Government Seizure of Gold Coins is Under Dispute

When it comes to cases of the government vs. private citizens, it is easy to assume that the government Goliath will win against a private citizen's David. However, you never know--victory is not assured in any case.

When it comes to getting cash for gold, everyone become very interested when it seems that there is a large amount of money at [ read more ]

A Battle for Sunken Gold Treasure

There may soon be a battle over shipwrecked gold. This battle will probably be a legal one and not one fought on the high seas on a battleground, however.

A U.S. company discovered gold worth millions of dollars, but just because you discover a gold treasure doesn't mean you get to keep it when a sunken ship is involved.

Spain has staked its [ read more ]

Gold Jewelry Comes in Different Colors

There are so many different types of gold jewelry and our last post went over gold purity, gold plating and overlays. As you choose gold jewelry you want to sell, knowledge about different types of gold is invaluable.

Gold also comes in quite a few different colors. The color of gold that is the most well known and the one you see more of than [ read more ]

Gold Nanobots Compete in RoboCup 2009

The typical robot that we are used to seeing, be it in television or the movies or even in real life is usually gray or silver-colored, right? We’re not sure why that is. Probably because the typical metal used to create robots was gray or silver. Silver is certainly a color that we associate with machinery. Well, if you had an invite to attend [ read more ]

Get Cash for Unused Gold

Sometimes you go looking for one thing and find something you didn't even know you had. Often, that is the best way to find something: look for an entirely different thing.

A married couple in Great Britain managed to strike gold while there were out searching for metal with a metal detector. They were looking for metal, but they probably were [ read more ]

Gains in the Price for Gold

One respected economic news bureau just reported that gold is showing remarkable resiliency, despite the troubles in the financial sector. In fact, gold prices have actually shown some gains. This actually isn't surprising because gold is valued in good and bad times. And gold also has a tendency to do well when things are uncertain in the [ read more ]

Nevada Town Gets Great Profits from Gold

One part of Nevada is on the rebound, thanks to gold.  Nevada's Lander County is blessed with minerals and as a whole the state of Nevada ranks fourth in the world for producing gold. And as you may already know, when the economy takes a hit, more and more people buy gold.

This is why life in Lander County is booming right now. Where other [ read more ]

Pawning and Consiging Gold vs. Selling Gold for Cash

In the interest of time, and getting cash for gold quickly, you can turn to an online gold buyer. If you take your old gold jewelry and other gold items to a pawn shop, you are simply signing them over for a loan that may not even be to your advantage. And when you attempt to sell old gold jewelry on consignment, you will have to wait for the [ read more ]

The Goose Girl Saves a Piece of Gold

On Wednesday we were looking at the fairy tale, The Goose Girl. In this story, a young, naive princess leaves home for her arranged marriage to a prince in a faraway land. On the way there, she is overpowered by her maidservant and forced to trade places and clothes so that when they arrive, the maidservant presents herself as the princess.
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Touching Gold: The Story of King Midas, pt. 2

Earlier in the week, we discussed the Greek myth about King Midas. After an act of kindness, Midas was granted the ability to turn anything he touched into gold. At first Midas rejoiced because he was thinking about the value of gold and about all of the riches and cash for gold he would have once he was able to continuously sell gold. What he [ read more ]