read more ]

Nuggets of Gold

A gold nugget is a piece of gold that occurs naturally. Sometimes gold nuggets can be found in what is left behind after mining operations. They can also be unearthed by what is called placer mining, which is mining done in places where water has left deposits. In some instances, water under pressure can be used to get to the precious metals the [ read more ]