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How much is my gold worth?

August 27th, 2009 preston No comments

Find out for yourself
We get this question quite frequently: “How much is my gold worth?” People want to know. So here it is, laid out for you to calculate yourself. Of course, if you’d rather us figure it out, come into our store, and we’ll do it for you.
Overview
Steps
An Example
Overview
First, here’s a quick overview ... [Continue Reading]

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What does 14kt mean?

August 12th, 2009 preston No comments

14-karat gold–what does it mean? Is it the same as 24-karat gold? Is it real gold? Goodness, could it have something to do with those carats in diamonds? Questions like these plagued my mind as I threw myself into the jewelry world I had discovered as a teenager. Now, it seems second-nature to me, but as ... [Continue Reading]

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Gold and Chlorine

July 9th, 2009 preston No comments

In one of the jewelry classes I took, I heard a story about a lady who tried a new method of cleaning her jewelry: Bleach. With confidence and anticipation, she soaked her ring overnight in a small dish with bleach dissolved into water. When she woke up the next morning, to her horror, the ring ... [Continue Reading]

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Gold Goes Green

June 17th, 2009 preston No comments

Remember that ring sitting in your jewelry box that you haven’t worn in years? You know the one I’m talking about. It’s collecting dust alongside its pendant counterpart that’s SO last millennium. You want to get rid of it, but you don’t want to throw it away, and that voice inside tells you it would ... [Continue Reading]

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