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- November 10, 2026
Your Name in Gold: What a Nameplate or Initial Pendant Is Worth to Anyone Else
A name pendant spells one name, but it's made of gold anyone can use. Why weight matters more than lettering, how pavé stones are weighed out,...
- November 03, 2026
Back From Up North? What Six Humid Months in a Closed Condo Do to Your Jewelry
Silver turned brown and gold looks dull after a summer shut away? What humidity does to each metal, what it doesn't change, and how to store...
- October 29, 2026
Why a Cartier Ring Isn't Priced by the Gram (and a "Gucci Link" Chain Is)
Four pieces in our Pompano Beach case show when a brand is worth more than the gold, and when a designer-sounding name means nothing at all.
- October 21, 2026
Pre-1933 Gold Coins: Why a Double Eagle Can Be Worth More Than Its Gold
Melt is the floor for a pre-1933 U.S. gold coin, not the whole story. What drives the collector premium on a Double Eagle, and the three...
- October 15, 2026
Your Kitchen Scale Said 20 Grams. Ours Said 19.4. Nobody's Cheating — Here's What a Gold Scale Actually Shows.
A kitchen scale rounds to the gram; a jeweler's scale reads to a hundredth. What that gap is worth at today's gold price, what a scale...
- October 15, 2026
Pawn or Sell Your Laptop? How to Decide Before You Walk In
You need cash and you own a laptop. Pawn it or sell it? Both put money in your hand the same day, but they are different...
- October 15, 2026
Cashing a Check in Pompano Beach: What to Bring and What We Accept
What to bring to cash a check at DD Pawn Loans in Pompano Beach: the ID list, the checks we accept, why some need a quick...
- October 10, 2026
Platinum Is Rarer Than Gold. So Why Is a Platinum Ring Worth Less Per Gram Than 14K?
Platinum is scarcer than gold and heavier in the hand, yet a gram of PT950 carries less metal value than a gram of 14K right now....
- September 29, 2026
Your 14K Chain Tested a Little Under 14K. That's Usually Legal — Here's Why.
A karat stamp is a promise with a margin written into federal law, and a chain isn't one piece of metal. Why soldered and older gold...
- September 23, 2026
Your Diamond Passed the Tester. That Proves Less Than You Think.
A pen tester can tell diamond from glass. It cannot tell moissanite from diamond, and it cannot tell lab-grown from mined — and that second gap...
- September 23, 2026
Gold at Spot Price: How Our Spot Price Deals Work (and Why the Number Keeps Moving)
A jewelry store prices a gold chain at two or three times its metal value. A Spot Price Deal prices it at today's live gold market...
- September 04, 2026
Which Pawn Shops Buy Gold by Mail? Very Few — Here's Why, and What to Check First
Most mail-in gold buyers are refineries or web-only brands, not pawn shops. Here's why so few pawnbrokers ship kits, what a pawn shop does differently when...