Wall Street Journal headlines today “Digital Currencies Tumble”. The piece details a drop for digital currencies by 70% since January 2018. Of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value, 98 were down over 24 hours according to research site CoinMarketCap. Sharp declines and rises are nothing new to digital currencies but they were hyped up… Read More »
Tag: #Preciousmetals
Five Interesting Things I Learned at the International Precious Metals Conference Last Week
Last week I attended a conference in Orlando for the International Precious Metals Institute. I must admit, Orlando in June was daunting but upon arrival my opinion quickly changed. This industry is truly incredible. I learned about Precious metals investments, futures, forwards, and mining specifics. Since I am certainly not proficient enough to share that type… Read More »
5 Ways to Tell if your precious metals refiner is just a Middleman
If you are getting paid on scrap or reclaimed jewelry materials you know how important it is to get paid on the true value of your metals. If you are paying a middleman, that is one more person getting between you and your money. Here are 5 ways to show you are NOT dealing with… Read More »
Losing a bucket of gold on West 48th
Lately we have been hearing a lot about thefts in the jewelry industry, but never from an armored truck. This story is unreal and reinforces the need to make sure your precious metals shipment is insured while in transit.
5 Ways to Spot a Synthetic Diamond
Year after year the fakes are getting harder to distinguish. At Pease & Curren, although we do not claim to be gemologists, we continually upgrade our testing equipment to keep in step with the fast growing synthetic diamond market. It used to be we could “frost” the stones. Frosting is a chemical process during which… Read More »
