by Jack | Feb 14, 2025 | Gold Facts
The American Dollar’s history dates back to before the United States of America declared their independence from British rule. The American Dollar was only a symbol at the time it was created and approved by Congress in 1786. No actual coins or notes were...
by Jack | Feb 14, 2025 | Gold Facts
Gold is the common name for this yellow rare metal, but it’s not its true name. Gold has been known by many different names in almost every culture. Gold as we now know it is a term that has Old English and Germanic roots. Geolu is the Old English translation of...
by Jack | Feb 14, 2025 | Gold Facts
Gold has always been an important topic in stories, from ancient times to modern. Gold was not only a sign of wealth and status, but in certain cultures it also had mystical power. In ancient Egyptian culture, gold was often used to decorate persons of royalty and...
by Jack | Feb 14, 2025 | Gold Facts
Take a look back at Indian coins dating from the fifth century BC. India’s First Coinage In order to promote trade, historians think that India introduced coins between the 5 th century BC and the 6 th century BC. Silver coins with symbols representing animals, plants...
by Jack | Feb 14, 2025 | Gold Facts
Since millennia gold has fascinated people, both for its beauty and its rarity. Gold is an adventure that takes people into the most remote corners of Earth. From the deepest mines to river beds, finding gold has been a lifelong pursuit. The two types of gold deposits...
by Jack | Feb 14, 2025 | Gold Facts
Gold standard is a system that relates a unit of account weight to gold. It comes in many forms. Gold specie standards, which use actual gold coins or mix gold with less valuable metals, often refer to an ancient system for purchasing power. What is Gold Standard?...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
Rose gold is often thought to be more expensive than white or yellow gold. The other metals that are alloyed to the gold can alter its color. The amount of gold in a rose gold piece is the same as a comparable piece of white or yellow gold. This pyramid shows how the...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
We can confirm exactly the composition of metals you send to us using XRF machines. What is the XRF? How does this affect our ability to provide valuations? Why do you use XRF analysis? Gold Traders processes a lot of precious metals every day. We can tell by sight or...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
Prospectors, enthusiasts, and collectors alike must be able to distinguish between genuine gold and fool’s Gold, its false counterpart. The superficial similarity of fool’s gold (scientifically called pyrite) to real gold has led many to be misled. Several...
by Jack | Jan 23, 2025 | Gold Facts
There are four different ways to mine gold. There are four different methods of gold mining: placer mining, hardrock mining, byproduct extraction and processing. The methods used to extract gold from each category are unique. Placer mining involves metal-detecting,...
