10 Interesting Facts About Gold

Written by Jill Bibby Pease & Curren

To keep things light since it is vacation season, we decided to write something a little different for this week's blog.

Some interesting facts about our favorite precious metal:

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Facts about GOLD :
1. Production: China is currently ranked #1 for gold output worldwide, Russia is #2.
2. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with your hands.
3. Gold is very rare when compared with diamonds
4. The word "Gold" is derived from the olde English word Gelo meaning yellow.

5.  Very few chemicals can attack gold; that is why it retains it's shine.

6.  Due to a similar appearance to gold, the mineral pyrite has the nickname "fool's gold".

• Hint...Use a magnifying glass- Pyrite has hard edges, gold has softer edges. 

7. 75% of all gold ever produced has been extracted since 1910, much of the gold mined throughout history is still in circulation in one form or another.
8. Approximately a total of eighty-thousand tons of gold has been extracted from earth so far.  This means all of the gold that has been dug up in history would, if melted, make a cube measuring approximately 82 x 82 x 82 feet.
9. The largest gold nugget ever found weighed approximately 198 lbs. or 90 kg. and was unearthed in Australia. 
10. Pure gold never oxidizes.

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Sell or Trade Your Old Gold and Diamonds

Now is the BEST Time to Sell or Trade Your Old Gold and Diamonds...
If you have checked gold prices, you know that gold is at an all time high. There has never been a better time to sell or trade in than right now.
Years pass and your jewelry box can become cluttered with pieces of old or worn out jewelry that you no longer wear.
Now is the perfect time to bring in old scrap gold in any form of broken, unworn or unwanted jewelry, bring all items into Dunkin’s Diamonds in the Indian Mound Mall and we will buy it from you and pay immediate cash!
We are paying top dollar for old/broken gold jewelry and diamonds:
Mismatched earrings, gold chains, gold bracelets, old earring backs, gold anklet chains, old ring mountings, old school rings, old gold charms, old gold watches and much more!

Or Trade Up... old treasures into new pleasures!
If you are looking for a new piece of jewelry, you can trade your old jewelry and diamonds in towards a new purchase.
Get up to an extra 50% on your cash value if you put your old gold towards a new purchase!

Unable To decide… Sell Or Trade?
Just bring your gold and diamonds and we will weigh it and tell you the value - at no charge – there is absolutely no obligation. Our trained and knowledgeable staff will weigh the options with you so you can decide the best direction for you.
Most people are amazed once they learn the value - many getting more value then they thought they had.
We want to buy all of the items that you no longer wear or no longer want. Why let it gather dust, clutter a drawer when you could sell or trade the old jewelry and diamonds, and receive a substantial cash payment or even a new piece of jewelry for your old gold items?
Here are just a few good reasons to sell your old jewelry and diamonds to us...

Fast payment
Top dollar paid
No hidden fees
A trusted name for over three generations
A local store you can visit
A friendly, knowledgeable staff
A bonus – if the old jewelry and diamonds were purchased at Dunkin’s Diamonds we match the Trade In – dollar for dollar!!!

Schedule a private appointment to discuss any questions or concerns.

https://www.dunkinsdiamonds.com/t-contact.aspx

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