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How Gold Ore was made into Jewelry in Ancient Times

BY : daniel rosenfeld

When I was looking at expensive jewelry in shops where I live in NYC that sell gold, a question that flashes in some people’s minds is how it is made. Some people appreciate the creativity and advancement in technology that characterizes the entire process. Most modern technology is actually derivatives of ancient methods that were used to make jewelry. Here are the key methods that were used to make jewelry in ancient times.

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Topics: Gold, Selling Gold

How to Effectively Clean your Gold Coins

BY : daniel rosenfeld

While many people like the appeal that comes with wearing jewelry, rarely do they focus on how to maintain them without losing their special allure. As a result, more people have been using the wrong methods to clean jewelry and are consequently causing faster wear and tear of their coins. Here are the common methods that you can adopt to clean your ornaments and make them last longer.

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Topics: Gold, Selling Gold

Fake Gold Bars Going Around Manhattan

BY : daniel rosenfeld

Last year, Manhattan was victimized by fake gold manufacturers. Apparently, a ten ounce gold bar was sold in the market amounting to almost $18,000. The said item is unfortunately not 100% gold. The bar had tungsten in it. Based on reports, the weight of the gold content is the same as the tungsten content. It’s a 50-50 ratio. Since it is difficult to identify such counterfeited item, many became victims. To aggravate the issue, selling of fake gold continued for a time even after the initial discovery of counterfeit bars.

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Topics: Gold, Selling Gold

Gold Buyers VS. Pawnshops in NYC, The Low-down

BY : daniel rosenfeld

If you are interested in selling gold in NYC, you will have no shortage of gold buyers. There are plenty of places to sell to such as pawnshops, coin shops, and even banks. But if you’ve got an assortment of gold pieces such as dental gold, gold nuggets, gold coins, gold jewelry, etc. then you may have difficulty selling all pieces in one location; what you need to find is a specialty shop – such a shop is known as a gold pawnshop.

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Topics: Gold, Selling Gold

Nugget Selling tip #1- Sell your Gold Nuggets in Manhattan

BY : daniel rosenfeld

This is the first segment on tips on how to sell gold nuggets for the most profit. First off, If you own gold nuggets then I would like to be your friend. Nothing beats a gold nuggets! If you are trying to sell your gold nugget for profit then you must take a few very important factors into consideration. Gold Nuggets are a hot commodity. What can be better than a naturally occurring unrefined piece of gorgeous gold in a world where gold prices are so high. A natural nugget will usually get you anywhere from ten to twenty five percent more then what you would receive for regular melted gold. Obviously we would all rather sell the gold nugget for the twenty five percent markup. The way to achieve this is to shop around in a place with a big market audience. The best place of course would be the lovely island of Manhattan.

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Topics: Gold, Selling Gold