Why You Need an Expert to Test Your Gold-Plated Items

Why You Need an Expert to Test Your Gold-Plated Items

Not long ago a gold investor we know was looking at two eyeglass frames he found at an antique store. One was worth more than $50.00 because it was old and gold-filled; the other was worth only a few dollars because it was new and thinly electroplated with only a tiny amount of gold. But the funny thing was, they both looked about the same. 

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

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

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. 

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Is there Gold on Mars?

Is there Gold on Mars?

If 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...

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Three Unexpected Places You Could Find Sunken Gold

Three Unexpected Places You Could Find Sunken Gold

That’s exciting, but have you stopped to think that gold can be found underwater in other locations too – in places you don’t need a boat or scuba gear to explore? That’s what we’re going to write about today. Here are three wet places where you stand a good chance of finding gold.

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