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Important Tips for Selling Precious Metal Scrap – Weighing
In this article, I’m going to discuss how to weigh your scrap silver or gold, and how to convert the measurement to units that are used in when selling gold or silver. When you hear “the price of gold is $1300 per ounce” the ounce being referred to is actually a unit called a troy ounce. A...Important Tips for Selling Precious Metal Scrap – Overview
As jewelry makers, Gail and I always have a little stash of scrap, unusable metals. From tips of wire to cut chain links, eventually that little pile ends up being large enough to consider selling or trading as scrap. When selling gold, silver, or other precious metals, many people tend to get, well …...Buying “Gold” Jewelry? Gold Plate, Gold Fill, Karat Gold???
If you’re thinking about buying “gold” jewelry for the holidays, knowing exactly what you’re getting can be a bit confusing. After wading through the terms myself over the years, I’ve put together a short and (hopefully!) useful guide to understanding the “gold” in...Keeping Silver Bright
We do outdoor art shows – a lot. So our jewelry is outdoors in all kinds of weather. It used to seem like I spent more time polishing sterling silver jewelry than I did making it! I finally learned a few tricks over the years to keep sterling shining, and I hope I can help you do the same. First...