by Ramish Mahmood | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ever wondered about the history of gold? Where does it come from? What makes gold so great? Check out this excellent infographic by Visual Capitalist. This infographic is owned by Visual Capitalist and is from goldchartsus.com...
by Ramish Mahmood | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
The term “karat” has been used for centuries to as a unit of gold purity. Gold karat is not the same as “carat” which is a measurement of diamond weight. Normally we see 10k, 14k, or 18k jewellery, and naturally the higher you go the more pure...
by Ramish Mahmood | Jul 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the questions you are probably asking yourself when you’re thinking of selling old gold jewellery is “how do you test it?” All precious-metal buyers will go through similar methods to determine the purity of your jewellery, coins, bullion, etc. When it comes to...
by Ramish Mahmood | Jul 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
In What Makes a Coin Valuable we found out that there are several different things to consider when evaluating coins. There are the niddy-gritty details that numismatists look for such as condition, toning, and rare varieties, but most of the time, a coin is...
by Ramish Mahmood | Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
At one point in time it was very common to see circulated silver coins. On January 2nd, 1908 when Canada opened its first Royal Mint in Ottawa, the “first coin” (half-dollar) was a silver coin (92.5% silver/7.5% copper). From then until the late 1960s, Canada, much...
