For some people, coin collecting is a hobby that helps them while away the hours even as it provides them with a connection to distant times and places.  For others, however, the lasting value represented by rare gold coins or silver coins is also an important draw.  These individuals will want to pay close attention to the characteristics associated with the coins they purchase because such qualities can greatly affect the market value of a coin, which of course determines its worth as an investment vehicle. 

There are two related reasons why any particular item would tend to hold or even increase its value over time.  The most basic explanation for why an item holds value is because it is still in demand.  As long as there is a market for a product – meaning that there exist a set of people who desire to buy it – the item will usually remain valuable.  The second factor that helps items to hold value is its ability to provide a useful function for the owner. 

Any woman that amasses a considerable collection of jewelry must sooner or later confront the age old question:  Will it match or will it clash? With white gold becoming an ever more popular jewelry option, more consumers are beginning to ask what their fashion-conscious choices are when it comes to accessorizing outfits that will include at least one white gold element.

After receiving a $130,000 engagement ring from fiancé Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel has yet to do a single thing to planning her wedding. Biel admitted she is just enjoying being engaged and feels that things don’t have to be rushed. Jessica Biel noted that they haven’t set a wedding date, despite rumors circulating that the couple are getting married this summer. Biel confessed that being engaged feels amazing and romantic and that she is trying to extend as long as possible. Biel and Timberlake have been going out since 2007, nearly five years. 

Many Americans today would be much wealthier had President Franklin Roosevelt not passed Executive Order 6102. In 1933, this order called forth all Americans to turn in their Double Eagle $20 gold coins in exchange for a crisp $20 paper bill, which at that time held the same value. Today these coins are each worth over $1000 if they are in fine condition. It is hard to imagine what you would do with these Double Eagles had your parents or grandparents not been made to give them up.