A Tale of Two Precious Metals Platinum or gold? Right now the first option is on the upswing. Platinum Guild International, which tracks sales around the world, reports that platinum jewelry sales in the U.S. rose 11 percent in 2017 over the previous year, outshining the 3 percent rise for gold jewelry. “Platinum is a […]
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It’s Not Just a Rolex, It’s a Unicorn If you’re keeping score of the world’s most expensive Rolexes, there’s a new Number Two. Last week at an auction in Geneva, a one-of-a-kind white gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona sold for $5.9 million, nearly double the predicted price. The watch, made specially in 1970 for a wealthy […]
It’s a great deal. We’re in the parking lot. What could go wrong? We hate to keep nagging, but some people aren’t getting the message: don’t buy gold in the parking lot! A gold-buying store in Edmonton, Canada, reports that at least 17 people have come in over a two-day period to sell what they […]