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Ever Wonder Why the Price of Gold Fluctuates so Often?  

8/5/2014

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When the US Dollar gets stronger, it takes fewer dollars to buy any commodity that is priced in $USD. When the US Dollar gets weaker it takes more dollars to purchase the same commodity.
The price of all US Dollar denominated commodities, like gold, will change to reflect the fact that it will take fewer or more dollars to buy that commodity. So it’s quite possible, in fact it’s almost always the case that a portion of the change in the price of gold is really just a reflection of a change in the value of the US Dollar. Sometimes that portion is insignificant. But often the opposite is true where the entire change in the gold price is simply a mathematical recalculation of an ever-changing US Dollar value.
When the dollar gets strong, gold appears to go down, and vice versa. That accounts for part of the fluctuations that we see in the value of gold.
The other part is an actual increase in the supply or demand for gold. If the price is higher when being measured not only in US Dollars, but also in Euros, Pounds Sterling, Japanese Yen, and every other major currency, then we know the gold demand is higher and it has actually increased in value.
Consequently, if gold is higher in US Dollars while at the same time cheaper in every other currency, then we can conclude that the US Dollar has weakened, and that gold has actually lost value in all other currencies. But the price, because it is being quoted in $USD will be higher and give the illusion of gold becoming more valuable. In such a case the devaluation of gold, due to increased supply on the market, is camouflaged by a weakened US Dollar.
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Colors of Gold

6/5/2014

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Gold is bright yellow and has a high luster. Apart from copper and caesium it is the only non white colored metal. Gold’s attractive warm colour has led to its widespread use in decoration.

The arrangement of outer electrons around the gold nucleus is the reason for the yellow color; to be precise, the transition of electrons from the d band to unoccupied positions in the conduction band.

Finely divided gold, like other metallic powders, is black; colloidally suspended gold ranges in color from ruby red to purple.Gold can mixed with other metals to give it different colors.

White gold is very popular right now. It can be in 18-karat or 14-karat gold (but not in 22-karat, as it is yellow gold). There are two basic types of white gold alloys: white gold mixed with nickel and white gold mixed with palladium. Nickel can be mixed with gold to create a white or gray color, but some people have an allergy to nickel. Palladium is another metal used to create white gold. Palladium is better but it costs more. To enhance the whiteness, almost all white gold is plated with rhodium, a shiny, white metal which is extremely hard. Depending on the amount of wear to a piece of jewelry, over time this rhodium plating may wear off, revealing the original metal color.

Copper creates pink and rose tones in gold.The more the copper, the deeper will be the effect.

Greenish shades are created by adding silver to gold while excluding copper from the mix. 18K green gold can be made from 75% gold and 25% silver. Cadmium can be incorporated to vary the tint of green. So combining 75% gold and 23% copper with 2% cadmium creates a light green, while 75% gold, 15% silver, 6% copper and 4% cadmium creates a dark green.

Rose gold and Green gold can be 18-karat or 14-karat but the color is stronger in the 14-karat alloys.

Purple gold. It is referred as amethyst or violet gold. Purple gold is obtained by mixing gold and aluminium in a certain fixed ratio. Gold content is almost 79% and therefore it is qualified to be referred to as 18K gold.

Blue gold is made as an inter-metallic compound between gold and indium . The gold gets a bluish hue color with this process.

Black gold is created using a few techniques. Electro-deposition using black rhodium or ruthenium is the first technique. Controlled oxidation of Carat gold containing cobalt or chromium can also be made to create black gold. Amorphous carbon is also used some times, with the Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition process.

Chocolate gold is derived from a relatively new method created in Italy. Referred to as physical vaporization and deposition, it entails placing gold (usually rose-colored) in a suction compartment and blasting it with electrodes. This approach causes the gold's surface to oxidize in a controlled environment, resulting in the metal's color changing at a molecular level and producing a rich chocolate color. This permanently alters the metal and can only be removed by scraping off the outer layers



 ALLOY NAME & COMPOSITION 
Blue Gold 18K
75% Gold
25% Iron 

Yellow Gold 14K
58% Gold
4-28% Silver
14-28% Copper 

Yellow Gold 18K
75% Gold
10-20% Silver
5-15% Copper 

Yellow Gold 22K
92% Gold
4.2% Silver
4.2% Copper 

Green Gold 18K
75% Gold
11-15% Silver
13-0% Cadmium 

Red Gold 18K
75% Gold
25% Copper 

Sterling Silver
92.5% Silver
7.5% Copper 

White Gold-
90% Gold
10% Palladium 

White Gold-275-
85% Gold
8-10% Nickel
2-9% Zinc 

White Gold - 14Kt 
A58.3% Gold
17% Copper
17% Copper
7.6% Zinc 

White Gold - 14Kt 
B59% Gold
25.5% Copper
12.3% Nickel
3.2% Zinc 

White Gold - 18K
75% Gold
18.5% Silver
1% Copper
5.5% Zinc


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It is a GOOD TIME to Sell your Gold Jewlery!

4/26/2014

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It is a safe bet to say that gold will remain between $1,200 and $1,400 for the immediate future. This means that when you sell your scrap gold, the cash you earn should not be too much different one week to the next. There is no point in waiting, especially if you need money now, unless you have significant amounts of gold to sell. If you have over an ounce, then analyzing the price changes will benefit you. But most people only sell scrap gold a few grams at a time.

Whether it is right now, or next week, whenever you need money fast is the best time to sell scrap gold and jewelry. A $10 difference in the price of gold will not affect your cash for gold payout noticeably, so sell your gold when you need to!

Lone Star Gold and Silver Buyers   Amarillo, Texas 
806-670-5499

There are as many reasons to sell gold jewelry for scrap. If one of the below reasons is your own situation, now is the right time to sell gold jewelry.

Reasons to sell your Gold Now

1. Your Jewelry is damaged and broken
If you have earrings without mates, a brooch with a busted clasp, an old watch that doesn’t tell time, or a chain that is twisted and kinked, you may keep thinking to yourself, “Someday I will get this fixed.” If you haven’t done it by now, will it ever happen? You’d be surprised at the price of jewelry repair these days. The careful dexterity required as well as the relative softness of gold jewelry means a large bill for getting the damage repaired.

2. The Jewelry You Have is Out of Style
Most people have very selective taste in jewelry so finding a buyer for older, dated jewelry can be hard. It can be a tedious task to find a prospect for outdated jewelry and there is no guarantee you will ever find interested customers. At Lone Star Gold and Silver Buyers, we are always ready to buy from you, and we don’t care about the condition or style of your old jewelry. Our promise is that we will not penalize you on the payment just because your jewelry is ugly and old!  

Lone Star Gold and Silver Buyers GUARANTEES TOP DOLLAR PAID ON YOUR GOLD and SILVER Jewelry!

We also buy Silver Jewelry scrap or not, Gold Coins, Silver Coins, Junk Silver, Sterling Flatware, Platters, and Serving Dishes (stamped Sterling), Bullion, Platinum and Palladium!  


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What Makes Lone Star Gold and Silver Buyers different from all the other "We Buy Gold" places and pawn shops?

4/2/2014

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There are many things that makes us stand out, but one of the largest reasons is our state of the art X-ray machines. Lone Star Gold and Silver Buyers do NOT scratch or file your jewelry, coins and other precious metal items. Most other places will.  They damage your precious metal items and then what if you are not OK with their offer??  You are left with a significantly noticeable scratch mark and damage on your valuable items. We feel that your jewelry and other items should be handled in a manner where you are left with it, in the same condition as it walked in our door.  We welcome you to come by for a quote and see the difference and why it PAYS to sell your Gold, Silver, and Platinum items to Lone Star Gold and Silver Buyers.  Fast, Hassle-Free,                                                                            Honest.  We Pay Top Dollar EVERYDAY, Guaranteed.




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Explanation of Gold Filled and Gold Plated pieces

3/23/2014

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  • What Is Gold-filled Jewelry?
Gold-filled is made from solid "Gold" and "filled" with other alloys.  Gold-filled wears like solid Gold because its outer surface is solid Gold.  Electroplating is NOT a part of this process.  Gold-filled is created by using heat and pressure to fuse a layer of Karat Gold to  copper, brass, or some other base metal.  The bond produced is a permanent one. 

You can tell Gold-filled by the quality mark along with the manufacturer's Trademark stamped on each piece.  Gold-filled must have a quality mark that will identify its Karat.  For example,  1/20 12K GF and 1/20 14K GF.  This means that the pieces are 1/20th 12K Gold by weight or 1/20th 14K Gold by weight.

We do buy Gold-filled, but it is substantially less money than Gold. 

  • What Is Gold-plated Jewelry?
Gold-plated jewelry is created using an electro-chemical process that places a layer of Gold on copper, brass, or some other base metal.  

 Gold-plated jewelry has zero Gold Value, the Gold color will eventually wear off as it comes into contact with the wearer's skin salts or pollutants in the air.  Of course, it can inexpensively be replaced with another piece of Gold-plated jewelry.


We Do Not buy Gold Plated Jewelry


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