Image courtesy of www.wikimedia.org With baseball season in full swing, we here at Toronto Gold thought it would be fun to do a quick wrap-up on the Rawlings Gold Glove award. The Gold Glove award has been awarded to top players in MLB for defensive excellence. It has been contributing to the fame of incredible [...]
Image courtesy of www.icollector.com A gold alloy is any alloy that contains gold. Since gold in its purest form is much too soft despite its other great qualities, it’s often paired with other metals like silver, copper, nickel and zinc to give it more hardness for a variety of different uses. In fact, the [...]
Throughout the world, millions of dollars worth of precious metals sits in landfills and junk yards where it is hidden away. That's right, millions; and there's a lot more coming! To give you an idea, roughly 21 billion dollars worth of gold and silver is used each year in the manufacturing of electronics, according to [...]
Every once in a while, a clever feller comes along who thinks they can dupe a gold buyer. Of all the people to sell fake gold to, don't you think a gold buyer would be a last resort? In a recent shenanigan in London, a certain Mr Silentbill attempted to sell a bunch of 1 ounce [...]
Did you know... During the mid 1960s, laborers in Canada earned a minimum wage of $1.25/hr or 5 silver quarters. Doesn't sound like much, or does it? Today, the melt value for the same 5 silver quarters comes to a whopping $22.25! If only it were true of Canada's minimum wage, too. This is one example of [...]
Image courtesy of hwww.wallace-id.com Hecla Mining Co has been in business for over 120 years and expects to produce between 8 and 9 million ounces of silver this year from it's primary mines. That's impressive. Guess what? They're growing bigger. It was recently announced that Hecla mining, the second largest U.S. silver miner [...]
Image courtesy of www.accurateprecisionplating.com For most people, it's easy to confuse gold plated with gold overlay. After all, they do sound similar. You may be surprised to find out, however, that each term carries very different meanings. If you're one that sells or buys gold, it's important to understand the distinction between the [...]
Image courtesy of www.preciousmetalsirax.com When you hear the words "precious metal", what are the first words that you think of? Most people think gold, silver and platinum as they are talked about more frequently, but there are many more! What makes metals precious? Metals are deemed precious based on a couple of different [...]
Image courtesy of www.oneverybootleg.nl Originally known as the Gramophone Awards, the Grammy Awards takes place this year on Febraury 10th. If you have ever watched the awards, you would probably recognize the Gramophone trophy award. It's eloquent design makes it stand out and easy to recognize. We here at Toronto Gold did a [...]
Have you ever wondered what professional sports trophies are worth? We here at Toronto Gold understand that these trophies are priceless considering the blood, sweat and tears that it takes to win one of them. However, there is another way to determine each trophy's value. These prized possessions are made of precious metals, usually sterling [...]
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