by Ramish Mahmood | Jan 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Your diamonds and jewellery are precious to you, both intrinsically and sentimentally. Caring and maintaining them should be as important as the care and maintenance you put into anything else you value and cherish, like a car or home, yet it’s a lot simpler and...
by Ramish Mahmood | Aug 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
When we go to buy something, we tend to look for the information. Whether we’re buying a new cellphone or computer or an appliance or a car, we want to see the specifications written somewhere so we know who made it, where it was made, and, most importantly, what’s in...
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...
