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Gold and Silver Coins in the US

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Although gold and silver coins do not circulate as cash in the United States today, at one point many gold and silver coins were used everyday. Why were gold and silver coins abandoned as currency?
The History of Gold and Silver Coins in the U.S.
Coins were first introduced as currency in the United States […]

When is Gold Green?

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

When you think of ways to help the planet, reduce your carbon footprint, and “go green,” chances are selling your gold scrap for cash is probably the last thing that comes to mind. However, recycling gold by selling gold scrap is one of the easiest ? and most profitable ? ways that you can […]

Medical Uses for Gold

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Gold has been used for medical and health reasons for centuries. It is documented that the Egyptians, more than 5,000 years ago, took gold for mental, spiritual, and bodily health. Alexandrian alchemists made a liquid gold concoction that they used to both cure diseases and preserve youth and good health. Egyptians even pioneered the […]

Golden Continent of Africa

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Although gold is found and mined on every continent except Antarctica, one continent continues to produce more gold than any other ? Africa.
Producing more gold than Australia or the United States, Africa leads the world in gold production from its mines, which are the deepest in the world. Although the production of gold […]

Nevada - the Real Golden State

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Although California is the American state that typically comes to mind when one thinks of gold, Nevada is, in fact, the American state that produces the most gold.
Well over half of the gold mined in the United States comes from Nevada, making the state one of the biggest producers of gold in […]