Yellow Diamond Fetches Record Price at Diamond Auction
It’s yellow, pear-shaped, originates from South Africa, weighs 110.3 carats and was just bought at auction for a cool US$10.2 million.
It’s called the Sun-Drop Diamond and was the headline act at the recent Sotheby’s diamond and gem auction in Switzerland. The successful bidder, who participated by phone, ended up paying over US$12 million for the diamond including commission. That’s a new record price for a yellow diamond at auction.
The diamond, discovered last year in South Africa, was rated by gemologists as a fancy, vivid yellow – the highest grade possible on the diamond colour scale. Yellow diamonds are created when nitrogen impurities trapped within carbon molecules harden over millions of years. Continue reading
Gold Prospecting On The Rise In Alaska
As reported yesterday by the New Zealand Herald, the rising price of gold has increased interest in gold mining in Alaska.
A gold rush (like Alaska saw a century ago) is unlikely as most people would be put off by the amount of work, time and money needed to produce significant amounts of gold. People can spend hours gold prospecting (which is back-breaking labour) with only a few gold flakes to show for it.
That said, there are some hardy gold miners for who a tiny bit of gold is more than enough to keep going. Bill Dunleavy has been gold prospecting in Alaska for 46 years and found this enormous, 5 ounce gold nugget in the early 1990s.
Soon after he found the gold nugget someone offered to buy it for $20,000, but he refused. Who knows how much the gold nugget would fetch nowadays?
In the past 20 years, 180 million ounces of gold has been discovered in Alaska with a possibility of more gold. Recently the number of gold claims being bought is up, the number of smaller gold mining operations has increased and two major gold mining projects are underway in southwest Alaska.
If you happen to be holidaying in Alaska and find a nugget like Bill Dunleavy’s, come into EzyCash Gold Buyers when you return to New Zealand for a top cash price. We also pay top cash prices for any unwanted gold, silver, diamonds and luxury watches.
(Source: nzherald.co.nz)
Sell Old Silver Coins
EzyCash Gold Buyers is always looking for old silver coins as they contain a high amount of pure silver. Specifically, we’re looking for British silver coins and New Zealand silver coins from before the end of the Second World War and Australian silver coins and US silver coins from before the mid 1960s.
We will also take a look at silver coins from other countries.
Maybe you’ve stumbled across some old silver coins but you’re not sure about what kind of silver coin they might be. Here’s a tip about identifying silver coins from home before bringing them in to EzyCash Gold Buyers’ Panmure store. Continue reading
Make Your Fortune by Panning for Gold then Get Cash for Gold From Us!
It’s a great time to be selling gold right now – the price of gold is very high and doesn’t look like dropping. Get cash for gold at EzyCash Gold Buyers – cash for unwanted gold, broken gold, gold bullion, gold jewellery as well as cash for gold nuggets. You may have this kind of gold at home or, you could go out and find it yourself……by panning for gold.
Gold in New Zealand was first discovered in the 1830s in the Coromandel but we didn’t get on the gold-mining map until the 1850s and 60s with a big gold discovery in Otago.
Much of the gold was in hard rock but some gold could be found in river gravel. That’s why so many men flocked to New Zealand at that time to try and make their fortune with gold – all they needed to pan gold was a pick, a shovel and a gold pan.
And, believe it or not, there is still some gold left. The bulk of the gold has gone (the gold rush in the 1860s and 70s took care of that) but you never know, you could stumble across an untapped piece of river, strike it lucky and get enough cash for your gold to retire.
So, how do you pan for gold? It takes a little practice, but panning for gold is a fairly simple process. Continue reading
The Story of Rolex as a Luxury Watch
Swiss watches are synonymous with quality in the world of luxury watches.
EzyCash Gold Buyers will pay a top cash price for all brands of luxury Swiss watches including Breitling watches, Tag Heuer watches, Omega watches, Tissot watches and IWC watches.
EzyCash Gold Buyers also pay top cash prices for Rolex watches – arguably the most well known of luxury Swiss watch brands. But how did Rolex watches achieve this popularity?
Rolex was started in 1905 by a German watchmaker and his British business partner. They called the company Rolex because the word Rolex was easy to spell and pronounce in many languages. Continue reading
Sell Gold and Say Goodbye to Debt
Overindulged at Christmas and New Year?
It’s easy to do and very enjoyable. But what’s not so enjoyable is finding yourself in a bit of strife with your credit card.
You’ve spent more than you thought and need to clear some debt.
There’s no need to get a high-interest loan if you have gold at home because EzyCash Gold Buyers will buy gold from you for a top cash price to help get you out of debt.
It could be scrap gold, or broken gold, or gold from jewellery that you no longer wear. Even a gold engagement ring from a former relationship. Sell gold to EzyCash Gold Buyers.
Have a hunt around home – you may have gold jewellery and not know it. Continue reading
Mining Gold and Silver isn’t an Easy Job
Prices for silver have reached record levels in the past year which is why it’s an excellent time to bring your silver into EzyCash Gold Buyers of Panmure, Auckland. EzyCash Gold Buyers always pay top cash prices for silver jewellery, silver coins, silver bullion, broken silver and scrap silver.
In April last year the price of silver peaked at US$49 a troy ounce. Currently the spot price of a troy kilo of silver is around NZ$1214 – an increase in the silver price of over 100% cent in the past five years.
This increase in the price of silver is due to a shrinking supply of silver around the world. And this silver supply is set to shrink slightly further due to an announcement by the Mining Health and Safety Administration in the US. The Administration has ordered the temporary closure of the silver shaft at the Lucky Friday silver mine in Mullan, Idaho.
The silver mine, owned by Hecla Mining Company, will be closed for maintenance and cleaning until early 2013. Over time, sand and concrete material has built up in the silver mine and must be removed by power cleaning to prevent future hazards. Continue reading
The History of Omega Luxury Watches
Omega luxury watches – another Swiss watch brand that will net you a top cash price when you bring it to EzyCash Gold Buyers in Panmure, Auckland.
Omega watches have a long and proud history and is now one of the most well-respected luxury watch brands in the world.
Omega watches was started in 1848 by Louis Brandt who hand-made precision Omega watches in a tiny workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds,Switzerland. Brandt died in 1879 and left the business to his two sons. They started to think bigger, taking Omega watches into a larger manufacturing context and gaining control of the whole production process.
From there, Omega watches have gone from strength to strength, becoming unique not only because of the quality of their watches but due to their association with the Olympic Games, the American moon landings and even James Bond.
Omega watches and the Olympic Games
Omega watches have been official timekeepers for the Olympics since theLos Angelesgames in 1932. Over the last 70 years, Omega watches have pioneered several technological advances in the sporting arena:
What People Can Do With Diamonds
EzyCash Gold Buyers pays a top cash price for diamonds. Diamond jewellery, diamond rings, even unwanted diamond engagement rings from a former relationship. Bring your diamonds into EzyCash Gold Buyers in Panmure, Auckland for an expert evaluation.
When people think of diamonds, they usually think about diamonds as part of jewellery. But what about diamonds on a phone? Or diamonds on a gaming chip? Or even diamonds on a T-shirt?
It’s not as ridiculous as it sounds.
Find a Shipwreck, Find More Gold
Scrap gold, broken gold, gold jewellery, gold rings. If you have unwanted gold and would like to sell your gold, bring it in to EzyCash Gold Buyers in Panmure, Auckland for an expert valuation of your gold.
The gold price continues to ride high – take advantage of this by selling your gold to EzyCash Gold Buyers.
In one of our past blogs, we recommended finding gold by panning for gold. If you’ve tried panning for gold but it didn’t quite deliver for you, we have another idea:
Finding a gold-laden shipwreck in the sea.
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