If your piece of gold jewellery was made in a country that uses the Common Control Mark, you should see a set of hallmarks on the item. The symbols give this information: who made the article what is its guaranteed standard of fineness the … Continue reading Hallmarks on your gold.

  £965.90 oz is the approximate gold price today.

  Further to yesterdays blog,  an example of a description for a vintage gold pendant seen for sale from a jeweller is: Weight (grams) 9.10 Fineness 18ct Metal Yellow Gold Additional Measurements Locket Length 4.7cm Locket Width 23.6cm Hallmark Birmingham, Worn Hallmark Condition Excellent – … Continue reading Buying vintage gold jewellery serves as a dual purpose.

Another way of investing in gold, is buying vintage gold jewellery, this can be worn as well as being an investment, buy from a reputable supplier who can give you a full description of the item you are buying and a guarantee of its authenticity. … Continue reading Another way of investing in gold.

£963.59 oz approximate price of gold today. 

The density of gold is nearly the same as the metal tungsten; as such tungsten has been used to fake gold by plating it in gold or drilling holes in a gold bar and replacing the removed gold with tungsten rods. This is a very … Continue reading All that glitters is not gold.